A young woman who all her life has lived under the shadow of her sister, a sister who is not only older but more assertive more intelligent and more appreciated. She knows that even with her best effort she cannot compete with her. Everything is fine with her she is after all more at peace with her kind of uncomplicated existence. But even the most submissive and most patient of people can only take so much. The day comes when she realizes that for her to live her own life she must end her meekness and learn to speak up.
Acting
Cuneta's volcanic restraint before the eruption.
Direction
Salvador's slow-burn tension between sisters.
Writing
Dialogue that cuts like a passive-aggressive family dinner.
Director
Leroy Salvador
Sharon Cuneta
Elaine Fajardo
Lorna Tolentino
Elisa Fajardo
Edu Manzano
Rolly Enriquez
Tonton Gutierrez
Levi F. Lirio
Sandy Andolong
Beth Graciano
Ronnie Ricketts
Leo Gonzalo
Rosa Rosal
Aning Fajardo
Gladys Reyes
young Elisa
Dawn Zulueta
Meldy
Eddie Arenas
Mr. Guinto
Romeo Rivera
Toti Delfino
Eva Darren
Rowena Delfino
Augusto Victa
Doctor
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Adapted from a serialized Pilipino Komiks story by Gilda Olvidado, the film condensed years of weekly drama into 128 minutes of sisterly agony.
This cemented Sharon Cuneta's pivot from teenybopper roles to 'suffering woman' cinema that defined 80s Filipino melodrama.
PH
