Milagros (film)

Milagros is a 1997 Filipino drama film directed by Marilou Diaz-Abaya. The film stars Sharmaine Arnaiz in the title role.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Milagros
Film poster
Directed by	Marilou Diaz-Abaya
Written by	Rolando Tinio
Produced by	Jesse Ejercito
Starring	Sharmaine Arnaiz Dante Rivero Elizabeth Oropesa Joel Torre Raymond Bagatsing Nonie Buencamino
Cinematography	Eduardo "Totoy" Jacinto
Edited by	Jess Navarro
Music by	Nonong Buencamino
Production company	Merdeka Film Productions
Distributed by	Merdeka Film Productions
Release date	April 9, 1997 (1997-4-9)
Running time	130 minutes
Country	Philippines
Language	Filipino

Plot

Milagros (Sharmaine), a bar girl, finds out that her father has died, leaving her and her mother Meding (Elizabeth) in considerable debt. To pay for their debt, Milagros accepts the offer to work as a maid in the house of her father’s creditor Nano (Dante) and his three sons. Soon, each of them ends up falling in love with Milagros, causing strain to the family.^[6]

Cast

• Sharmaine Arnaiz as Lagring
• Dante Rivero as Nano
• Joel Torre as Junie
• Raymond Bagatsing as Benneth
• Nonie Buencamino as Ramonito
• Elizabeth Oropesa as Miding
• Mia Gutierrez as Arlene
• Rolando Tinio as Fr. Fermin
• Joe Jardi as Bebot
• Tanya Gomez as Chayong
• Jim Pebanco as Pilo
• Ramon Reyes as Cirilo

Reception

Released to Philippine theaters on April 9, 1997, Milagros performed poorly at the box office. Nonetheless, it won 10 out of 15 awards in the 21st Gawad Urian Awards, including Best Film, and was later on featured in various film festivals.^[7] It was selected as the Philippine entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 70th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.^[8][9]