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MMFF 2019 awards night: Allen Dizon reacts to shock best actor win

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/news/12/29/allen1.jpg"/><figcaption>A photo of Allen Dizon, portraying a solider, in the award-winning movie, &#x27;Mindanao.&#x27; He won best actor. <em>Facebook</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA—Even he knew that Aga Muhlach, the star of &quot;Miracle in Cell No. 7,&quot; was the favorite to win best actor. </p><p>&quot;Hindi ko talaga ine-expect na ako ang mananalo,&quot; acknowledged Allen Dizon, who was ultimately given the award in Friday night&#x27;s Gabi ng Parangal for his performance in &quot;Mindanao.&quot; </p><p>Dizon plays a soldier whose daughter has cancer in the Brillante Mendoza movie, which dominated the MMFF 2019 awards night. &quot;Mindanao&quot; won 11 awards, with &quot;Miracle in Cell No. 7&quot; receiving none.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/12/27/19/mmff-2019-awards-night-complete-list-of-winners">‘Mindanao’ dominates MMFF 2019 awards night</a></li></ul><p>The most shocking result was Muhlach&#x27;s loss, though Dizon said he is sharing the trophy with his co-nominees. </p><p>&quot;Itong award na ito, para sa kanila rin — Aga, Rocco [Nacino], lahat ng actors na alam kong ibinigay nila ang best nila,&quot; he said, adding that he hopes his surprise win will lead to curious moviegoers buying tickets to their film.</p><p>He explained that the success of &quot;Mindanao&quot; could lead to more producers willing to fund movies promoting local culture. </p><p>&quot;Kasi iyong mga gusto pang manood, wala silang mapuntahan na mga sinehan. So, sana, dagdagan nila iyong mga sinehan,&quot; Dizon said.</p><p>His co-star, Judy Ann Santos, who won best actress, expressed her disappointment over the lack of cinemas showing &quot;Mindanao.&quot; </p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/aZOjGTRJl3I?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>Likewise, Mendoza, shared the same grievances during the awards night over the yearly problem of mall owners hastily removing underperforming movies at the box office for popular ones. </p><p>&quot;Mindanao&quot; was produced by Center Stage Production. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zkgPgltDVnc?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>Even the "Mindanao" actor knew that Aga Muhlach, the star of "Miracle in Cell No. 7," was the favorite to win best actor. </p>

Even the "Mindanao" actor knew that Aga Muhlach, the star of "Miracle in Cell No. 7," was the favorite to win best actor.