On December 25 , 1991 , '' Ang Totoong Buhay ni Pacita M. '' was part of the 1991 Metro Manila Film Festival . The film tells the story of Pacita M. , a singer-entertainer in a seedy Quezon City nightclub whose daughter Grace was shot in the head by a stray bullet just as she was preparing to go off to college . Although initially Pacita held out for a miracle to save her daughter from her vegetative state , eventually she relents and seeks to allow Grace a dignified death by turning off her respirator . The emotional battle becomes a personal epiphany for Pacita . This highly acclaimed movie directed by Elwood Perez bravely tackles the sensitive issue of euthanasia . Aunor won numerous awards for her performance , including the Metro Manila Film Festival Best Actress , her fourth Gawad Urian , and her third consecutive Best Actress trophy from the Film Academy of the Philippines . She won from Star Awards and from the Young Critics Circle Award for Best Performance
1991 Metro Manila Film Festival
1991 Metro Manila Film Festival
Nora Aunor