Mano Po 6: A Mother's Love

Mano Po 6: A Mother's Love (simplified Chinese: 母爱; traditional Chinese: 母愛; pinyin: Mǔ'ài; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bú-ài) is a 2009 Filipino drama film and the sixth installment of the Mano Po franchise, following Mano Po 5: Gua Ai Di in 2006. Produced by Regal Entertainment, Mano Po 6 marks the first and so far, only appearance of Sharon Cuneta in a Regal Entertainment film outside of her home studios Viva Films and Star Cinema.[3][4] It co-stars Zsa Zsa Padilla (in her third Mano Po role), Christopher De Leon, Boots Anson-Roa (fourth appearance in the Mano Po series), Kris Aquino (in her third Mano Po role), Dennis Trillo (in another Mano Po appearance, last seen in Mano Po III: My Love), Heart Evangelista, and Ciara Sotto. This is Cuneta's reunion movie with her co-stars Christopher de Leon and Zsa Zsa Padilla from Madrasta. Joel Lamangan, who had last worked with Cuneta in Walang Kapalit directed his fifth Mano Po role.

Mano Po 6: A Mother's Love
Directed byJoel C. Lamangan
Screenplay byRoy Iglesias
Story by
Produced by
  • Lily Y. Monteverde
StarringSharon Cuneta
CinematographyMo Zee
Edited byTara Illenberger
Music byVon de Guzman
Production
companies
Distributed byRegal Films
Release date
  • December 25, 2009 (2009-12-25)
Running time
111 minutes
CountryPhilippines
LanguageFilipino
Budget₱90 million[1]
Box office₱42 million[2]
(Official 2009 MMFF run)
₱44 million
(Official Domestic run)

It is also an entry to the 2009 Metro Manila Film Festival during its theater run from December 25, 2009, to January 2010.[5]

Plot

Melinda is a successful businesswoman with a grim past. In the 1950s, her mother, Jin Feng, arrives in the Philippines as an unaccompanied refugee from China who marries a Filipino. A half-Chinese, half-Filipina, Melinda has faced discrimination from the Chinese community, as well as her husband's family. Forced to leave her children after her husband's death to her scornful in-laws, she tries to reconnect with a daughter, Stephanie, after so many years. However, Stephanie believes she was abandoned, and her sister-in-law, Olive, has a vendetta against her. As matters complicate further, Melinda must fight for her stolen right as a mother.[6] Melinda eventually saves her daughter from a disastrous marriage by revealing the would-be groom's and Olive's connection to organized crime, leading to the latter's suicide when police try to arrest her. A remorseful Stephanie reconciles with Melinda.

Cast

Main cast

Supporting cast

Special Participation

35th Metro Manila Film Festival Awards
Year Category Recipient Result
2009[7] Best Actress Sharon Cuneta Won
Best Supporting Actress Heart Evangelista Won
Best Screenplay Roy Iglesias Won
Best Director Joel Lamangan Won
Best Musical Score Von de Guzman Won
Most Gender-Sensitive Film Heart Evangelista Won
Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Awards Mano Po 6: A Mother's Love Won

See also

References
  1. "Sharon Cuneta in Regal Films' MANO PO 6". PinoyExchange. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
  2. "Ang Panday is the official top grosser of the 35th Metro Manila Film Festival". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
  3. AUTOBOTS® with CHEVY BOW TIES Make Local Screen Debut | Supplements, Other STAR Sections, The Philippine Star. philstar.com (June 26, 2009). Retrieved on April 16, 2017.
  4. "A Megastar Family Christmas - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos". Archived from the original on December 22, 2009. Retrieved April 15, 2010.
  5. "Mano Po 6: A Mother's Love - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos". Archived from the original on December 24, 2009. Retrieved April 15, 2010.
  6. "Mano po 6: A Mother's Love". IMDb. December 25, 2009.
  7. "Metro Manila Film Festival:2009". IMDB. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
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