The Portrait

Dec 25, 2017

2h 0m

★ 7.0

Overview

A musical tale about two impoverished sisters' anguish over whether or not to sell the final masterpiece of their recluse father days before the second world war, in Manila.

Genres

Drama

Family

History

Music

Production Companies

Culturtain Musicat Productions

The Portrait Trailers

Cast

Candida Marasigan

Joanna Ampil

Paula Marasigan

Rachel Alejandro

Doña Loleng

Celeste Legaspi

Susan

Cris Villonco

Violet

Aicelle Santos

Pepang

Menchu Lauchengco-Yulo

Don Perico

Robert Arevalo

Manolo

Nonie Buencamino

Bitoy Camacho

Sandino Martin

Tony Javier

Paulo Avelino

Patsy

Cara Manglapus

Elsa Montes

Zsa Zsa Padilla

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