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5 selfless characters we admire in film

Patricia Matalog

<div><em>[Editor’s note: This story, first published on April 1, 2021 and updated today, is brought to you from our Star Cinema Archives.]    </em>  </div><div> </div><div><br/></div><p>We all love a good redemption story, but there&#x27;s also something about characters who have nothing but kindness and selflessness to offer from start to finish. </p><p>Take these Star Cinema movie characters for instance. They are so selfless that we can only wish they get what&#x27;s best for them. From sacrificing for their families to giving way for their loved ones, these characters deserve more than what the world has to offer:  </p><div> </div><div><strong>Joy of &quot;Hello, Love, Goodbye&quot;  </strong></div><div>  </div><p>At a young age, Joy (Kathryn Bernardo) became the breadwinner of their family and worked as an OFW in Hong Kong. She has been deprived of so many things for taking on all the burden of her family — her youth, love, and ironically even joy, in spite of her name.  </p><div><br/></div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1774939674045Joy of _Hello, Love, Goodbye_ Kathryn Bernardo 1.png" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/></div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1774939686203Joy of _Hello, Love, Goodbye_ Kathryn Bernardo 2.png" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1774939694845Joy of _Hello, Love, Goodbye_ Kathryn Bernardo 3.png" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>Amanda of &quot;Dekada &#x27;70&quot;  </strong></div><div> </div><p>Being a mother, wife, and a woman in an era where dictatorship and patriarchy prevail is what Amanda (Vilma Santos) represented in the iconic 2002 film. The way she stayed strong for herself and for her family proved that there truly is nothing a mother cannot endure for her loved ones. </p><div> </div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1774939722103Amanda of _Dekada &#x27;70_  Vilma Santos 1.png" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1774939739284Amanda of _Dekada &#x27;70_  Vilma Santos 2.png" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1774939750423Amanda of _Dekada &#x27;70_  Vilma Santos 3.png" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><strong> Vince of &quot;Vince and Kath and James&quot;  </strong></div><div><br/></div><p>With his &quot;talent&quot; for writing the sweetest things, Vince (Joshua Garcia) had to secretly woo Kath (Julia Barretto), the girl his cousin James (Ronnie Alonte) likes. However, Vince fell in love with her in the process of doing it, that he had to &quot;sacrifice&quot; his own feelings to make way for his cousin.  </p><div><br/></div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1774939766125Vince of _Vince and Kath and James_  Joshua Garcia 2.png" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1774939787004Vince of _Vince and Kath and James_  Joshua Garcia 3.png" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1774939802524Vince of _Vince and Kath and James_  Joshua Garcia.png" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>Jaica of &quot;Everything About Her&quot;  </strong></div><div> </div><p>It&#x27;s not easy to be a nurse, much more if you&#x27;re hired to be the private nurse of an extremely difficult boss. That&#x27;s exactly what happened to Jaica (Angel Locsin), who had to experience the worst treatment from Vivian (Vilma Santos) in the most unimaginable ways. But it was because of her selflessness that Vivian had the chance to reconnect and reconcile with her estranged son, making Jaica the unsung hero of the two.  </p><div><br/></div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1774939826807Jaica of _Everything About Her_  Angel Locsin 1.png" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1774939842223Jaica of _Everything About Her_  Angel Locsin 2.png" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1774939853627Jaica of _Everything About Her_  Angel Locsin 3.png" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>Kiko of &quot;Crazy Beautiful You&quot;  </strong></div><div> </div><p>Kiko (Daniel Padilla) might be the jolliest person you will meet, but his tough and bubbly nature is only an effort to conceal his true feelings. Coming from a prominent family where he is treated as a nobody, Kiko still values them above everything, even if it means being kept in the shadows. </p><div><br/></div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1774939886686Kiko of _Crazy Beautiful You_  Daniel Padilla 1.png" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1774939900226Kiko of _Crazy Beautiful You_  Daniel Padilla 2.png" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1774939916984Kiko of _Crazy Beautiful You_  Daniel Padilla 3.png" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><p>Watch more exclusive videos and FREE FULL MOVIES of your favorite celebrities from the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ABSstarcinema" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Star Cinema official YouTube channel</a>!  </p><div> </div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS:</strong></div><div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cchd-LQrgnc?si=wtP-whkJ-9i72-BO" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FglWypkzlSY?si=qfILnaBQBOUo8ndZ" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div> </div><div><strong>RELATED STORIES:</strong></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/films/2026/1/27/-everything-about-her-supercut-a-heartwarming-story-of-family-and-forgiveness-1302" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">‘Everything About Her’ Supercut: A heartwarming story of family and forgiveness</a></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/films/2026/3/2/9-strong-women-we-stan-in-films-1739" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">9 strong women we stan in film</a></div><div> </div>