Ang tanging ina

2003
TV-G
1h 35m

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The story evolves around the ups and downs of single mother Ina (Ai-Ai delas Alas), the main protagonist. Her three husbands leave her with 12 children and financial problems to shoulder. A ... Read allThe story evolves around the ups and downs of single mother Ina (Ai-Ai delas Alas), the main protagonist. Her three husbands leave her with 12 children and financial problems to shoulder. A simple plot with a hilarious cast, packed with laughs and tear-jerker scenes with movie/co... Read allThe story evolves around the ups and downs of single mother Ina (Ai-Ai delas Alas), the main protagonist. Her three husbands leave her with 12 children and financial problems to shoulder. A simple plot with a hilarious cast, packed with laughs and tear-jerker scenes with movie/commercial spoofs, surely "Ang Tanging Ina" will delight every heart.

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7.2/10

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Awards
- 1 win & 3 nominations total

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rikkuxeynjell

Hilarious!

I don't usually see Filipino films, except those I've already seen when I was a kid (like "Sarah, Ang Munting Prinsesa.") This one though, I did like. It's very funny. The kid actors and kid actresses were superb. The storyline goes from comedy to drama to comedy. I absolutely love it. Ai Ai Delas Alas is an excellent mother, and the kids were very adorable. If you like watching family comedy, this it the best Filipino family comedy I've ever seen. There's the gay son, the little kids, the daughter with the crush... SOOOO hilarious. MUST SEE if you're a Filipino! Heck, even if you're not Filipino, this is a MUST SEE... if only the DVD has an English subtitle in it... Anyways, the story plot is simple but touching. And the comedy in it is JUST SUPERB. Really, definitely a MUST SEE.

misterphilippines

Very Notable!

The greatest thing about this film is the message of making teenagers understand the importance of a mother and what they have to go through to raise their own children. At least you will learn something here. Ai Ai delas Alas played her role really well here. Probably her best film. She really deserved winning best actress at the Metro Manila Film Festival 2003. All her twelve children were also excellent: Jiro Manio, Heart Evangelista, Carlo Aquino and Nikki Valdez were excellent. Also her homosexual son did a great job playing his role. It is a comedy combined with emotional scenes. This keeps the story from being boring. I would of course recommend this to everybody who like drama and comedy combined in one.

10chelez17

super funny!!!!!!

this one of the best family movies i have seen so far both foreign and local movies. the casting is fantastic. ai ai de las (who played mother) to twelve kids is so funny. she is a natural. i also love the kids. raising twelve kids can be disastrous, alarming but at the same time funny. the members of the family complemented each other.Their acting was really good. they could switch from funny to serious/dramatic and back to being funny again. This movie was really a huge hit in the Philippines that when Jerry Yen and Vic Zhou (members of the Asian phenomenal band F4) came to the Philippines, this movie was shown while the audience were waiting for the sold out concert to start.

Dreaded_Fist_of_the_Northeast

it's a solid comedy

despite the unbelievable situation, with 3 husbands dying, it's a corny set-up. however, the comedic instances were actually pretty funny. I may be biased, because I think Ai-Ai de las Alas is funny as hell, but she looked and sounded to be in her element, utilizing a subtle, light comedic beat. the other scenes were quite raw, using too many fast forwards and jump cuts, less can actually be more. the other supporting actors were ok, some were solid, some were effective, the rest were just wallflowers. a solid effort overall, I normally do not like most filipino comedies, the ones I've seen were overly corny and too ambitious, but subtle comedies like this exhibit a good example of the filipino camp comedy genre

jasjgm

performs well

This film is no drama, definitely. It's a light comedy, (although it isn't slapstick or done in poor taste, like other shows!) and it's an entertaining film for the whole family.

There are many spoofs, many hilarious quotes in this simple plot. Ai-Ai Delas Alas shines in this role, and she deserves to be well recognized for this movie.

The movie is not actually useless or stupid, as others may say. It does have a point, and it does show it in a way that the common masses would enjoy. And it does perform. Well, actually.

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Trivia
Aga Muhlach, and Robin Padilla and Jestoni Alarcon were initially set to play the three husbands. Only Jestoni remained in the final, while Edu Manzano and Tonton Gutierrez were later filled in.

Connections
Featured in Ang tanging ina mo: Last na 'to! (2010)

Soundtracks
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Word and Music by April Boy Regino
Distributed by Soundscape Music Publishing, Inc.
Performed by April Boy Regino
Published by Ivory Records Corporation