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The Portrait

The Portrait

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The Portrait

2017

2h 0m

7.0(4 votes)

Drama

Family

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Music

Overview

A musical tale about two impoverished sisters' anguish over whether or not to sell the final masterpiece of their recluse father days before the second world war, in Manila.

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10 featured cast members

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Joanna Ampil

Joanna Ampil

Candida Marasigan

Rachel Alejandro

Rachel Alejandro

Paula Marasigan

Celeste Legaspi

Celeste Legaspi

Doña Loleng

Cris Villonco

Cris Villonco

Susan

Aicelle Santos

Aicelle Santos

Violet

Menchu Lauchengco-Yulo

Menchu Lauchengco-Yulo

Pepang

Robert Arevalo

Robert Arevalo

Don Perico

Nonie Buencamino

Nonie Buencamino

Manolo

Sandino Martin

Sandino Martin

Bitoy Camacho

Paulo Avelino

Paulo Avelino

Tony Javier

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Directed by: Loy Arcenas
Written by: Rolando Tinio

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