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    Abakada Ina is a film about an illiterate woman named Estella who is looked down upon by her mother-in-law, a school teacher, for her lack of education. When Estella accidentally gives her sick child the wrong medicine because she cannot read the labels, she realizes the importance of literacy. In the final scene, Estella is seen attending class with her daughter, showing she has gained an education. The film draws a line between Estella's kind but uneducated nature and her heartless yet educated mother-in-law, imparting the message that one's worth cannot be judged by background alone.

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    Abakada Ina is a film about an illiterate woman named Estella who is looked down upon by her mother-in-law, a school teacher, for her lack of education. When Estella accidentally gives her sick child the wrong medicine because she cannot read the labels, she realizes the importance of literacy. In the final scene, Estella is seen attending class with her daughter, showing she has gained an education. The film draws a line between Estella's kind but uneducated nature and her heartless yet educated mother-in-law, imparting the message that one's worth cannot be judged by background alone.

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    Abakada Ina

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    Abakada Ina is a film about an illiterate woman named Estella who is looked down upon by her mother-in-law, a school teacher, for her lack of education. When Estella accidentally gives her sick child the wrong medicine because she cannot read the labels, she realizes the importance of literacy. In the final scene, Estella is seen attending class with her daughter, showing she has gained an education. The film draws a line between Estella's kind but uneducated nature and her heartless yet educated mother-in-law, imparting the message that one's worth cannot be judged by background alone.

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    Abakada Ina

    Among local films, Abakada Ina starring Lorna Tolentino as an illiterate mother comes to mind. Her mother-in-law (a teacher) looks down to her because she is "useless" and "unreliable." When one of her kids gets sick and the doctor prescribes some medicines, the latter has to put some colored stickers on the bottles to help her distinguish which to give for what symptoms. When one sticker gets unstuck, Lorna in her confusion gives the wrong medicine to her kid. When the kid gets hospitalized as a result, she realizes the importance of literacy. And in the final scene, she is seen with her daughter in class.

    This film by director Eddie Garcia dramatized the conflict between Estella (Lorna Tolentino) and her mother-in-law Miling (Nida Blanca) whose son, Estella's husband, is the luckless Daniel (Albert Martinez).

    Estella tries to make ends meet as a market vendor. Miling, a school teacher, looks down on her daughter-in-law's lack of formal education, and blames the family's misfortunes on her. Estella finds her role in the family and her self-respect dwindling.

    Drawing a line between an educated yet heartless school teacher and an illiterate market vendor with a pure heart, Abakada... Ina clearly imparted the message that one's background is not enough to gauge a person's true worth. I. Summary Abakada ina is a film dedicated to all women who strive to be the best for their children. It is about an illiterate woman named Estella who married Daniel and bore three beautiful daughters. Since Estella had stopped studying when she was still a child, she always had an argue with her mother-in-law named Matilda. Matilda loves her grandchildren very much that she didnt want them to become like their mother an illiterate person. Matilda taught everything she knew to Estellas children. She tried to be a mother to them. Matilda wanted to raise them the way she raised her children, Daniel and Jojo. Because of this, Estella felt that she doesnt have a place in them, that she cannot do anything but to sell in the market.

    Daniel came back home from his work on the ship and he tried to live with his family away from his mother. It was a very tough decision for them but they did it because they believe that they could fulfill their dreams in a place far from where they grew up. Unfortunately, many bad things had happened so they decided again to go back to Matilda though Estella knew that she would be hurt again by her. Daniel and Estella broke up and they both struggle to make their family get back again. Estella studied again and Daniel chose to pursue the course he really wanted. They wrote letters to each other and promised to one another that no matter what happen, the Daniel and Estella they knew would be together and love each other with all their hearts all over again.

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