Legend has it that once every 100 years a superhero with the powers of lightning shows up to save mankind from the forces of evil. It is believed that if a person gets hit thrice by lightning and lives to survive another day, he shall be the chosen one. Perla is a dressmaker who lives and works for her siblings, Percy and Penny. After being hit by lightning thrice, Perla discovers that she has developed superpowers: she can generate heat and electricity with her hands, and lightning flashes come out of her hands. With these superpowers, she becomes famous as the superhero, VOLTA.
Practical Effects
Lightning hands that somehow look both cheap AND charming
Costume
Volta's superhero suit: dressmaker becomes her own best creation
Acting
Ai-Ai delas Alas commits absolutely unhinged energy to every shock
Director
Wenn V. Deramas
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Volta arrived during the early 2000s Filipino superhero boom, when local cinema tried competing with Hollywood blockbusters on shoestring budgets and sheer audacity.
Director Wenn Deramas later became famous for the Tanging Ina franchise; Volta's chaotic family dynamics were basically his training ground.
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