Ang Tanging Ina N'yong Lahat
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| Directed by | Wenn V. Deramas |
| Produced by | Tess V. Fuentes Malou Santos |
| Written by | Mel Mendoza Del Rosario Wenn Deramas Kriz Gazmen |
| Starring | Ai-Ai de las Alas Eugene Domingo Shaina Magdayao |
| Music by | Jessie Lasaten |
| Cinematography | Sherman So |
| Editing by | Marya Ignacio |
| Studio | Star Cinema |
| Distributed by | Star Cinema |
| Release date(s) | December 25, 2008 |
| Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | Philippines |
| Language | Tagalog |
| Budget | PHP 22 Million |
| Box office | PHP 197 Million |
Ang Tanging Ina N'yong Lahat (English: The Only Mother To You All) is a 2008 Filipino comedy film starring Ai-Ai de las Alas and Eugene Domingo. It is the sequel to a 2003 comedy film Ang Tanging Ina. It was released on December 25, 2008 as Star Cinema's official entry to the 2008 Metro Manila Film Festival.[1] The film grossed a total of PHP 197 million, until Star Cinema's You Changed My Life (recently became the "All Time Box Office Hit in the Philippines") beats it recently as of April 2009 with Php 229.96 Million pesos in total gross.[2] Ai-Ai de las Alas reprises her role Ina Montecilio, Eugene Domingo as Rowena, Carlo Aquino as Tri, Alwyn Uytingco as Pip, Shaina Magdayao as Seven, Serena Dalrymple as Cate, Jiro Manio as Shammy and Yuuki Kadooka as Ten-Ten.[3][4]
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[edit] Plot
With the one, big, happy family that she has, any woman would admire Ina Montecillo (Ai-Ai de las Alas) as the embodiment of a perfect mother. But after more than 30 years of doing everything for her family, she realizes she has not done anything for herself. Ina then embarks on a journey of finding her self-worth that surprisingly lands her as the President of the Philippines!
Ina revolutionizes Philippine politics by running the country not as a serious and an uptight leader but as a hilarious and caring mother. Because of this, she gained the trust and the support of the Filipino people. But just as she starts to become the president that everyone loves, she also changes and becomes the mother that her children hate. In the end, Ina has to make the hardest choice of her life – becoming the mother of the nation or becoming the mother of her own children.[5]
[edit] Synopsis
The film started upon the death of Eddie (Dennis Padilla), the fourth husband of Ina. After the funeral, she and her best friend Rowena (Eugene Domingo) worked as a stuntman for a movie directed by her former employer Bruno. Four of her children are now having a good life outside the country. Juan (Marvin Agustin), her first son migrated to New Zealand with his girlfriend, Jenny (Kaye Abad). Tudis (Nikki Valdez) migrated to Canada and she meets there her future husband, a house painter, which in Ang Tanging Ina Mo (Last Na 'To) is Troy (Rafael Rosell). Portia/Por (Heart Evangelista) migrated to India after her break-up with Jeffrey (John Prats). There she joined G.M.A., Global Missionaries of Asia. Sixto (Marc Acueza) migrated to United Kingdom to work there as a nurse.
Eight of her children left, Tri (Carlo Aquino), is studying Law at day, a call center supervisor at night. Pip (Alwyn Uytingco), her homosexual son does not stop his dream. Upon his audition in PBB, a soldier gave him a bag of rice. He thought that this is for Pinoy Big Brother, but it was a rolling store named Pila ng Bigasang Bayan. Seven (Shaina Magdayao), is the one in charge of her younger sibling and doing household chores. Cate (Serena Dalrymple) has a dignity to stop everything. Shammy (Jiro Manio) is doing something bad instead of studying, but he can be a businessman. Her deaf-mute son Ten-ten (Yuuki Kadooka) is very quiet while her twin daughters Connie and Sweet (Bianca and Janelle Calma) are very naughty but it is just normal to them. Ina had her eatery business. But it went into bankruptcy because of Rowena. After that, Ina dressed like a wolf jumped into the building.
On the night of her 46th birthday, she made a surprise for her children. But, none of them remembered her. So, she decided to study in a university. She also became a working student. She got a job as a waitress, but due to hotness, she decided to take off her clothes. The customers looked, as a result, Ina got fired and decided to work in an Ice Plant. But she resigned after Rowena visited her. After that, she continued her studies.
Rowena and Ina went to the Malacañang Palace to work. But, thinking that a governess is a governor and a chambermaid is the selector of chandeliers, they had a job as a maid. They saw President Hillary Dafalong (Gloria Diaz) and they wanted to greet her, but the Presidential Security Group stopped them. Every attempt they make, they always fail, until Ina saw Vice President Bill Bilyones (DJ Durano) talking about their plot to assassinate the president. Ina and Rowena tried to tell the President but failed because of the absent-mindedness of the crowd. As a result of the sudden death of President Hillary, Ina is forced to blow the whistle on the Vice President. The Vice President calls for a snap election in which he loses to Ina by a landslide.
Being the President, she faces difficulties with her family until Sweet and Connie were kidnapped by terrorists because they thought that going out of their family will reduce the burdens of their mother. In the end, she decides to resign and gives her presidency to the Vice President, Ren Constantino as their new President.
On her 47th birthday she woke up and thought that her family did not remember her until she went out. There was a surprise party for her to make it up to her since they did not remember her 46th birthday.
During the Closing Credits, Ren Constantino roams around her office looking at the portraits of the previous president. The last to show was Ina's Family on the picture.
[edit] Cast
- Ina Montecillo (Ai-Ai de las Alas): Ina is Tri, Pip, Six, Seven, Cate, Shammy, Ten-ten, Connie & Sweet's mother. She is Rowena's best friend. She loves her children very much, and will do anything to fulfill their desires. She has worked several jobs to live her family, the latest one being the president's maid. She later becomes the 16th President of the Philippines after uncovering Bill's plan to kill the president. As she faces several problems of the Philippines' economy, she also faces several problems towards her kids. In the end, she resigns her presidency, and goes back to her most important job: being a mother.
- Rowena (Eugene Domingo): Rowena is Ina's best friend. She is very supportive towards her, and will do anything to make Ina happy. She was also assigned by Ina to be the President of the Senate of the Philippines.
- Dimitri "Tri" Montecillo (Carlo Aquino): Tri is Ina's third child. He is a college student of law. After being mad with his mother not choosing him to be her assistant in decree implementing, he joins the opposition. In the end, Ina forgives him as he quits the opposition.
- Tirso "Pip" Montecillo (Alwyn Uytingco): Pip is Ina's fifth child. He is gay, and is in love with his fellow actor. As he had been flirting and with his fellow actor in the cinema, they did not notice someone was taping them. Later on, he discovers Tri joined the opposition. In the end, Ina forgives him.
- Severina "Seven" Montecillo (Shaina Magdayao): Seven is Ina's seventh child. She is said to be the responsible child of Ina, for she seem to replace Tudis' role being the responsible child in the family. She is very intelligent, and is currently Jeffrey's new girlfriend. When her mother discovers their relationship, she breaks them apart. In the end, Ina permits them to get back together.
- Catherine "Cate" Montecillo (Serena Dalrymple): Cate is Ina's eight child. She is now girly and obedient, unlike her role in Ang Tanging Ina. She also tends to have a lot of things she has to stop, but, according to Ina, there are too many.
- Samuel "Shammy" Montecillo (Jiro Manio): Shammy is Ina's ninth child. He is very friendly, and is very gloatful for his mother's presidency. He accidentally causes an illegal business in his school (College Tele-Karera Enterprise (CTE)), for his friends told him to let him sign it to his mother. In the end, Ina forgives him, and he disestablishes the business after getting expelled.
- Martin "Ten-Ten" Montecillo (Yuuki Kadooka): Ten-Ten is Ina's tenth child. He is deaf, but is very profecient in the sign language. He encourages his mother to be president, and was proud of his mother throughout the film.
- Connie & Sweet Montecillo (Bianca & Janelle Calma): Connie & Sweet are Ina's eleventh and twelfth children. They are twins, and are normally naughty, but very kind to Ina. When they realized their mother was full of problems already, they decided to ran away. Suddenly, several kidnappers caught them, and used them as ransom form their royal family. In the end, they were safely saved by Ina for she requested the kidnapper's mothers to convince their children to stop kidnapping.
- President Hillary Dafalong (Gloria Diaz): President Hillary is the 15th President of the Philippines. She is very kind and helpful, especially to Ina, but does not trust his Vice President much. Later on, she was shot by Bill's officers while doing a presidential speech.
- Vice President Bill Billiones (DJ Durano): Bill is the 15th Vice President of the Philippines. He is teamed up with the opposition, and wants President Hillary killed. He was later arrested for murder.
- Jeffrey (John Prats): Jeffrey was Por's boyfriend. After breaking up with her, he begins to court her younger sister, Seven. As Ina continues to break them up, Seven becomes more interested with their relationship. In the end, they end up dating.
- Ren Constantino (Cherry Pie Picache): Ren is Ina's college teacher. Even if she's strict, she is very kind and sweet when not working. She helps Ina run for president. Later on, Ina selects her as her vice president. When Ina succeeds, she becomes the 16th Vice President of the Philippines. When Ina resigns her presidency, she selects Ren as the 17th President of the Philippines.
[edit] Sequel
In 2010, the Star Cinema once again brought the third and the last installment of Ang Tanging Ina film series starring Ai-Ai de las Alas, Eugene Domingo, Marvin Agustin, Nikki Valdez and several others including Jon Avila and Rafael Rosell who are the new cast. The film tells the life of Ina after she quit her position as the President of the Philippines without knowing that she is suffering from brain tumor and very afraid to tell it to her children.
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