Abandonada (film)

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Abandonada
Directed by Joel Lamangan
Written byRaquel Villavicencio
Produced byVincent del Rosario III
Starring
Cinematography
  • Monino Duque
  • Charlie Peralta
Edited byTara Illenberger
Music byJessie Lasaten
Production
company
Distributed byViva Films
Release date
  • November 29, 2000 (2000-11-29)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryPhilippines
LanguageFilipino

Abandonada (transl. Abandoned or Abandoned Woman) is a 2000 Philippine drama film directed by Joel Lamangan. The film stars Maricel Soriano, Edu Manzano and Angelu de Leon. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

The film is streaming online on YouTube.

Plot

Gemma migrates to Canada to support her husband Edwin and newborn son Marco. Working as a nurse, she is jailed for two years and ultimately deported for fatally overdosing a terminally ill young patient in an act of mercy. Upon returning to the Philippines, she finds that Edwin had left her and taken along Marco while telling everyone that she had died abroad.

Gemma tracks down Edwin and Marco to an affluent neighborhood in Manila, where he has married an unsuspecting socialite named Cindy for her money and has an infant daughter with her named Abby, while passing off Marco as his nephew. In order to get closer to her son and confront Edwin, she applies as a laundrywoman and a nanny for Marco [4] under the name Malou. Edwin is shocked to see Gemma, but ignores her. Gemma endears herself to Marco, protecting him from his abusive and lecherous nanny Glo. Gemma also gains the trust and trust of Cindy and the other maids when she defends Abby and her nanny Rose from Glo when the latter tries to fatally stab them during an argument.

While rummaging through Gemma's things, Myrna, a kleptomaniac coworker, finds pictures of her and Edwin as a married couple. Gemma then comes clean about her past to her coworkers and gains their support in taking back custody of Marco. While Cindy is away, Gemma confronts Edwin for his deeds, upon which he agrees to let Gemma take custody of Marco and make it appear that he was abducted by someone else.

On the night of Gemma and Marco's escape, in which she is helped by her boyfriend Nando, they are engaged in a high-speed chase and shootout by Edwin, who feigned agreement to Gemma's wishes in order to lure her into a trap and kill her. The trio end up hiding inside a cinema but are spotted by Edwin, leading to a shootout in which Edwin kills Nando and prepares to shoot Gemma when police arrive. Edwin instead frames Gemma for abducting Marco and has her arrested. As Gemma is led away into custody she screams for her son in front of television cameras and Cindy.

In jail, Gemma reveals to an unbelieving Cindy that she is Edwin's legal wife and Marco's mother. Cindy is later convinced of the truth after the maids show her Gemma and Edwin's pictures, which she had left behind. Cindy confronts Edwin and leaves him. She then tells Marco about her real mother and reunites him with a grateful Gemma, while dropping all charges against her. Cindy migrates to the United States along with Abby and cuts Edwin off financially while she files for divorce. As Edwin is evicted from Cindy's house, he is arrested by police for Nando's murder. As he is taken into custody, a newly-released Gemma arrives and slaps him. Gemma pays his respects at Nando's grave and leaves with Marco for the province to start a new life.

Cast

Awards

YearAwardsCategoryRecipientResultRef.
2001 49th FAMAS Awards Best Actress Maricel Soriano Nominated [5]
Best Supporting Actress Angelu de Leon Nominated
Best Child ActorKing AlcalaNominated
Best Theme SongKung Wala NaNominated
19th FAP Awards Best PictureAbandonadaNominated
Best Original SongKung Wala NaWon

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References

  1. ↑ "Angelu, lumalaban na sa akting". The Philippine Star . November 5, 2000. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Hindi supporting sa 'Abandonada'". The Philippine Star . November 17, 2000. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  3. ↑ Torre, Nestor (December 10, 2000). "Welcome Departure". Philippine Daily Inquirer . The Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc. p. 23. Retrieved February 5, 2022– via Google News.
  4. ↑ Francisco, Butch (November 21, 2000). "A melodrama that tugs at the heartstrings". The Philippine Star . Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  5. ↑ "FAP nominees inihayag na". The Philippine Star . April 16, 2001. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
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