| Abakada... Ina | |
| Director: | Eddie Garcia |
| Producer: | Vic del Rosario Jr. |
| Cinematography: | Romulo Araojo |
| Editing: | Ike Jarlego, Jr. |
| Music: | Jimmy Fabregas |
| Studio: | VIVA Films |
| Runtime: | 108 minutes |
| Country: | Philippines |
| Language: | Filipino |
Abakada... Ina is a 2001 Filipino drama movie, directed by Eddie Garcia and written by Shaira Mella Salvador,[1] [2] starring Lorna Tolentino, Albert Martinez, and Nida Blanca.[3]
This is Garcia's return on his directorial career[4] after eight years.[5] Also, it was Martinez' first drama film, as he notable for starring in various action and erotic drama film.
The story revolved around an illiterate mother named Estella (Lorna Tolentino) who married a man Daniel (Albert Martinez), who had 3 beautiful daughters. Since Estella stopped studying, she had been arguing with her mother-in-law Matilda (Nida Blanca). Matilda loves her grandchildren very much, and as much as possible, she didn't want them to become like their mother. She even brainwashed them to be ashamed of their own mother. Their real mother, Estella, however, felt out of place.
The Literary Coordinating Council (LCC) of the Department of Education endorsed the movie to the National Literacy Awards. Notably, a survey of that year by the National Statistics Office (NSO), stated that 2.8 Million Filipinos are not educated or illiterate while 7.4 Million are functionally literate or can only understand by small amount. The Philippine Star said that the movie is a ‘must-see’ film for the educators, students, families and to all of the people want the Philippine society to be educated.
Tolentino won the FAMAS Award for Best Actress.[6]