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SFA-AGR-633-06                                                                                                                                                                                                                             26 July 2006

FILIPINO FILM ANG KUBRADOR GARNERS MAJOR AWARDS IN NEW DELHI FILM FEST 

26 July 2006 – The Philippine Embassy in New Delhi reported to the Department of Foreign Affairs that the Filipino film Ang Kubrador (The Bet Collector), directed by Jeffrey Jeturian and with Ms. Gina Pareno in the lead role as the jueteng kubrador (bet collector), won all the major awards at the 8th Osian's Cine Fan Film Festival in New Delhi. 

Ambassador Laura Q. Del Rosario said Ang Kubrador was voted "the best film" by the international critics' group at the festival and also by the international jury.  The Filipino films was cited for depicting the day-to-day life of a poor bet collector and how her dignity and sense of honor could still rise above the difficulties of life in poverty. 

Ms. Pareno's played the role of a female bet collector whose innate nobility has remained intact despite the many deprivations that people living in the slums suffer daily.   Ms. Pareno was chosen Best Actor (Female). The festival's international jury decided not to award the Male Best Actor award this year. 

The Philippine film's grand slam win of the top three major awards - best film by the international critics, best film by the festival's jury, and best female actress - is the first in Osian's Film Festival's history. END

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