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Wanted: Perfect Mother
“Have a love affair with your family...”
9.0 / 10• 1970• 2h 10m•NR• Filipino
RomanceComedyDrama
Storyline
It tells of a couple, Dante and Elsa who hires a new governess, Carla to care for their four children. The governess quickly establishes rapport with the children and the husband creating rumors of an affair. Before things could go wrong, Carla decides to leave. Elsa dies in a car accident and the widower decides to marry again and getting a new mother to his children. Carla is the popular one among several choices, but the head servant poisons the minds of the children against her.
Cast & Crew
Dante Rivero
Dante
Lead
Liza Lorena
Elsa
Boots Anson-Roa
Carla
Caridad Sanchez
Lucia
Mary Walter
Linda's Mother
Etang Discher
Magna
EM
Eddie Mercado
Ferdie
RD
Rebecca Domingo
Ms. Mabintog
What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Lino Brocka's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
5.0
“Every frame feels alive. Wanted: Perfect Mother is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
