Mano Po 6: A Mother's Love
Introduction '''''Mano Po 6: A Mother's Love''''' () is a 2009 Filipino drama film and the sixth installment of the ''Mano Po'' franchise, following ''Mano Po 5: Gua Ai Di'' in 2006.Produced by Regal Entertainment, ''Mano Po 6'' marks the first and so far, only appearance of Sharon Cuneta in a Regal Entertainment film outside of her home studios Viva Films and Star Cinema. It co-stars Zsa Zsa Padilla (in her third Mano Po role), Christopher De Leon, Boots Anson-Roa (fourth appearance in the ''Mano Po'' series), Kris Aquino (in her third ''Mano Po'' role), Dennis Trillo (in another ''Mano Po'' appearance, last seen in ''Mano Po III: My Love''), Heart Evangelista, and Ciara Sotto. This is Cuneta's reunion movie with her co-stars Christopher de Leon and Zsa Zsa Padilla from Madrasta. Joel Lamangan, who had last worked with Cuneta in ''Walang Kapalit'' directed his fifth ''Mano Po'' role.It is also an entry to the 2009 Metro Manila Film Festival during its theater run from December 25, 2009, to January 2010.
Plot Melinda is a successful businesswoman with a grim past. In the 1950s, her mother, Jin Feng, arrives in the Philippines as an unaccompanied refugee from China who marries a Filipino. A half-Chinese, half-Filipina, Melinda has faced discrimination from the Chinese community, as well as her husband's family. Forced to leave her children after her husband's death to her scornful in-laws, she tries to reconnect with a daughter, Stephanie, after so many years. However, Stephanie believes she was abandoned, and her sister-in-law, Olive, has a vendetta against her. As matters complicate further, Melinda must fight for her stolen right as a mother. Melinda eventually saves her daughter from a disastrous marriage by revealing the would-be groom's and Olive's connection to organized crime, leading to the latter's suicide when police try to arrest her. A remorseful Stephanie reconciles with Melinda.
Cast ===Main cast===*Sharon Cuneta as Melinda Uy===Supporting cast===*Zsa Zsa Padilla as Olive Uy*Boots Anson-Roa as Jin Feng*Christopher de Leon as Alfonso Uy*Heart Evangelista as Stephanie Uy*Ciara Sotto as Carol Uy*Dennis Trillo as Daniel Chan*Kris Aquino as Vivienne*Zoren Legaspi as Alberto*Ryan Eigenmann as Gino*Nina Jose as Erika*Arthur Solinap as Emil*Nicole Uysiuseng as Audrey Uy *John Manalo as Walden Uy===Special Participation===*Glaiza de Castro as young Melinda*JC de Vera as young Alfonso *Eda Nolan as teen Jin Feng *Dominic Roco as Jin Feng's husband
35th [[Metro Manila Film Festival]] Awards  Year Category Recipient Result 2009 Best Actress Sharon Cuneta  Best Supporting Actress Heart Evangelista  Best Screenplay Roy Iglesias  Best Director Joel Lamangan  Best Musical Score Von de Guzman  Most Gender-Sensitive Film Heart Evangelista  Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Awards ''Mano Po 6: A Mother's Love''
See also *Mano Po (Filipino film series)*Mano Po*Mano Po 2*Mano Po III: My Love*Ako Legal Wife*Mano Po 5: Gua Ai Di*Bahay Kubo: A Pinoy Mano Po! *Mano Po 7: Tsinoy
References
External links *  Mano Po 6: My Mothers Love showing this December 2009*