''Isa Pa with Feelings'' () is a 2019 Filipino
romantic
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comedy film directed by Prime Cruz from a story and screenplay written by Jen Chuaunsu and Katherine S. Labatyen.
It stars
Maine Mendoza and
Carlo Aquino, with the supporting casts including
Lotlot de Leon,
Cris Villanueva, and
Nikki Valdez.
Produced by
Black Sheep Productions, in association with
APT Entertainment, the film was theatrically released by
Star Cinema
ABS-CBN Film Productions, Inc. (doing business as Star Cinema or ABS-CBN Films) is a Philippines, Filipino film studio and film and television production company and film distributor headquartered in Quezon City. It is one of the major film ...
on October 16, 2019. As of April 20, 2021, it is available on Netflix.
Plot
An architect student, Mara, takes a break from studying by dancing on her balcony where her next-door neighbor happens to see her. She turns around mid-dancing to find him smiling and she retreats inside feeling embarrassed. After her exams, she visits her family in the countryside where a billboard of her face congratulating her on passing the exam is in front of the house for all to see. She enters the house to argue about it but when her dad justifies it as a sure thing because she is making his dreams come true, she leaves him be. As more families show up, she turns her attention to Hailey, her deaf niece. She tells both her and her mom that she has signed up for a sign language class to communicate with Hailey much to the family's delight.
When Mara enters the architecture firm where she's been interning, her co-interns ignore her greetings and turn away. She finds out that she failed her board exams. She shows up to sign language class and her teacher turns out to be her next-door neighbor, Gali. They formally introduce themselves and proceed to learn basic sign language phrases. When she flatly signs the phrase "I'm sorry", Gali presses her to do the sign again "with feelings" because facial expressions are key to communicating in sign language.
They become friends and slowly fall in love. Eventually, they realize how their deaf and hearing worlds could drive each other apart.
Cast
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Maine Mendoza as Mara Navarro
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Carlo Aquino as Gali Pastrano
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Cris Villanueva as Bert Navarro
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Lotlot de Leon as Angie Navarro
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Nikki Valdez as Stella Navarro
*Kat Galang as Ira
*
Vangie Labalan
Maria Cristina Labalan (born January 20, 1945, in Bacolod, Negros Occidental), known professionally as Vangie Labalan is a Filipina actress, comedian, acting coach, and voice actress.
Life
Maria Cristina Labalan was born on January 20 in Bacolo ...
as Lita
*Geleen Eugenio as Teacher Laura
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Arci Muñoz
Ramona Cecilia Datuin Muñoz (born 12 January 1989), professionally known as Arci Muñoz (), is a Filipino actress, model, singer and dancer. She is the vocalist of the Filipino rock band Philia and currently serving in the Philippine Air Force ...
as Annica
*Rafa Siguion-Reyna as Vincent
*Artemis Phoebe Vizmanos as Hailey
References
External links
*{{IMDb title, 10555482, Isa Pa with Feelings
Cinematic Trailer
2019 films
Filipino-language films
Philippine romantic comedy films
Philippine Sign-language films
Films about deaf people
Black Sheep Productions films
APT Entertainment films