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Separada (1994)

Separada poster
Directed by
Chito S. Roño
Genre
drama
Country
Philippines
Runtime
1h 58m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
8.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A married woman is left to raise her two children on her own after her husband has an affair. The film shows the emotional and practical struggles she faces as a separated mother.

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What happens

Separada (English: A Separated Woman) is a 1994 Filipino drama film directed by Chito S. Roño from a screenplay written by Ricky Lee and Tessie Tomas. The film stars Maricel Soriano and Edu Manzano, who were separated in real life in 1991, as the married couple whose marriage became dysfunctional when the husband committed an affair with another woman, played by Sharmaine Arnaiz, leaving his wife to take care their two children single-handedly. It also includes the special participation of Eddie Rodriguez, Liza Lorena, and Lani Mercado, and the introduction of then-child stars Patrick Garcia and Angelica Panganiban. Produced and distributed by Star Cinema, the film was theatrically released on 12 October 1994 and became successful at the box office, receiving acclaim from critics and audiences. In 2018, the film was digitally restored and remastered by ABS-CBN Film Restoration, in partnership with Central Digital Lab. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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