Batang PX (1997)
Once... there was a child...
Former nightclub singer Tessie is a single mother living with her son Christopher, a teenager who longs to meet his American soldier father. But when Christopher's wish comes true, the reunion is not at all what he expected. Meanwhile, although she has a long history of choosing bad boyfriends, Tessie firmly believes that Danny, a car salesman, is the right man for her.
- Date of release
- 1997-05-07
- TMDB
- 8.2 / 10 (5)
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Jose Javier Reyes
Casting
- Patrick Garcia — Amboy
- Zsa Zsa Padilla — Tessie
- Edu Manzano — Danny
- Anna Larrucea — Angela
- Nida Blanca — Cedes
- Cherry Pie Picache — Sara
- Laura James — Young Tessie
- Eula Valdez — Maribeth
- Piolo Pascual — Jessie
- J.R. Herrera — Choy
- Gilleth Sandico — Laura
- Joshua Spafford — Christopher
Interesting facts
Batang PX is a 1997 Filipino drama film written and directed by Jose Javier Reyes. The film stars Patrick Garcia and Zsa Zsa Padilla, and it tackles domestic violence and the Filipino-American children whose American fathers abandoned them after the withdrawal of the American forces from the country in November 1992. It also stars Edu Manzano, Nida Blanca, Anna Larrucea, Piolo Pascual, and Cherry Pie Picache.
Production
Piolo Pascual, who was recently included in Star Circle's Batch 3, was first introduced to the film.
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