''Dekada '70'' () is a

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novel by

Lualhati Bautista Lualhati Torres Bautista (born December 2, 1945) is a Filipina writer, novelist, liberal activist and political critic. Her most popular novels include '' Dekada '70''; '' Bata, Bata, Pa'no Ka Ginawa?''; and '' ‘GAPÔ''. Biography Bautista was ...

. It tells the story of a middle-class family in Manila living through martial law under Ferdinand Marcos. The novel was awarded the 1983 Palanca Award Grand Prize.

Translations

An English-language translation by Clarisse de Jesus was self-published by Bautista. In 2022, it was reported by Bautista that

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was offering to publish an English-language translation as part of the

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series.

Adaptations

The novel was adapted as a 2002 film of the same name under Star Cinema, directed by

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, and with a screenplay by Lualhati Bautista. The film starred

Vilma Santos Rosa Vilma Tuazon Santos-Recto (, born November 3, 1953) is a Filipino actress, singer, dancer, TV host, producer, and politician. She served as a House Deputy Speaker since 2019 to 2022 and as the Representative of Batangas' 6th district since ...

and

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with

Piolo Pascual Piolo Jose Nonato Pascual (, born January 12, 1977) is a Filipino film and television actor, singer, model, and producer. Early life Piolo Jose Nonato Pascual was born on January 12, 1977, in Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center located in Malat ...

Carlos Agassi Amir Carlos Damaso Vahidi Agassi (born December 12, 1979, in Makati, Philippines), popularly known as Carlos Agassi and simply Amir, is a Filipino actor, rap artist, host, and model. He was launched as a member of ABS-CBN's Star Circle (now S ...

, Marvin Agustin, Danilo Barrios, John Wayne Sace, and

Kris Aquino Kristina Bernadette Cojuangco Aquino (born February 14, 1971), professionally known as Kris Aquino (), is a Filipino television host, actress, producer, socialite and businesswoman. Dubbed as Philippine's "Queen of All Media", Aquino has hos ...

. It showed at the

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, where it was awarded second

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after ''

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'', with Pascual winning Best Supporting Actor. At the 26th

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, it tied with ''

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'' for

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. It also won Best Screenplay for Bautista, Best Actress for Santos, and Best Supporting Actor for Pascual. The film was the Philippines' official submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign-Language Film but failed to get nominated. In 2018, the novel was adapted as a musical first staged at the

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and then restaged at

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References

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