With Yibada News editor Conviron Altatis, 2009 Cannes Film Festival Best Director Brillante Mendoza discusses 'Ma' Rosa,' which made Jaclyn Jose the first Southeast Asian Cannes Film Festival Best Actress.
The Brillante Mendoza Film Workshop III directing class students include Conviron Altatis, Adrianne Mendoza, Dexter Macaraeg, Martin Andanar, Amen Clavio, Daniel Palacio, Vanju Alvaira, Gabriel Oblefias, Nimrod Sarmiento and Noel Perez.
Jaclyn Jose reacts on stage as Andi Eigenmann and director Brillante Mendoza applaud after being awarded the Best Actress prize during the closing ceremony of the annual 69th Cannes Film Festival.
Jaclyn Jose embraces director Brillante Mendoza as her daughter Andi Eigenmann looks on after being awarded the Best Actress prize for '“Ma' ’Rosa'” during the 2016 Cannes Film Festival closing ceremony.
Cannes Film Festival 2009 Best Director Brillante Mendoza poses with his directing and acting students during the Brillante Mendoza Film Festival III culminating program.
Aaron Rivera, Brillante Mendoza, Ruby Ruiz and Raymund Gurierrez attend the 'Taklub' photocall during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 20, 2015 in Cannes, France.
Lovi Poe, Nora Aunor, director Brillante Mendoza and Mercedes Cabral attend the 'Thy Womb' Premiere during The 69th Venice Film Festival at the Palazzo del Cinema on September 6, 2012 in Venice, Italy.
Brillante Mendoza, Maria Isabel Lopez, Coco Martin, Mercedes Cabral, Ferdinand Lapuz and Didier Costet attend the Kinatay Premiere at the Palais Des Festivals during the 62nd International Cannes Film Festival on May 17, 2009 in Cannes, France.
'Serbis' cast and crew including Brillante Mendoza, Jaclyn Jose, Coco Martin, Mercedes Cabral, Julio Diaz, Armando Lao and Kristoffer King attend the 61st International Cannes Film Festival on May 18 , 2008 in Cannes, France.
Filipino actor Kristoffer King plays a drug dealer in Brillante Mendoza's film 'Ma' Rosa,' which competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.

One of the goals of Filipino actors is to be cast in a Brillante Mendoza film. His feature films are "Masahista" (2005), "Kaleldo" (2006), "Manoro" (2006), "Pantasya" (2007), "Foster Child" (2007), "Tirador" (2007), "Serbis" (2008), "Kinatay" (2009), "Lola" (2009), "Captive" (2012), "Thy Womb" (2012), "Sapi" (2013), "Taklub" (2015) and "Ma' Rosa" (2016).

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Mendoza's short film "Ang Kamera" was released in 2013. In honor of the 2009 Cannes Film Festival Best Director on his 56th birthday, here are 56 actors, including one French actress, among the lucky ones who have realized that dream to be directed by him:  

(#8) 1 FEATURE FILM

56. Eugene Domingo (Foster Child)

55. Nathan Lopez (Tirador)

54. Gina Pareno (Serbis)

53. John Regala (Kinatay)

52. Anita Linda (Lola)

51. Isabelle Huppert (Captive)

50. Bembol Roco (Thy Womb)

49. Meryll Soriano (Sapi)

48. Soliman Cruz (Taklub)

47. Andi Eigenmann (Ma' Rosa)

(#7) 2 FEATURE FILMS

46. Kyro Baldemor (Pantasya, Serbis)

45. Harold Montano (Pantasya, Tirador)

44. Mark Dionisio (Pantasya, Tirador)

43. Arman Reyes (Tirador, Serbis)

42. Jeffrey Sison (Lola, Kinatay)

41. Julia Taylor (Serbis, Kinatay)

40. Blue Seal (Serbis, Kinatay)

39. Sofia Lee (Serbis, Kinatay)

38. Antonio de Guzman Jr. (Kinatay, Lola)

37. Toby Anthony del Rosario (Kinatay, Ma' Rosa)

36. Glenda Kennedy (Thy Womb, Taklub)

35. Jon Achaval (Captive, Sapi)

34. Catherine Cornell (Lola, Captive)

33. Richard Manabat (Captive, Sabi)

32. Jean Andrews (Tirador, Serbis)

31. Enrico Villa (Tirador, Lola)

30. Dan Alvaro (Foster Child, Serbis)

29. Bobby Jerome Go (Serbis, Lola)

28. Timothy Mabalot (Captive, Ma' Rosa)

27. Arianne Camille Rivera (Masahista, Serbis)

26. Jhong Hilario (Kinatay, Lola)

25. Neil Ryan Sese (Captive, Ma'Rosa)

24. Jiro Manio (Foster Child, Tirador)

23. Rustica Carpio (Lola, Captive) 

22. Baron Geisler (Sapi, Ma'Rosa)

21. Mon Confiado (Captive, Ma'Rosa)

20. Angel Aquino (Kaleldo, Captive)

19. Cherry Pie Picache (Kaleldo, Foster Child)

18. Nora Aunor (Thy Womb, Taklub)

 

(#6) 3 FEATURE FILMS

17. Jess Evardone (Foster Child, Tirador, Captive)

16. Raymond Nullan (Kinatay, Lola, Captive)

15. Chris Garrido (Kinatay, Lola, Ma' Rosa)

14. Lauren Novero (Kaleldo, Kinatay, Captive)

13. Nico Taverna (Pantasya, Tirador, Serbis)

12. Inno Amoyo (Masahista, Tirador, Ma' Rosa)

11. Maria Isabel Lopez (Kinatay, Captive, Ma'Rosa)

10. Lou Veloso (Masahista, Kinatay, Taklub)

 

(#5) 4 FEATURE FILMS

9. Benjie Filomeno (Tirador, Serbis, Kinatay, Lola)

8. Jaclyn Jose (Masahista, Tirador, Serbis, Ma' Rosa)

 

(#4) 5 FEATURE FILMS

7. Allan Paule (Masahista, Kaleldo, Kinatay, Captive, Ma' Rosa)

6. Julio Diaz (Tirador, Serbis, Kinatay, Taklub, Ma' Rosa)

(#3) 6 FEATURE FILMS

5. Ruby Ruiz ( Lola, Kinatay, Thy Womb, Sapi, Taklub, Ma' Rosa)

4. Mercedes Cabral (Serbis, Kinatay, Captive, Thy Womb, Sapi, Ma' Rosa)

3. Coco Martin (Masahista, Kaleldo, Tirador, Serbis, Kinatay, Captive)

(#2) 7 FEATURE FILMS

2. Aaron Rivera (Masahista, Kaleldo, Tirador, Serbis, Kinatay, Taklub, Ma' Rosa)

(#1) 7 FEATURE FILMS, 1 SHORT FILM

1. Kristoffer King (Masahista, Foster Child, Tirador, Serbis, Captive, Sapi, Ma' Rosa, Ang Kamera)

Here is an exclusive Yibada interview with Mendoza about "Ma' Rosa":


Notes:

*Geisler was part of "Captive" but he was edited out.

*Rivera was part of "Sapi" but he was edited out.

*Martin played a pedicab driver in "Foster Child," in which he was the crowd director, but he was not credited as part of the cast. 

Each of the following actors has also played a memorable role in one feature film directed by Mendoza:

Katherine Luna (Masahista)

Johnny Delgado (Kaleldo) *deceased

Jonalyn Ablong (Manoro)

Alwyn Uytingco (Foster Child)

Nathan Lopez (Tirador)

Ketchup Eusebio (Lola)

Tanya Gomez (Lola)

Sid Lucero (Captive)

Bernard Palanca (Captive)

Katherine Mulville (Captive)

Marc Zanetta (Captive)

Tado (Captive) *deceased

Ronnie Lazaro (Captive)

Raymond Bagatsing (Captive)

Chanel Latorre (Captive)

Madeleine Nicolas (Captive)

Lovi Poe (Thy Womb)

Dennis Trillo (Sapi)

Soliman Cruz (Taklub)

John Paul Duray (Ma' Rosa)

Jomari Angeles (Ma' Rosa)  

Felix Roco (Ma' Rosa)