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Ruby Ruiz wins Best Actress at the 2020 Harlem International Film Festival

By  Brooke Villanueva
Published Sep 23, 2020 12:00 pm

Filipino actress Ruby Ruiz bagged the highly coveted Best Actress award at this year’s Harlem International Film Festival held in New York City, with James McDaniel as its jury chairman and Corey Glover, Richard Peña, and Liza Thomas on the narrative panel.

Her lead role at last year’s Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival entry Iska won her the same recognition at Cinemalaya 2019.

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My proudest moment! Thank you CINEMALAYA 2019 & Direk @theodoreboborol @marubenitez8 @waterfowl212 & FireStarters Productions for I S K A

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Directed by Theodore Boborol, the film tells the struggles and adversities of a loving grandmother (Ruiz) raising her autistic grandson on the poverty line. The cast includes Soliman Cruz, Beauty Gonzalez, RK Bagatsing, Jomari Angeles, and Jonic Magno, among others.

In a Facebook post, the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) announced the win and congratulated her for a job well done. “Ipinagmamalaki ka namin,” the organization wrote.

Likewise, Cinemalaya expressed their happiness and excitement over this incredible feat.

At the 2013 Cinemalaya, the Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) alum received the Best Supporting Actress plum for her role on Ekstra with Vilma Santos as the lead star.

Article thumbnail taken from the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP)'s Facebook page

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Brooke Villanueva

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Brooke Villanueva is the Head Editor of PhilSTAR L!fe, covering all things lifestyle. Apart from her responsibilities as a lifestyle journalist, she is also taking her MBA at the Ateneo Graduate School of Business. She has completed a certificate program on the fundamentals of business developed by top faculty at Harvard Business School. Follow her on Instagram at @itsbrookevillanueva.