Himala (1982)
December 25, 1982Release Date
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Nora Aunor
Elsa
Spanky Manikan
Orly
Gigi Dueñas
Nimia
Laura Centeno
Chayong
Pen Medina
Pilo
Vangie Labalan
Aling Saling
Veronica Palileo
Mrs. Alba
Ama Quiambao
Sepa
Ben Almeda
Baldo
Cris Daluz
Igme
Aura Mijares
Mrs. Gonzales
Ray Ventura
Bino
Ishmael Bernal
Director
Ricardo Lee
Writer
Tony Angeles
Chief of Police
Bibsy M. Carballo
Producer
Winston Raval
Composer
Joe Gruta
Mayor
Sergio Lobo
Cinematographer
Charo Santos-Concio
Executive Producer
Ike Jarlego Jr.
Editor
Joel Lamangan
CastingDirector
Bibsy N. Carballo
Producer
Raquel Villavicencio
ProductionDesigner
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 25, 1982
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 4m
Budget$68,415
Box Office$684,150
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This Movie Is About.
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Himala ('Miracle') is a 1982 Filipino film directed by Ishmael Bernal and produced by the Experimental Cinema of the Philippines. It stars Nora Aunor as a young woman living in the province who claims to have seen a Marian apparition. The film story and script written by Ricky Lee was inspired by a series of alleged Marian apparitions appearing before schoolgirls, which took place from 1966 to 1972 on Cabra Island in Lubang, Occidental Mindoro.
The film premiered at the 1982 Metro Manila Film Festival, where it won Best Film and Best Actress for Aunor, among other awards. It then became the first Filipino film to be included in the Competition section of the Berlin International Film Festival. In 2012, on its 30th anniversary, Himala became the first film to be restored as part of the ABS-CBN Film Restoration Project, with a premiere at the 69th Venice International Film Festival as part of the Venice Classics section.
Although its initial release got rave reviews, Himala is now widely considered one of the greatest Filipino films of all time. Nora Aunor garnered worldwide popularity and is best known for her performance in the film as the purported seer and healer Elsa. Her portrayal is considered by most Filipino critics as one of the best of her career. On November 11, 2008, Himala won the Viewer's Choice Award for the Best Film of All Time from the Asia-Pacific Region in the 2008 CNN Asia Pacific Screen Awards beating nine other films voted by thousands of film fans around the world. The ten finalists were chosen by critics, industry insiders and actors.
Himala was later adapted by Lee and Vincent A. de Jesus as a stage musical in 2003, which itself will be adapted into a film titled Himala, Isang Musikal in 2024.