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The Fatima Buen Story is a 1994 Philippine biographical crime drama film directed by Mario O'Hara. The film stars Kris Aquino as the title role. The film is based on the actual case of Fatima Buen, a woman jailed for illegal recruitment.
The film is streaming online on YouTube.




Cast


Kris Aquino as Fatima Buen
Charlotte Lugo as Young Fatima
Zoren Legaspi as Oscar Kintanar
John Regala as Leslie Baron
Janice de Belen as Batman
Gina Pareño as Frank
Perla Bautista as Corazon
Leni Santos as Irene
Shintaro Valdez as Date of Fatima
Bob Soler as Mr. Dalo Periquet
Naty Mallares as Lolal Felisa
Noni Mauricio as Jake
Carmen Enriquez as Aling Caring
Dante Balois as Informer
Brando Legaspi as Date of Fatima
Josie Galvez as Comadrona
Nonong de Andres as the Omen
William Thayer as Mayor
Judy Teodoro as Recruiter of Japayuki
Gil Arceo as Warden
Frank Rivera as Lawyer
Enrico Salcedo as Lawyer
Ruben O'Hara as Judge
Yolly Palma as Asuncion
Bennette Ignacio as Noel
John Lester Hogan as Youngest son of Fatima
Oscar Ramirez as Informer
Alex Cunanan as Yakuza




Critical response


Manila Standard opinion writer Ariel Bocobo gave a brief negative review of the film, stating that "[t]he only good part of the movie was the ending. The movie itself was a disaster."
Screenwriter Nestor U. Torre considered the film as among the few local films produced in 1994 that were "relatively choice". In 2002, film columnist Isah V. Red considered the film a classic. In 2006, filmmaker Jose Javier Reyes listed the film at no. 5 in his top 21 films of the past 21 years.




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References






External links


The Fatima Buen Story at IMDb
Full Movie on Regal Entertainment

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• The Fatima Buen Story
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• Zoren Legaspi
• Perla Bautista
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• List of Philippine films of the 1990s
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