Crying Ladies (2003)
December 25, 2003Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Sharon Cuneta
Stella Mate
Hilda Koronel
Rhoda "Aling Doray" Rivera
Angel Aquino
Choleng
Eric Quizon
Wilson Chua
Ricky Davao
Guido
Mark Meily
Director
Shamaine Buencamino
Cecile
Sherry Lara
Mrs. Chua
Tony Gloria
Producer
Vincent de Jesus
Composer
Julio Pacheco
Bong
Raymond Bagatsing
Ipe
Danny Añonuevo
Editor
Bella Flores
Lost Lady
Norman Regalado
ProductionDesigner
Lou Veloso
Barangay Chairman
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Crying Ladies is a 2003 Filipino comedy-drama film directed by Mark Meily based on his Palanca-winning screenplay Bayad Luha. The film stars Sharon Cuneta as Stella, Hilda Koronel as Aling Doray, and Angel Aquino as Choleng, who are hired as professional funeral mourners by a wealthy Chinese-Filipino family in Manila's Chinatown, while they deal with their own personal problems. It also stars Eric Quizon, Ricky Davao, Julio Pacheco, Shamaine Buencamino, Sherry Lara and Raymond Bagatsing in supporting roles.
The film was released on December 25, 2003, in the Philippines as an entry to the 2003 Metro Manila Film Festival where it won five major awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor for Quizon, Best Supporting Actress for Koronel, and Best Child Performer for Pacheco. It was the Philippines' submission to the 77th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.