''Our Mighty Yaya'' () is a 2017 Philippine

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written and directed by

Jose Javier Reyes Jose "Joey" Javier Reyes (born October 21, 1954) is a Filipino professor, writer, director, miscellaneous crew and actor. He has won awards at the Gawad Urian, Metro Manila Film Festival and Filipino Star Awards for Movies for his films, which ...

. The film stars

Ai-Ai delas Alas Martina Eileen Hernandez delas Alas-Sibayan (born November 11, 1964), known professionally as Ai-Ai delas Alas, is a Filipino actress and comedian. She is widely regarded as the country's "Queen of Comedy" for her comedic talent and best know ...

as Virgie, a hideous-looking but sympathetic woman from the province, who hires as a nanny for a well-to-do family in

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. Supporting roles feature

Zoren Legaspi Zoren Lim Legaspi (; born January 30, 1972) is a Filipino actor and television director. He is best known for appearing in several television shows such as ''Ika-6 na Utos'', '' Mulawin'', '' Now and Forever: Ganti'', ''Majika'', ''Enchanted Ga ...

Megan Young Megan Lynne Young (born February 27, 1990) is a Filipino-American actress, model, television presenter and beauty queen who won the Miss World Philippines 2013 title and was later crowned as Miss World 2013. She is the first Filipina to win t ...

Sofia Andres Sofia Louise Alejandre Andres (born August 24, 1998) is a Filipino actress and commercial model. She is best known for her roles in '' Princess and I'', ''She's Dating the Gangster'', '' Relaks, It's Just Pag-Ibig'', '' Forevermore'', '' Puson ...

, Lucas Magallano, and Alyson McBride. Produced by Regal Multimedia, Inc. and

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, the film was released on May 17, 2017.

Plot

Determined to send her son to college, an unfortunate-looking woman becomes a nanny for a wealthy family in Manila, where she overcomes ridicule to befriend her employers' children and inspire the family through her benevolence and Cum

Cast

;Main cast *

as Virginia "Virgie" Redoble, a hideous-looking woman from a Filipino province who leaves home to serve as a nanny for the Sevilla family in Manila. *

as Antonio "Tonichi" Sevilla, a business tycoon and a widower. *

as Monique Sevilla, Tonichi's fiancée. *

as Marla Sevilla, Tonichi's eldest daughter. *Lucas Magallano as Kevin Sevilla, Tonichi's only son. *Alyson McBride as Peachy Sevilla, Tonichi's young daughter. ;Supporting cast *Beverly Salviejo as Manang Bibing *

Mitoy Yonting Michael Yonting (born January 5, 1970), more popularly known by his Stage name, screen name Mitoy Yonting, is a Filipino people, Filipino singer, comedian, actor, and lead vocalist for his band, The Draybers. Yonting rose to fame after winning t ...

as Oscar "Oca" Redoble

Theme

Director

said,

Production

On April 13, 2016, Reyes announced that he would direct the film. In addition, lead star

posted a photo of the ensemble cast on Instagram, confirming the appearances of GMA exclusive actors

, and two child actors Lucas Magallano and Alyson McBride in the film. The film was originally titled as ''My Mighty Yaya''. During a press conference in May 2017, Reyes said he wrote the screenplay after receiving a

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message from the granddaughter of his dying childhood

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, asking him to pay her a visit.

Marketing

''Our Mighty Yaya''s official trailer was released on April 18, 2017 by Regal Entertainment. As of April 27, the film's Facebook page has generated 1.5 million views. Televised Promotions was aired on

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Release

''Our Mighty Yaya'' was originally planned as Regal's official competing entry at the

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, an annual film festival held every December in the Philippines. The producers, however (led by Lily Monteverde), failed to reach the deadline for submission of the film's

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version on November 2, as per MMFF's requirement. Rather, another film distributed by Regal, '' Mano Po 7: Tsinoy'', was locked in to compete for the MMFF. The film had its premiere on May 17, 2017.

Reception

Reception for ''Our Mighty Yaya'' has been negative upon release, with critics noting its tired and clichéd plot as well as its stock characters. Oggs Cruz of

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called it "a movie that has given up in both originality and ambition," as well as "unapologetically generic and predictable," and a "humdrum and routinary to really be memorably entertaining." Furthermore, Cruz opined that the film merely serves as a starring vehicle for Ai-Ai delas Alas. Philbert Dy of ''The Neighborhood'' felt similarly, while also taking notice of unconvincing performances by Megan Young and delas Alas; he gave an overall rating of 2.5 out of 5.

References

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