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Metro Manila Film Festival The Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) is an annual film festival held in Metro Manila, Philippines. The festival, which runs from December 25 (Christmas) through New Year's Day and into first weekend of January in the following year, focuses on ...

, also known then as the 1975 Metropolitan Film Festival, was held on September 21, 1975, in

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to commemorate the third anniversary of the continuation of

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. The film ''Diligin Mo ng Hamog ang Uhaw na Lupa'' received most of the 1975 awards, winning six major awards including the

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and Best Actor for

Joseph Estrada Joseph Ejercito Estrada, (; born Jose Marcelo Ejercito; April 19, 1937), also known by the nickname Erap, is a Filipino politician and former actor. He served as the 13th president of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001, the 9th vice presi ...

. ''Batu-Bato sa Langit'' and ''Kapitan Kulas'' came in second and third respectively. The feature film ''Araw-Araw, Gabi-Gabi'' won one award,

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for

Charito Solis Rosario Violeta Solís Hernández, better known as Charito Solís (October 6, 1935 – January 9, 1998), was a FAMAS and Gawad Urian Award-winning Filipina film actress, in addition to being the first Philippine woman who have bared her chest ...

. Nora Aunor's entry, NV Productions' ''Batu-Bato sa Langit'' (directed by Luciano B. Carlos), won as 3rd Best Picture.

Vilma Santos Rosa Vilma Tuazon Santos-Recto (, born November 3, 1953) is a Filipino actress, singer, dancer, TV host, producer, and politician. She served as a House Deputy Speaker since 2019 to 2022 and as the Representative of Batangas' 6th district since ...

, on the other hand, gave a notable performance in Roma Films' ''Karugtong ang Kahapon''. That time, Aunor and Santos were at their peak of their careers: their lives and the movies they made were being followed closely, compared, watched, praised, and scrutinized by both fans and critics. Their storied and fierce rivalry dominated the Philippine movie industry for years. In fact, one could argue that even to this day, a Filipino movie fan is either a Noranian (Nora Aunor's fans) or a Vilmanian (Vilma Santos' fans).

Entries

Awards

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Multiple awards

References

External links

Metro Manila Film Festival: Awards for 1975
at the

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