Fe, Esperanza, Caridad

Fe, Esperanza, Caridad is a 1974 Filipino film, produced by Premiere Productions. It is a trilogy featuring Nora Aunor giving life to the stories of three women Fean emerging movie superstar who has an invalid husband, Esperanzaa young wife living in a middleclass neighborhood in the cityand Caridada young novice who was seduced by the devil himself.

The first segment revolves around the love story of Fe, the singer discovered by a talent manager Tony Artiaga Dindo Fernando. Fe soon becomes the big star, and then painfully witnesses her manager who is now her husband sink into despondency and booze and was addicted to alcohol and gambling that gradually destroys the fame, that Fe is now experiencing. Even before the husband dies, yes, you know it already. Its A Star is Born borrowed up to the last line of Judy Garland Hello, everybody, This is Mrs. Norman Maine to Aunors Ako si Mrs. Artiaga.This first episode was directed by Cirio H. SantiagoTelling the story of this cigarette vendor being wooed by a rich man, Vic Bert Leroy, Jr., even as her shy suitor, Domeng Jay Ilagan a jeepney driver, remains loyal, we see a tale of hope told without the ponderous air usually associated with that discourse. There is the subplot of a duplicitous rich boy passing on to Esperanza his drug dealing, without the heroines knowledge and this becomes, like any subplots, distracting. When the story, however, is on Doming, the driver, and Esperanza with her dreams and ambitions. Furthermore, with grandma Marings advice Rosa Aguirre and with the help of brother Boyet Romy Lapuz, Domeng and Esperanza got married. The second episode gives a reason to appreciate Lamberto V. Avellanas insight as a filmmaker. ........

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