Madrasta (film)

This article is about the 1996 Star Cinema film. For the unrelated 2019 GMA television series of the same title, see Madrasta (TV series).

Madrasta
The poster of the restored version of the film, designed by Justin Besana
Directed byOlivia M. Lamasan
Screenplay by
Produced byMalou N. Santos
Starring
CinematographyJoe Batac
Edited byDavid G. Hukom
Music byWilly Cruz
Production
company
Distributed byStar Cinema
Release date
  • August 14, 1996 (1996-08-14)
Running time
120 minutes
CountryPhilippines
Languages
  • Filipino
  • English
Box office₱70 million[1] (₱220 million in 2022 Philippine peso)

Madrasta (lit. 'Stepmother') is a 1996 Philippine family drama film written and directed by Olivia M. Lamasan, with Ricky Lee serving as the co-writer. Starring Sharon Cuneta and Christopher de Leon, the film revolves around a woman who struggles with her life as the stepmother of her husband's children from his first wife. The film clinched Cuneta a Grandslam Best Actress honor, recognized her as Best Actress from all major award-giving bodies in the Philippines, while its strong showing at the box-office conferred to Cuneta, another Box-Office Queen award.[2][3][4]

Produced and distributed by Star Cinema, it was theatrically released on August 14, 1996, and it is Cuneta's first film outside her home studio, Viva Films. During its initial release, the film was a box office success where it became the highest-grossing film produced by the film studio at the time.[1] In May 1998, it received an Asian television screening through an international movie channel, Cinemax.[5] The film has been digitally remastered and restored by ABS-CBN Film Archives and Central Digital Lab.

The film is streaming online on YouTube.

  1. ^ a b Red, Isah V. (September 8, 1996). "Watch Out for Dapulis". Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corp. p. 32B. Retrieved July 13, 2023. [Madrasta] was [sic] the company's top grosser so far and Cuneta's biggest hit since the thermonuclear flop The Lillian [sic] Velez Story.
  2. ^ "#BetYouDidntKnow: Sharon Cuneta, the Mega-'Madrasta'". Star Cinema. April 8, 2014. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  3. ^ San Juan, Ratziel (January 14, 2020). "WATCH: Sharon Cuneta explains why she's postponing showbiz retirement". PhilStar Global. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  4. ^ "10 Memorable Movie Lines from Megastar Sharon Cuneta". PEP. March 11, 2015. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  5. ^ Sandoval, Zinnia A. (March 26, 1998). "Cable ready". Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corporation. p. 20. Retrieved May 28, 2024.