Maalaala Mo Kaya: The Movie

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Maalaala Mo Kaya: The Movie
Directed by Olivia M. Lamasan
Screenplay by
  • Shaira Mella-Salvador
  • Mel Mendoza del Rosario
  • Don Cuaresma
  • Olivia M. Lamasan
Based on Maalaala Mo Kaya : "Dede Bote" episode by Mac C. Alejandre
Produced bySimon C. Ongpin
Starring
Cinematography Romeo Vitug
Edited by
  • Efren Jarlego
  • Edmund "Bot" Jarlego
Music byWilly Cruz
Production
company
Release date
  • 22 June 1994 (1994-06-22)
Running time
107 minutes
Country Philippines
Language Filipino

Maalaala Mo Kaya: The Movie is a 1994 Filipino biographical drama film co-written and directed by Olivia M. Lamasan in her feature directorial debut. A film adaptation of the ABS-CBN television series of the same name, it is a remake of the episode "Dede Bote" directed by Mac C. Alejandre, which itself was based on the life of an ordinary Filipino citizen detailed in a letter sent to the program. [1] [2] The film stars Richard Gomez, Aiko Melendez, Chin-Chin Gutierrez and child actor Karl Angelo Legaspi, and tells the story of two cousins: a surrogate mother (Melendez) and a birth mother working in Japan (Gutierrez) who are in dispute over who should take care of a child.

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Maalaala Mo Kaya is Star Cinema's sixth feature-length film, [2] and was released on June 22, 1994 as part of the program's third anniversary and as an entry to the 1994 Manila Film Festival. Melendez won the festival award for Best Actress, [3] but controversy arose when Ruffa Gutierrez was deceptively announced at first to have won the award, with Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim alleging that cheating took place at the award ceremony. Caridad Sanchez won the FAMAS Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Plot

The film begins with Ana, who is in hysterics when her cousin, 16-year-old Marissa is about to give birth. She gave birth to a baby boy named BJ. In order to provide for her son, Marissa decided to go to Japan to work. BJ would consider Ana as his mother, despite being a working student and with the help of her mother Nena. Ana who was working in McDonald's met Mike, who came from a wealthy family. But his father Miguel is very cold at him for unknown reasons. Upon meeting BJ, Mike became very close to him. Ana would also fall in love with Mike.

However, Marissa, who is now married to a Japanese man arrived. Ana would clash with Marissa for BJ's rights. But, Marissa was shocked when she saw Mike. Mike and Marissa had a relationship, but he left Marissa when the latter became pregnant, revealing that he's BJ's biological father, the reason why he's very close to the boy. Ana decided to let go of BJ, but BJ became very uncomfortable with Marissa, especially with Tonichi. Tonichi would become very cruel to BJ, making it a reason to go back to Ana. Marissa knows that although she's BJ's biological mother, she has no place in BJ's heart and Ana is his recognized mother. Marissa said to Ana that she was suffered and abused in Japan until she was saved by Tonichi. Marissa brought BJ back to Ana and left.

Cast

Production

Olivia Lamasan, a screenwriter and line producer who had no prior intention of becoming a director, was convinced by her colleague Malou N. Santos and mentor Charo Santos-Concio to do directorial work for the television series Maalaala Mo Kaya (for which Santos-Concio was the host) in the early 1990s. [4] With the establishment of Star Cinema in 1993, Lamasan was assigned to direct Maalaala Mo Kaya: The Movie as her first theatrical film. She was initially nervous about directing Richard Gomez, by then a popular actor with experience in directing commercials, but eventually warmed up to the task as production went on. [5]

Post-production

In the 1990s, dialogue for Filipino films was often dubbed during post-production instead of recorded on set, with a dubbing supervisor heading the procedure. [5] For Maalaala Mo Kaya, Lamasan decided to personally direct the actors in the recording of their dialogue. [5] Actress Aiko Melendez nearly quit the dubbing session due to Lamasan's insistence that she replicate the performance she gave on set for a dramatic scene, but was scolded by the director into coming back to the session, upon which she finished the dubbing with an in-sync performance after one take. [5]

Release

Maalaala Mo Kaya: The Movie was released in Philippine theaters on June 22, 1994. The film, whose Japanese title is My Child (Japanese: 私の子供, Hepburn: Watashi no Kodomo), was later screened in Japan on March 5, 1997, as part of the showing of Filipino films sponsored by The Japan Foundation in Tokyo. [6]

Box office

By July 6, 1994, the film had grossed ₱46 million at the box office, earning ₱30 million in Metro Manila and ₱16 million in the provinces. [7]

Restoration

In 2015, the film was restored by the ABS-CBN Film Archives, with the restored version receiving a premiere in March at the Cine Adarna within the University of the Philippines Diliman. [8]

Accolades

GroupCategoryNameResult
FAMAS Awards [9] [10] Best Picture Maalaala Mo Kaya: The MovieNominated
Best Director Olivia M. Lamasan Nominated
Best Actor Richard Gomez Nominated
Best Actress Aiko Melendez Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Robert Arevalo Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Caridad Sanchez Won
Manila Film Festival Best Actress [11] Aiko MelendezWon

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