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IYM No.11

IYM No.10

RUBY
Nay, mag-isa lang ba ginawa ni Louise ang pulseras?
NORMA
Ako lang ang nagtali.

RUBY
Ako, ako lang mag-isang gumawa n'yan.

NORMA
Ang galing mo nga eh. Kahit ang bata mo pa,
kaya mo nang mag-isa.

IYM No. 9

(Nagbubulungan)
RUBY
Nanay ko yan!
JUNATHAN
Oo, alam ko. Mamya pupunta kami sa ilog.
RUBY
Swimming?
JUNATHAN
Sama ka?
RUBY
Andyan nanay ko eh.
JUNATHAN
Wala ka pala.

RUBY
Anong wala?
JUNATHAN
Eh ba't ayaw mo?
RUBY
Eh ayoko ko.
JUNATHAN
Wala ka pala.
RUBY
Ikaw ang wala.



LOLA TERSING
Mga walang modo!

IYM No.8

Thanks to our creative Kasambahays- Nana & Tess for these wonderful Louise's Bunnica Bday cupcakes!

IYM No.7

RUBY
…Nay, puwede akong sumama?
NORMA
Ruby…
RUBY
Sige na, po.

NORMA
Ay! Huwag kang ganyan.
RUBY
Hindi ako susuka.
NORMA
Hindi naman yung pagsuka e. Anak, huwag mo akong pahirapan.
Alam mo naman hindi pwede.
LOLA TERSING
Ruby, anong sinabi ko sa iyo kanina?
RUBY
Bawal pong sumama.

Magtatampo si Ruby. Darating ang bus.

IY Moment No.6

IY Moment No.5

IY Moment No.4

LOUISE:

What should I call her?
NORMA:
Kamukha siya ni Ruby. Magkakulay. Yung batang
'yon babad kasi sa araw. Lagalag.
LOUISE:
Lag-a-lag? What's that?
NORMA:
Lagalag...Ano ba iyon, palaboy. Pirmeng wala sa bahay. Laging nasa labas.

LOUISE:
She's allowed?
NORMA:
Allowed? Anong allowed?
LOUISE:
She's allowed to go out of the house? By herself?
NORMA:
Ah oo! Iba kasi doon.

LOUISE:
'Ya, what if I call her Ruby?
NORMA:
Talaga? Kung malaman 'yan ni Ruby, kikiligin 'yon...

IY Moment No.3

LOLA TERSING
...huwag na huwag mong pababayaan si Ruby.

NORMA
Ano naman akala n'yo sa akin?

LOLA TERSING
Malay ko, baka unahin mo pa ang anak ng iba kaysa anak mo.

NORMA
Ayan na naman kayo, paulit-ulit na lang.

LOLA TERSING
Naawa lang ako. Wala na ngang tatay...

NORMA
Oo na, wala pang nanay...Pero anong magagawa ko?

IY Moment No.2

RUBY
...ang kapal namboboso!

NORMA
Ano? Sino?!

RUBY
Si Junathan.

NORMA
Sino naman si Junathan?

LOLA TERSING
Yung anak ni Ruben. Sumugod nga dito...

IY Moment No.1

Ruby at Junathan sa manggahan.

‘Inang Yaya’ commands attention, respect and involvement

VIEWFINDER
By Nestor Torre
Inquirer
12/10/2006

MARICEL SORIANO’S CURRENT STARRER, “Inang Yaya,” is one of her best thespic showcases ever. For this perceptive and finely crafted production (directed by first-timers Pablo Biglang-Awa and Veronica Velasco for Unitel), Maricel drops most of her signature acting ties, in favor of a simply but deeply felt portrayal that is luminous, affecting and inspiring to behold.

In the family drama, Maricel plays the “Mommy Yaya” of spoiled, English-speaking Louise (Erika Oreta), the daughter of yuppies portrayed by Sunshine Cruz and Zoren Legaspi.

They’re often busy with work and social obligations, so Maricel has been their daughter’s surrogate mom. Louise may be a hoity-toity brat, but she loves her yaya to bits.

Trouble is, Maricel has a daughter of her own in the province—Ruby (Tala Santos), who’s being cared for by her grandmother (Marita Zobel), and aches for her mother’s presence.

That’s the film’s central irony: Maricel is forced to earn money for her daughter by taking care of—and loving—somebody else’s child, while her own daughter grows up without a mother.

Yes, her basic needs are paid for, but there’s a hole in her heart that nothing and nobody can fill—aside from her hardworking mother, who perforce is unable to.

It’s a hurt as old as the movie hills, but “Inang Yaya” makes it especially painful by not going whole hog in the melodrama and tearjerker departments.

All of the movie’s hurting characters wear their pain on their sleeves, but they don’t beat themselves—and the film audience—black and blue and bathetic with it. Such restraint is admirable and exceedingly rare to see on the local screen.

In any case, the emotionally untenable situation changes when Maricel is forced to bring her daughter to live with her in her employers’ home.

Alas, the change is not necessarily for the better, as the two girls from both sides of the social divide bicker and fight for Maricel’s love.

Other problems intrude and obtrude, until one “inang yaya” doesn’t know how else to divide himself up to please all of the people who demand her attention and affection.

Yes, she makes the “right” decision in the end, but only after so much struggle and strife. And the viewer suffers and learns along with her.

This is Maricel’s movie, but interestingly enough, Sunshine Cruz also comes on strong in this production. And the two new child actresses who play Louise and Ruby turn in absolutely pitch-perfect performances.

This early, we bet that, come film awards time, they’ll win a slew of trophies as an ensemble act—together!

Beyond excellent performance, however, “Inang Yaya” commands attention respect and involvement as one of the better films of 2006.

Do yourself a favor and catch it soonest—among other beneficial effects, it will help restore your admiration for Filipino films.

Inang Yaya going strong on its 2nd week

excerpt from Star Circuit by Ricky Calderon
Freeman Entertainment 12.08.06
http://www.philstar.com/philstar/show_content.asp?article=291138

Mr. Tony Gloria, the big boss of Unitel Pictures, is very pleased with the box-office results of "Inang Yaya," which is still going strong on its second week. Aside from being a critical success, "Inang Yaya" also did very well at the box-office and is being talked about as a potential awards winner in next year''s awards derbies, with Maricel Soriano being touted as the actress to beat with her fine performance.

Kudos also to the two directors, Pablo Biglang-Awa and Veronica Velasco, with a special mention to Roni for her beautiful script.

The "Inang Yaya" team had a thanksgiving party where they were congratulated by Mr. Gloria for a job well done. Incidentally, "Inang Yaya" has already been subtitled and will be shown abroad. We''re not yet sure if it would be joining international film festivals (but we believe it should). Unico Pictures, the partner of Unitel Pictures, will handle the international screenings of "Inang Yaya" and the possibility of it being marketed and shown in film festivals.

To those who still haven''t seen "Inang Yaya," do see it and marvel at the beauty of this simple film that would definitely touch your hearts and make you cry.

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