Ang Totoong Buhay ni Pacita M.

Ang Totoong Buhay ni Pacita M. is a 1991 Metro Manila Film Festival entry that tells the story of a singerentertainer Pacita M. Nora Aunor in a seedy Quezon City nightclub. Pacita, has chosen the unworthy occupation of becoming a singer and standup comedian, and this is another source of conflict between her and the girls proud, aristocratic grandmother. Pacita, in earlier scenes is shown as one lacking in manners, is being tried for killing her daughter, Grace Lotlot de Leon. She has attempted to disconnect the respirator that sustains the life of her comatose daughter. This highly acclaimed movie directed by Elwood Perez bravely tackles the sensitive issue of euthanasia.

However, tragedy struck the family when Grace was accidentally shot in the head by a stray bullet just as she was about to go off to college.turning her into a human vegetable. Adding to the tragedy, Graces leg has to be amputated due to gangrene. The situation forces Pacita to seek a reconciliation with her wealthy, statusconscious mother Armida SigiounReyna.Although initially Pacita holds out for a miracle and hopes for the recovery of her daughter, she relents and seeks to allow Grace a dignified death by turning off her respirator. The emotional battle accompanying this decision becomes a personal epiphany for Pacita. ........

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