Before finding her footing in showbiz, veteran Hong Kong star Maria Cordero was doing physically exhausting work. According to media reports, the 72-year-old, also known by her nickname Fat Mama, recently opened up about a difficult period in her life which lasted nearly three years. At the time, she was married to a widowed Filipino pianist 22 years her senior. She was 18. When he lost his job, she was left to fend for their six children. Four of them were schooling while the remaining two were still babies, so she decided to take on work in a moving company close to where she lived. Her job involved carrying three sacks of flour at a…
