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Mylene Dizon not eyeing Cinemalaya best actress award

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Anna Cerezo

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<div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C-TvUWShHpS/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=620&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fnews-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A2743576.5%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="702" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>MANILA -- Acclaimed actress Mylene Dizon is lauded for her versatile roles in independent films, including notable Cinemalaya entries such as “Mariquina,” “Belle Douleur,” “Aparisyon,” and “100,” where she was named the Actress.</p><p>The “Pamilya Sagrado” star, who returned to Cinemalaya this year with Law Fajardo’s “The Hearing,” however, insists she&#x27;s not after the Best Actress award — but rather the grander prize of touching lives and sparking change.</p><p>“The objective of the film, magka-awareness ang gobyerno na matulungan ang mga tao na may kapansanan… The bigger objective is so that mas marami marating,” Dizon, who plays the mother of a deaf child facing abuse, said in an interview during the screening of the Cinemalaya 20 entry in Parañaque City.</p><p>“Watching the film for the second time, it is an ensemble. Walang stand-out. ...kami, buo kami. Iba-iba roles namin in forming the story,” she added.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/7/11/mylene-dizon-thankful-for-success-of-pamilya-sagrado-1144" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mylene Dizon thankful for success of &#x27;Pamilya Sagrado&#x27;</a></div><p>Dizon admitted she herself was not aware of the extent of the challenges persons with disabilities face until she read the script.</p><p>“I was only made aware of this problem when I heard about the film. I did not know the facts and it was eye-opening for me,” she said.</p><p>Dizon also hopes that “The Hearing&quot; engages the audience on a deeper level and will move to start conversations that will drive or push for change.</p><p>“It feels great people are talking about it. I hope people will continue to talk about it. Sana hindi makalimutan pag-usapan. This is very very important,” she reasoned.</p><p>“Lagi namin iniisip and pinagdadasal is it reaches more people and the message comes across,” she added.</p><p>The actress is also crossing her fingers that the film will snag an opportunity to be shown in cinemas abroad.</p><p>“This issue &#x27;di lang sa Pilipinas. This is global. Sana mas marami marating na audience para mas lalo mabigyan pansin,” she said.</p><div><strong>Related videos:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JOomBNVOegU?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4BYqE6QmE7A?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Mylene Dizon plays the mother of a deaf child facing abuse in Law Fajardo’s 'The Hearing.'</p>

Mylene Dizon plays the mother of a deaf child facing abuse in Law Fajardo’s 'The Hearing.'