by Milo Sogueco
120 Minutes | Drama | PG

CAST
Mylene Dizon
Ricky Davao
Bing Pimentel
Che Ramos
Barbie Forteza
Dennis Padilla
Mel Kimura
Kenneth Paul Cruz
Erlinda Villalobos
Rubu Ruiz

PRODUCTION

DIRECTOR Milo Sogueco
SCREENPLAY Jerrold Tarog
STORY
Henry Burgos
Gay Ace Domingo
Milo Sogueco
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Paul Soriano
Ernest Escaler
SUPERVISING PRODUCERS
Marie Pineda
Krisma Maclang Fajardo
Jaime De Los Angeles
PRODUCER AND LINE PRODUCER Daphne Chiu
ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS
Gay Ace Domingo
Anna Rosete
PRODUCTION MANAGER Jed Medrano
PRODUCTION DESIGNER Aped Santos
CINEMATOGRAPHER Sasha Polmenares
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Ninay Castinlag
SOUND RECORDIST Drew Milallos
SOUND DESIGNER AddissTabong
MUSICJerrold Tarog
EDITOR Benjamin Tolentino

LOGLINE

Mariquina tells the bittersweet story of Imelda Guevarra, a successful businesswoman, who grew up with an emotionally distant Father, Romeo, a once recognized shoemaker who lost both his shoe factory and his beloved wife. When Imelda is informed about her Father’s death, she tentatively proceeds with the funeral preparations. Her search for the last perfect pair of shoes serves as the catalyst that opens up old wounds. It also unlocks memories of growing up in awe at how her father could transform a sheet of leather into something perfect to wear on her feet, igniting recollections of why her Mother, Leonor, left them. The rise, fall and revival of shoemaking in Marikina, the footwear capital of the Philippines, are unraveled through the story of Imelda and Romeo. The father-daughter struggle illustrates the challenge of a nation trying to re-establish its identity. Eventually, Imelda takes that important step to confront the truths about herself and the father she must lay to rest. What she finds is far more valuable than a pair of shoes. She discovers her soul.