Flor de Liza explained

Flor de Liza
Director:Nick Lizaso
Producer:Jesse Ejercito
Screenplay:Jose N. Carreon
Music:George Canseco
Cinematography:Loreto Isleta
Studio:Seven Stars Productions
Distributor:Cine International Group (re-release)
Country:Philippines
Language:Filipino

Flor de Liza is a 1981 Philippine drama film produced and released by Seven Stars Productions starring Julie Vega and Janice de Belen. It is a crossover between rival television series Flordeluna and Anna Liza, whose title roles were portrayed by De Belen and Vega, respectively.[1] [2]

Synopsis

Flor de Liza is a story of two different girls who has the same dad. Flor who was born in a wealthy family and Liza who was born on an average society and who grew up without knowing and seeing her dad. Until Liza's dad decided to look for her and asked her to be with her but refused to because she doesn't want to leave her mother. Liza only decided to leave her Mom when her father suddenly died in an accident. She was forced to move with Flor's family and live with them, but it turned out that Flor's Mom doesn't want Liza to be friends with her daughter. But nobody could tell them what to do, and they became best of friends. But Flor's Mom will do everything just to keep Liza away from Flor...

Cast

Production

This movie is the first collaboration of Julie Vega and Janice de Belen, two of the most famous childstars of their time who were stars in rival shows Anna Liza and Flordeluna respectively, which inspires the title of the movie.[4]

Remake

In 2015, ABS-CBN remade FlordeLiza after the rights of the said drama series was bought from its original director, Nick Lizaso. Ashley Sarmiento and Rhed Bustamante played the lead role.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Rare photo of Janice de Belen, Julie Vega stirs nostalgia. ABS-CBN News. August 10, 2018. February 19, 2020.
  2. News:
    1. RememberHer: Can you guess the talented child star in Janice de Belen's throwback photo?
    . GMA News. Aedrianne. Acar. August 10, 2018. February 19, 2020.
  3. Dani-Fly-High. (2022, February 4). Flor de liza the movie, staring Ms. Julie Vega and Janice De Belen [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRpjZ3qCV_M
  4. Web site: Flor de Liza (1981): Trivia. IMDb. February 19, 2020.
  5. News: Flordeliza: Noon at Ngayon . November 29, 2021 . ABS-CBN . January 13, 2015.