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Unsung Heroine

Unsung Heroine

19951h 26m

Overview

The heartbreaking plight of the overseas contract workers is dramatized in the tragic tale of Flor Contemplacion - the Filipino domestic helper in Singapore convicted of murder and condemned to death. Accounts culled from reports of Amnesty International as well as classified info gathered in the Asian city-state itself are combined with actual footages and recreated scenes of events leading to the heroine's execution.

Directed by Tikoy Aguiluz
Written by Jose F. Lacaba
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Top Cast

Helen Gamboa

Helen Gamboa

Dennis Marasigan

Dennis Marasigan

Irma Adlawan

Irma Adlawan

Pen Medina

Pen Medina

Chanda Romero

Chanda Romero

About Unsung Heroine

Unsung Heroine is a drama, history film released in 1995. Directed by Tikoy Aguiluz, it stars Helen Gamboa, Dennis Marasigan, Irma Adlawan. The heartbreaking plight of the overseas contract workers is dramatized in the tragic tale of Flor Contemplacion - the Filipino domestic helper in Singapore convicted of murder and condemned to death. Accounts culled from reports of Amnesty International as well as classified info gathered in the Asian city-state itself are combined with actual footages and recreated scenes of events leading to the heroine's execution.

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