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Produced and Directed by Ramona S. Diaz
USA, 2003
103 MINUTES
IN ENGLISH & TAGALOG WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
Filmsource Information
Charming, funny, vain, crafty, media-savvy Imelda Marcos gave unprecedented access to filmmaker Ramona S. Diaz. The still-glamorous Mrs. Marcos parlayed her beauty queen status (in fact, she was a disgruntled runner-up!) into marriage to president-to-be Ferdinand Marcos, 11 days after meeting him. During their 20-year reign (1966-86), Imelda initially burnished her husband’s image, then morphed into his female counterpart: obsessed with constructing grandiose structures (“her edifice complex”) and amassing jewels, dresses and her now-famous 3,000 pairs of shoes - while much of the nation lived in dire poverty. Together they were accused of untold human rights abuses (more than 17,000 political prisoners languished in jails) and possibly the murder of their political rival, Benigno Aquino, Jr. Sitting by her husband’s embalmed body, Imelda remarks, “This is love.” Is it?
June 16, 2004 Marcos' Widow Sues Over 'Imelda' by Richard C. Paddock and Lorenza Muñoz, LA Times Staff Writers SINGAPORE — Former Philippine First Lady Imelda Marcos filed suit in Manila today to block distribution in the Philippines of the award-winning documentary "Imelda," which she says used extensive footage of her without permission. For full story, go to |
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