Andi Eigenmann wrote a poem in honor of her late mother, veteran actress Jaclyn Jose.

Eigenmann recently posted a throwback photo of her and her mom on Instagram, showing them on the beach when they were much younger.

“She built me up like a mountain at sunrise and painted my sky with gentle hands,” the Siargao-based semi-retired actress wrote. “And when she told me I could be anything, I believed her because I saw how much I could grow with even a little of her light.”

Previously, Andi wrote a Tagalog poem for her mother. 

“Higit pa sa sapat ang itinira mong pagmamahal para kami ay hindi mangulila. Habang buhay kong dadalhin ang iyong alaala (The love you gave us was more than enough to see us through the grief. I will treasure your memory forever),” she wrote to express her gratitude to her mother.

She went on with her poem: “Ika’y nasa araw, sa ulan, at sa hanging aking nilalasap. Umaawit ng kantang puno ng pag- asa at ligaya. Wala na ang sakit; Wala na ang takot (You’re in the sun, the rain, and the wind that I enjoy. Singing a song that’s full of hope and joy. No more pain. No more fear).”

She concluded her Tagalog poem with the words: “Nasa paraiso ka na, Nanay. Pahinga ka na (You’re in paradise, Mother. Take a rest).”

Jose, real name Mary Jane Santa Ana Guck, died earlier this month at age 60. She was found lifeless in her Quezon City residence.

The late actress was a recipient of multiple accolades. She triumphed at the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress in Brillante Mendoza’s Ma’Rosa, making her the first Filipino and Southeast Asian actress to win the prize.  

Eigenmann confirmed her mother’s cause of death, which was myocardial infarction or heart attack, at a press conference two days after news about Jose’s passing: “We just like to say that her undeniable legacy will definitely forever live on through her work, through her children, grandchildren and the many lives she’s touched as she herself, her life itself was her greatest obra maestra.”