The first team up of Nora Aunor, Lolita Rodriguez & Lino Brocka was successful not only in the MMFF'79 awards night but also at the box-office.
The famous scene where Nora delivered her "Hayup, hayup" dialogue with gamut of emotions is described by Boy Abunda as the best ever performance by an actress in Philippine movies.
Official Entry to the 5th Metro Manila Film Festival.
Nora Aunor, Lolita Rodriguez, Vilma Santos & Charito Solis vied for the best actress award. The team of Nora & Lolita in Ina ka Ng Anak Mo defeated the Vilma- Charito team up in Modelong Tanso