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Soltera (1999)

Soltera poster
Directed by
Jerry Lopez Sineneng
Genre
LGBTQ-related film
Country
Philippines
Runtime
1h 59m
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A single woman in her 30s works as a wedding planner and feels lonely. She starts a relationship with a younger man, but things get complicated when he becomes attracted to her assistant.

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What happens

Soltera is a 1999 Filipino romantic drama film directed by Jerry Lopez Sineneng from a screenplay he co-wrote with Jun Lana, who solely wrote the original story. Starring Claudine Barretto, Diether Ocampo, and Maricel Soriano, the story follows a lonely and single wedding planner decided to make a relationship with a younger man, but this relationship leads to complications when the latter draws his attention to his lover's assistant. Produced and distributed by Star Cinema, the film was released theatrically on 28 July 1999. In 2021, it was digitally restored and remastered by ABS-CBN Film Restoration, in association with Central Digital Lab. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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