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Sagip Pelikula films that deliver nuanced women characters

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<p>The manic pixie dream girl, psycho ex-girlfriend, damsel in distress, the femme fatale — what do they have in common? They’re all female tropes in media, but given audiences’ broader awareness now, there’s already a realization that these tropes sometimes do more harm than good.</p><p>After all, while tropes can be useful to jumpstart storytelling, there’s no rule that says characters should be boxed in them. So, let&#x27;s look at these digitally restored <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/films" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Filipino film classics</a> as good examples of exploring nuanced and <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/films/2025/4/23/watch-angel-locsin-in-her-iconic-daughter-movie-roles-1410" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">multi-dimensional women characters</a>. </p><div>  </div><div><strong>Janet Bordon, Myrna Castillo, and Pepsi Paloma in ‘</strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAlJ5P6BcAE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Virgin People</strong></a><strong>’ (1984)</strong><br/><br/></div><div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TAlJ5P6BcAE?si=mn6UqDcLdKbWOsnN" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div>  </div><p>Three sisters are raised by their father away from the world in rural Philippines. Their quiet life is upended when an old merchant friend of their father kills him, leaving the daughters to fend for themselves.  </p><div> </div><div><strong>Lorna Tolentino, Gina Alajar, Anna Marin, and Sandy Andolong in ‘</strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGHg0CE87cU" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Mora</strong><strong>l</strong></a><strong>’ (1982) </strong></div><div>  </div><div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MGHg0CE87cU?si=fZOjdk6KNBFW4haI" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div>  </div><p>In a span of three years, this film follows the lives of four young women who are all best friends. Each one lives a very different life, and each has her own aspirations, but all four of them mirror the different faces of womanhood in society.  </p><div> </div><div><strong>Gina Alajar and Sandy Andolong in ‘<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=It8x4ON0Xww" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">High School Scandal</a>’ (1981) </strong></div><div>  </div><div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/It8x4ON0Xww?si=vdafi7OGa3Jx-zPy" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div> </div><p>Two cousins, both high school students about to graduate, start to experience increasing sexual feelings amid other personal issues, which all lead to unfortunate choices.  </p><div>  </div><div><strong>Maricel Soriano, Snooky Serna, and Armida Siguion-Reyna in ‘</strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeOAXY5WFUo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Inagaw Mo ang Lahat sa Akin</strong></a><strong>’ (1995) </strong></div><div>  </div><div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZeOAXY5WFUo?si=zej2DHwWel8fZpy5" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div> </div><p>When the youngest of two daughters return to the small town of her childhood after ten years to settle property matters, conflicts between her and her older sister are unearthed, amid their mother’s sanity slipping due to old age and the death of her husband.</p><p>Watch these digitally restored Sagip Pelikula FULL MOVIES exclusively on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ABSstarcinema" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Star Cinema&#x27;s official YouTube channel</a>!<br/><br/><br/></p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS: </strong></div><div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TRpUGAE0k0k?si=LSHagV8f209jvzM5" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Fue5hreM1Y8?si=-wQ3hYvLaQooK9Wl" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED ARTICLES:</strong></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/films/2025/4/23/watch-angel-locsin-in-her-iconic-daughter-movie-roles-1410" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">WATCH: Angel Locsin shines in her iconic daughter movie roles!</a></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/films/2025/4/16/angelica-panganiban-gives-what-needs-to-be-given-star-cinema-roles-1153" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Angelica Panganiban gives what needs to be given in these Star Cinema roles!</a></div>

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Sagip Pelikula films that deliver nuanced women characters

Hans Christian Arguil

Published April 25, 2025 03:52 PM PHT

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Updated April 25, 2025 06:06 PM PHT

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