MANILA, Philippines – Actress Julia Montes received a special gift this Christmas. On Tuesday, December 27, she posted a photo of her with her biological father Martin Schnittka, a German national.
In the post on Instagram, Julia wrote: "Hindi ko aakalain na darating ang araw na ito, makikita at makakasama ko siya. Unang-una gusto ko magpasalamat sa Panginoon, na pinagkaloob niya ang pagkakataon na ito. Malinaw pa sa isip ko nung mga panahon na ipagdasal ko na mangyari ang araw na ito hanggang sa sumuko na ko at nawalan ng pagasa .
(I never thought that this day would come, that we would see each other and be together. First of all, I want to thank God for granting me this chance. It's still clear to me, all those times I prayed for this da to happen until I gave up and lost hope.)
Julia thanked God, the father figures in her life, the CocoJul (Coco Martin and Julia) loveteam fans, and her cousin Michelle for making the moment possible.
{source} <blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version="7" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:8px;"> <div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50.0814332247557% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"> <div style=" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"></div></div> <p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BOhMQbYgik3/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">Hindi ko aakalain na darating ang araw na ito , makikita at makakasama ko sya ... unang una gusto ko magpasalamat sa Panginoon na pinagkaloob nya ang pagkakataon na ito ... malinaw pa sa isip ko nung mga panahon na ipagdasal ko na mangyari ang araw na ito hanggang sa sumuko na ko at nawalan ng pagasa .... Maraming ways talaga ang Panginoon para sa atin ... iba hinihingi natin sobra sobra pa ang binibiyaya sa atin ... sa mga naging tatay tatayan ko salamat din sainyo dahil lalo kong naappreciate ang Papa ko dahil sainyo .... at sa Cocojul din na isa sa naging daan para magkausap kame and to my Cousin Michelle who did everything and everyway to make this day possible .... Thank you ! ... #goingtoendmy2016 #blessed</a></p> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A photo posted by Julia Montes (@montesjulia08) on <time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2016-12-27T11:17:48+00:00">Dec 27, 2016 at 3:17am PST</time></p></div></blockquote> <script async defer src="//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js"></script>{/source}
Julia, born Mara Schnittka, grew in the care of her mother and her grandmother after her father left them when she was a baby. In an interview back in 2013, Julia said that she would love to meet her dad.
Julia is currently part of Doble Kara. – Rappler.com