Madrasta (1996)

Directed by

Olivia Lamasan

Genre

drama

Country

Philippines

Runtime

2h

Rated

G

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman marries a widower and becomes the stepmother to his children. She struggles to earn their love and acceptance while dealing with family conflicts.

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What happens

Madrasta (lit. 'Stepmother') is a 1996 Philippine family drama film directed by Olivia M. Lamasan from a screenplay she co-wrote with Ricky Lee. Starring Sharon Cuneta and Christopher de Leon, the film revolves around a woman who struggles with her life as the stepmother of her husband's children from his first wife. The film clinched Cuneta a Grandslam Best Actress honor, recognized her as Best Actress from all major award-giving bodies in the Philippines, while its strong showing at the box-office conferred to Cuneta, another Box-Office Queen award. Produced and distributed by Star Cinema, it was theatrically released on August 14, 1996, and it is Cuneta's first film outside her home studio, Viva Films. During its initial release, the film was a box office success where it became the highest-grossing film produced by the film studio at the time. In May 1998, it received an Asian television screening through an international movie channel, Cinemax. The film has been digitally remastered and restored by ABS-CBN Film Archives and Central Digital Lab. The film is streaming online on YouTube. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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