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The Stepmother is a Philippin film of genre Drama directed by Olivia Lamasan with Sharon Cuneta
The Stepmother (1996)
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Add to a movie listMadrasta (Stepmother) is a 1996 Filipino movie directed by Olivia Lamasan starring Sharon Cuneta and Christopher De Leon. The family drama clinched the Megastar a Grandslam Best Actress honor, garnering best actress recognition from all major award-giving bodies in the Philippines, while its strong showing at the box-office conferred to Sharon, another Box-Office Queen award. The Star Cinema produced drama was Sharon's first movie outside her home studio of more than twenty years, Viva Films. Madrasta had its Asian TV screening via the movie channel Cinemax.
The film is set to be restored by ABS-CBN Film Archive.
Synopsis
The loving and nurturing Mariel (Sharon Cuneta) marries Edward (Christopher De Leon) after his first wife abandons him and took responsibility as a mother to his three children (Claudine Barretto, Patrick Garcia and Camille Prats). Mariel strives to win the acceptance and affection of her new stepchildren, even as she tries to define her role in the family she is still just a stepmother no matter what and she must learn how to cope and be a part of their lives. Directed by Olivia M. Lamasan, this provocative film explores issues of love, trust and what it means to be a family.Actors
Sharon Cuneta
(Mariel)
Christopher de Leon
(Edward)
Zsa Zsa Padilla
(Sandra)
Nida Blanca
(Fides)
Tita Muñoz
(Ninay)
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