Perpetua
Perpetua (Ms. Susan Roces), a young novice, was named after Our Lady of Perpetual Help. She was brought up by her religious mother, and was made to believe that a life in the convent was best for her. However, after merely two years as a postulant, she suddenly falls in love with Agustin (Mr. Lito Legaspi). Perpetua chooses to leave the convent and marry Agustin. She seemed to have made the right choice as heaven still seems to be showering her family with unending blessings. On Perpetua and Agustin's 50th wedding anniversary, she discovers that Agustin actually has another wife - Adelaida (Ms. Boots AnsonRoa), whom he has married long before he got married to Perpetua. This event causes her family to fall apart. And now she starts to question: Did heaven really shower her blessings, or was heaven just waiting for the right time to punish her for choosing love over spiritual vocation?
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Released
- 2013
Details
Release year: 2013
Storyline
Perpetua (Ms. Susan Roces), a young novice, was named after Our Lady of Perpetual Help. She was brought up by her religious mother, and was made to believe that a life in the convent was best for her. However, after merely two years as a postulant, she suddenly falls in love with Agustin (Mr. Lito Legaspi). Perpetua chooses to leave the convent and marry Agustin. She seemed to have made the right choice as heaven still seems to be showering her family with unending blessings. On Perpetua and Agustin's 50th wedding anniversary, she discovers that Agustin actually has another wife - Adelaida (Ms. Boots AnsonRoa), whom he has married long before he got married to Perpetua. This event causes her family to fall apart. And now she starts to question: Did heaven really shower her blessings, or was heaven just waiting for the right time to punish her for choosing love over spiritual vocation?
Top credits
- Susan Roces — Perpetua Santillan
- Boots Anson-Roa — Adelaida Santillan
- Lito Legaspi — Agustin Santillan
- Isay Alvarez — Illustre Santillan