Sana maulit muli (1995)

Agnes and Jerry's relationship becomes distant when Agnes migrates to America.

Director:

Olivia M. Lamasan

Writers:

Jose Javier Reyes (story), Olivia M. Lamasan (story)

Stars:

Aga Muhlach, Lea Salonga, William Martinez

9 wins & 18 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Aga Muhlach	...	Jerry
Lea Salonga	...	Agnes
William Martinez	...	Nick
Tina Paner	...	Daisy
Rosemarie Sonora	...	Sylvia
Cherry Pie Picache	...	Cynthia
Tommy Abuel	...	Ben
Gina Pareño	...	Lita
Lorli Villanueva	...	Tiya Nena (as Lorlie Villanueva)
Raul Aragon	...	Rolly (as Raoul Aragonn)
Ric Arellano	...	Carding
Eula Valdez	...	Margie
Lorenzo Mara	...	Tony
Mandy Ochoa	...	Chito
Bill Recana	...	Dave

Storyline

Agnes (Lea Salonga), a painfully shy girl, is extremely devoted and dependent on her confident and free-spirited boyfriend Jerry (Aga Muhlach), an idealistic advertising executive. Their differences strengthen their relationship. Agnes then gets petitioned by her absentee mother based in California. As Agnes flies abroad, she finds herself struggling to survive in the US. Everything seems difficult for her, especially because Jerry is not with her. Meanwhile, Jerry spends the days without Agnes guiding his career and develops another relationship with Cynthia (Cherry Pie Picache). Their long distance relationship is weakened until Agnes and Jerry fall apart. In the long run, Agnes learns to cope with the fast-paced lifestyle in the US- she gets a new place, car, and attitude. She becomes totally independent, almost emotionless. One day, Jerry is assigned to join an ad conference in New York. He pays a visit to Agnes with the hopes of winning her back. Will Jerry's visit to the United ...

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Plot Keywords:

f rated | overseas worker | filipino immigrant | title in song | title as song | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Philippines

Language:

Filipino Tagalog English

Release Date:

9 August 1995 (Philippines)

Also Known As:

Hopefully, Once More

Company Credits

Production Co:

Star Cinema Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

121 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is the second film that Aga Muhlach and Lea Salonga worked together. (The first one was in 1993, Bakit Labis Kitang Mahal.) Both films earned Muhlach Best Actor trophies from the Gawad-Urian critics society.

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Soundtracks

Sana Maulit Muli
(Theme Song)
Words and Music by Gary Valenciano and Angeli Valenciano (as Angeli Pangilinan-Valenciano)
Used with permission of Manila Alpha Genesis Publishing Company

User Reviews

Masterfully done cinema

When I first viewed this film, I threw all of my expectations in the back seat, assuming that it would possibly turn out to be another of those mushy Filipino romantic films that would just make me cringe. However, the B rating (considered excellent) given to it by the Film Ratings Board spurred me into rushing into the movie theater to figure out what was causing all the acclaim. Interestingly, I came out of the movie not only pleasantly surprised, but also awe-struck with the beauty of the film. From the performances of Muhlach and Salonga (their best acting to date - Muhlach won Best Actor awards in this film), to the story line (grandslam screenplay awardee), cinematography, editing, soundtrack and so forth. Everything was crafted seamlessly and masterfully. I was left breathless and impressed. It deserved to win the Best Picture Award from the URIAN (Critics Awards). This was one of those rare films that were both successful commercially and critically. Has potential to go down in Philippine Cinema history as a film classic. Kudos to Olivia Lamasan for directing such an exemplary movie!

10/10