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Ang Tanging Ina

Ang Tanging Ina DVD Cover

Directed by Wenn Deramas

 Mel Mendoza del Rosario

Screenplay by
 Keiko Aquino

Story by  Mel Mendoza del Rosario

Produced by  Charo Santos-Concio

 Malou N. Santos

Starring  Ai-Ai delas Alas

 Marvin Agustin

 Nikki Valdez

 Carlo Aquino

 Heart Evangelista

 Alwyn Uytingco
  Marc Acueza

 Shaina Magdayao

 Serena Dalrymple

 Jiro Manio

 Yuki Kadooka

Cinematography Sherman So

Edited by Vito Cajili

Music by Jesse Lasaten

Production Star Cinema

company

Distributed by Star Cinema

Release date  May 28, 2003

Running time 95 minutes

Country Philippines

Language Filipino

Box office ₱136 million[1]

Ang Tanging Ina (lit. 'The Only Mother') is a 2003 Filipino comedy film, starring Ai-Ai

delas Alas and Eugene Domingo. The movie was the highest grossing Filipino film until
it was surpassed by Sukob in 2006. Each film was produced or co-produced by Star
Cinema.
The film's success spawned a television series of the same name and three sequels
entitled Ang Tanging Ina N'yong Lahat, Ang Tanging Ina Mo (Last na 'To!), and Enteng
ng Ina Mo.

Contents

 1Synopsis
 2Plot
 3Cast
 4Sequel
 5Ang Tanging Ina (TV series)
o 5.1Cast
o 5.2Notable Guest Cast
 6See also
 7References
 8External links
Synopsis[edit]
With three dead husbands and twelve children to take care of, what is the modern day
working mother supposed to do? Ina Montecillo (Ai-Ai delas Alas) is completely clueless
on how to be an income provider and a homemaker at the same time given her
dwindling finances of her household. As she desperately hides from her children her
efforts to make all ends meet, her children grow resentful of her as she becomes a part
of their own problems, but it seems that her best is never good enough. Funnily yet, Ina
rallies her cause with all the courage she can muster to be the best mother she knows
how.

Plot[edit]
Ina Montecillo (Ai-Ai delas Alas) meets Tony (Edu Manzano), whom she considers "the
man of her dreams". They both have four children, but Tony dies shortly after falling
from a stool. Trying to find a replacement father for her children, she meets Alfredo
(Tonton Gutierrez), and they have four more children. Alfredo dies after falling from
a pedestrian overpass while fleeing with a crowd from a cinema due to false
alarms shouted by an intoxicated patron, and Ina meets Kiko (Jestoni Alarcon), who
fathers her other four children. On their wedding day, Kiko gets electrocuted and Ina
decides to stop finding another husband.
One morning, Ina wakes up finding her children Juan (Marvin Agustin), Tudis (Nikki
Valdez), Tri (Carlo Aquino), Por (Heart Evangelista), Pip (Alwyn Uytingco), Six (Marc
Acueza), Seven (Shaina Magdayao), Cate (Serena Dalrymple), Shammy (Jiro Manio),
Ten-Ten (Yuuki Kadooka), Connie and Sweet either troubled, problematic, panicking,
fighting, or confused. Later on, she finds out that her family might go poor, and so works
several jobs from construction to selling bootleg DVDs just to make ends meet.
She is reminded by Por of her début, while Juan begs her permission to let him find
work. Ina agrees, but finds Juan's chores at home very confusing. Ina is told by her ex-
driver Bruno, who reveals he is gay, that she can earn ₱2,000 a night at a stripper club.
Meanwhile, Juan meets his high school girlfriend Jenny (Kaye Abad) working at
an amusement park, where he decides to apply. Tudis quits her job and tries to pursue
her desired career as an artist. Tri tries to impress his girlfriend Gretchen (Angelica
Panganiban) and her parents (Pinky Amador and Mandy Ochoa) with his intelligence.
Por tries to convince her crush, Jeffrey (John Prats), to be escort her at her début. Pip,
who is a closeted homosexual, spies on his crush doing his exercise routine. Six invites
their mother to a mass treat while Seven was assigned to lead a school programme
on Bakit Natatangi Ang Aking Ina ("Why My Mother Is Unique"). Sometime later,
Shammy tries to protect his reputation of being uncircumcised when he becomes a
victim of bullying by Nhel's brother. Pip prevents them from fighting and when Nhel
arrives, he accidentally mentions that Shammy is uncircumcised, causing Shammy to
hate him.
Things take a turn for the worse as Ina causes more problems for her kids: she prevents
Juan from marrying Jenny, while Tudis refuses to help her in job-seeking. She exposes
her life as a stripper to Tri, Gretchen, and Gretchen's parents, which causes Tri and
Gretchen to split. She unsuccessfully fulfills Por's million-peso début and also learns
that Pip is gay, then ruins Six's "mass treat" after thinking it was a "trick or treat" event.
Seven hasn't told her of the programme yet because she doesn't want to be humiliated.
Cate reveals that Ten-Ten is deaf and Shammy contracts a high fever after a
circumcision by an unlicensed doctor. Finally, Ten-Ten goes missing. Ina rushes in a
taxi to Shammy in hospital while still in her stripper outfit, causing her cabbie Eddie
(Dennis Padilla) to fall in love with her. During their subsequent family meeting, she
emotionally explains to the children that she took on several jobs not because it was her
obligation, but because she loves them. Her complicated speech has the opposite
effect, with Juan deciding to run away with Jenny. Rowena (Eugene Domingo) comforts
the careworn Ina, who thinks of how to solve everything.
After quitting her job at the club, Ina takes a bus ride where she notices a suicide
bomber in front her. She alerts the passengers and tells them to evacuate while she
fights the bomber. Gaining the upper hand, Ina is able to jump out of the bus just in time
as the bomb detonates, killing only the bomber while she sustains minor injuries upon
landing. As news of the incident flashes on television, her family arrives at the hospital
and mourns a corpse under a sheet. Ina, however emerges a few moments later in a
wheelchair. She eventually fixes everything: she permits Juan, who returned, to date
Jenny but not wed her; she convinces Tudis to get her job back and Gretchen to reunite
with Tri; she accepts Pip's sexuality while Six forgives her; Seven finishes her
programme; she forgives Shammy, who recovers from his infection, while she finds the
still-deaf Ten-Ten in a local church.
Por meanwhile finally celebrates her début, and as Eddie snaps a photo of the
Montecillos, the rocket in his back pocket ignites and sends him into the sky. Ina's
voiceover explains that Eddie survived the explosion and they eventually married but
they couldn't have anymore children after the rocket exploded in his trousers. In the end
credits, the family is shown teaching Ten-Ten sign language together, so that he can
communicate with the family.

Cast[edit]
 Ai-Ai delas Alas as Ina Montecillo: Ina is the wife of Alfredo, Tony, Kiko, and
Eddie, and is Juan, Tudis, Tri, Por, Pip, Six, Seven, Cate, Shammy, Ten-Ten,
Connie and Sweet's mother. She is Rowena's best friend. She loves her
children very much, and will do anything to fulfill their desires. She has
worked as a construction worker, pirated DVD seller, vendor, stripper, and
other jobs you can think of. She later becomes the savior of several
passengers in a bus explosion. In the end, she solves all the problems of her
children, and her children becomes proud of her once more. She also marries
Eddie, but they can't have another child because of Eddie being involved in a
fireworks accident.
 Eugene Domingo as Rowena, Ina's best friend. She is very supportive
towards her, and will do anything to make Ina happy.
 Marvin Agustin as Juan Montecilo, Ina's first child. He has graduated from
college, and is the helper of the family. When Juan reveals to his mother that
 he has proposed to Jenny, Ina scolds him, and he pleads Jenny to join him in
escaping their families. In the end, Ina forgives him, and he and Jenny
continued their relationship. Years later, they migrate to New Zealand for a
new life.
 Nikki Valdez as Getrudis "Tudis" Montecillo: Tudis is Ina's second child. A
college graduate, she was the only one in the family who was working. She
then decides to quit her job, and pursues her desire to become an artist. In
the end, she takes her job back, and is contented to be one of the helpers of
her family. Years later, she migrates to Canada where she meets the man of
her life.
 Carlo Aquino as Dimitri "Tri" Montecillo: Tri is Ina's third child. He is a smart
student in his college, and was dating Gretchen. But when Gretchen's
parents figured out his mother was a stripper, Gretchen breaks up with him.
This spoils him, and decides to drop out of school. In the end, Ina fixes their
relationship, and he and Gretchen get back together. He also decides to
continue his studies.
 Heart Evangelista-Escudero as Portia "Por" Montecillo: Por is Ina's fourth
child. She has a sassy personality along with a girly flair to her nature, and
also has a crush on Jeffrey. She was the one giving her mother the heaviest
problem of all, for she desires the "perfect début". In the end, she had her
début, with her family and friends invited. She also decides to break up with
Jeffrey years later, before migrating to Dubai as a missionary.
 Alwyn Uytingco as Tirso "Pip" Montecillo: Pip is Ina's fifth child. He is
secretly gay, and his family doesn't know it either. He is in love with Nhel. In
the end, Ina accepts his personality, and he & Nhel begin dating.
 Marc Acueza as Sixto "Six" Montecillo: Six is Ina's sixth child. He is a smart
student, and is fond of declamations and orations. When he invites his
mother to a "mass treat", Ina misinterprets it as a "trick or treat" event,
humiliating him. In the end, he forgives his mother. Years later, he migrates
to United Kingdom to work there as a nurse.
 Shaina Magdayao as Severina "Seven" Montecillo: Seven is Ina's seventh
child. She is also an intelligent student, and is very fond of essays and
programs. But when she becomes the leader of a program with the theme
"Bakit Natatangi Ang Aking Ina (Why My Mother Is Very Special)", she
becomes afraid Ina will humiliate her. In the end, she finishes the program,
and becomes proud of her mother once more.
 Serena Dalrymple as Catherine "Cate" Montecillo: Cate is Ina's eighth child.
She is a bit of a tomboy, and doesn't attend her school frequently. She
causes some of the problems of her siblings such as Six's mass treat and
Ten-Ten's disappearance.
 Jiro Manio as Samuel "Shammy" Montecillo: Shammy is Ina's ninth child. He
is a frequent target of bullying in his school due to him being uncircumcised.
In order to avoid humiliation, Shammy takes matters to his own hands to be
circumcised by an unlicensed doctor for PHP 50. This causes him to
 have high fever, another problem to the family. In the end, he says
apologizes to his mother for being impatient, and later recovers.
 Yuuki Kadooka as Martin "Ten-Ten" Montecillo, the deaf-mute tenth child of
Ina. Cate horrifies Ina after telling her of his condition. He was also lost one
morning, worrying his family. Later on, Ina finds him in the local church. Also
in the end credits, his family teaches him the sign language to communicate
with them.
 Kaye Abad as Jenny, Juan's college girlfriend. Eventually, they become co-
workers at an amusement park. Later on, Juan proposes to her, which she
accepts. After Juan was scolded by his mother, they both escape their
families and lived their own life. But after finding out Juan wasn't ready yet,
they both decide to return to their respective homes. In the end, she and Juan
continued their relationship. Years later, she and Juan migrated to New
Zealand for a new life.
 Angelica Panganiban as Gretchen, Tri's high school girlfriend. She comes
from a rich family, wherein her parents gives the best for her. After her
parents find out Ina was a stripper, she decides to break up with him. Later
on, Ina pleads to her to continue her relationship with Tri. In the end, she and
Tri get back together.
 John Prats as Jeffrey, Por's high school crush. He also becomes Por's escort
at her début. Years later, Por breaks up with him. In the second tanging ina,
he became the boyfriend of Seven at first Ina doesn't agree with their
relationship but comes to understand it in the end.
 Dennis Padilla as Eduardo "Eddie" D. Montenegro, a taxi driver whom Ina
met when Shammy was in the hospital. He was in love at first sight with Ina.
He was later involved in a fireworks accident, damaging his bottom. He
marries Ina, but because of the accident, they can no longer have another
child.
 Edu Manzano as Antonio "Tony" A. Montemayor, Ina's first husband. He is
Juan, Tudis, Tri & Por's father. During a gamble, Tony is blocked by
spectators. He stands on a stool, trying to see the two fighting insects. He
later outbalances, breaking his spinal cord & column.
 Tonton Gutierrez as Alfredo B. Monteagudo, Ina's second husband. He is
Pip, Six, Seven & Cate's father. He had a fatal fall from an overpass, breaking
his back.
 Jestoni Alarcon as Francisco "Kiko" C. Montecillo, Ina's third husband. He is
Shammy, Ten-Ten, Connie & Sweet's father. During their wedding day, the
bell's ribbons were electrified accidentally. Thus, when he pulled the ribbon,
he was killed shortly.
 Pinky Amador and Mandy Ochoa as Gretchen's parents. They are well-
behaved, and will give anything for their daughter. At first, they liked Tri, but
when they saw Ina as a stripper in the club, they convinced their daughter to
break-up with Tri.
Uncredited:
  Connie & Sweet Montecillo: Portrayed by twin baby girls, Connie & Sweet are
minor characters in the film. They didn't cause too much distress to Ina, but
are very frequent in crying. (Note: They are important characters for they are
Ina's eleventh and twelfth child, and is a major character in the sequel Ang
Tanging Ina N'yong Lahat, wherein twins Bianca & Janella Calma portrayed
them.)

Sequel[edit]
Main article: Ang Tanging Ina N'yong Lahat
In 2008, the Star Cinema brought the second installment of Ang Tanging Ina film series
which still starred Ai-Ai de las Alas, Eugene Domingo, and several others. The film
revolves around Ina (Ai-Ai de las Alas) who lately became the President of the
Philippines and overturns the Philippines by ruling it into a whole new dimension of
enjoyment which eventually causes her many serious problems about the country and
with her family as well.

Ang Tanging Ina (TV series)[edit]

Ang Tanging Ina

Genre Comedy, Drama

Created by ABS-CBN

Directed by Joyce E. Bernal

Starring Ai-Ai delas Alas

John Estrada

Eugene Domingo

Roderick Paulate

Tuesday Vargas

Country of origin Philippines

Original language Filipino

No. of episodes 77

Production
 Running time 30-45 minutes

Release

Original network ABS-CBN

Picture format 480i (SDTV)

Original release August 17, 2003 –

January 30, 2005

After the original film's phenomenal success, a TV sitcom was produced on ABS-CBN.
It aired from August 17, 2003 to January 30, 2005. All of the actors who portrayed
members of Ina's family return with the exception of Alwyn Uytingco who was replaced
by Ketchup Eusebio. Also in the series, the family's last name was changed from
Montecillo to Macaspac.