By Jojo P. Panaligan and AFP Jaclyn Jose became the first Filipino to win the Best Actress award from the 69th Cannes Film Festival Sunday for her mesmerizing performance as a slum matriarch who falls prey to police corruption. The movie, “Ma’Rosa” was directed by Brillante Mendoza, who in 2009 became the first Filipino to win best director at the festival for “Kinatay.” Nominated along with Jose were Hollywood stars Charlize Theron, Kristen Stewart and Elle Fanning, as well as French actresses Isabelle Hupert and Marion Cotillard. A FILIPINO FIRST — Actress Jaclyn Jose embraces her director Brillante Mendoza onstage as she receives her Best Actress award, a first for a Filipino, at the 69th Cannes Film Festival in France on Sunday. Applauding her is her daughter, Andi Eigenmann. (Reuters) “Ma’Rosa” tells the story of Rosa Reyes, a woman who owns a convenience store in a poor neighborhood in Manila [...]
