The Unmarried Wife

Charo Santos-Concio
Malou N. Santos

Starring

Angelica Panganiban
Dingdong Dantes
Paulo Avelino

CinematographyJun GonzalesEdited byTara IllenbergerMusic byJesse Lucas

Production
company

ABS-CBN Film Productions

Distributed byStar Cinema

Release date

November 16, 2016 (2016-11-16)

Running time

130 minutesCountryPhilippinesLanguageFilipinoBox office

₱17 million (Opening day)
₱246.3 million (Three-week run)^[1]

The Unmarried Wife is a 2016 Filipino romantic drama film directed by Maryo J. de los Reyes (in his final feature film directing role before his death in 2018) from a story and screenplay written by Vanessa R. Valdez, based on an original story by Keiko Aquino.^[2]^[3] Starring Angelica Panganiban, Dingdong Dantes, and Paulo Avelino,^[4] the film revolves around a woman who was torn between her husband and her lover.^[2]

Produced and distributed by Star Cinema, the film was theatrically released in the Philippines on November 16, 2016, with limited screenings in the United States and Canada. The film project marks the reunion of Panganiban and Dantes after their box-office success with One More Try (2012) with Angel Locsin and Zanjoe Marudo.^[5] It is also Dingdong's fourth time to lead in Star Cinema movies after Segunda Mano (2011), One More Try (2012), and She's the One (2013).

Cast

Angelica Panganiban portrays Anne Victorio.

Dingdong Dantes portrays Geoff Victorio

Paulo Avelino portrays Bryan.

Main cast

Angelica Panganiban as Anne Victorio
Dingdong Dantes as Geoff Victorio
Paulo Avelino as Bryan

Supporting cast

Maricar Reyes as Cristina
Denise Laurel as Louise
Dimples Romana as Carmela
Justin Cuyugan as Bobby
Martin Escudero as Geru
Pamu Pamorada as Laika
Lei Andre Navarro as Ino
Irma Adlawan as Veronica
Marina Benipayo as Lorraine
Loren Burgos as Lorena

Guest cast

Joan Palisoc as Camille
Jace Flores as Frank
Joaquin Manansala as Jax
Anne Feo

Release

The film was released on November 16, 2016, in Philippine cinemas nationwide, earning ₱17 million on its first day of showing.^[6] On its 6th day, the film breached the ₱100 million mark^[7]^[8] while it reached ₱170 million on its two-week run.^[9] It was shown in 200 cinemas nationwide.^[9]

Reception

Accolades

Year	Award Giving Body	Recipient(s)	Award	Result
2017	15th Gawad Tanglaw	Jesse Lucas	Best Musical Scoring	Won
	Box Office Entertainment Awards by Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation	Dingdong Dantes	Film Best Actor of the Year	Won
	19th Gawad Pasado	Angelica Panganiban	Pinakapasadong Aktres	Nominated
	19th Gawad Pasado	Paulo Avelino	Pinakapasadong Katuwang na Aktor	Won
	33rd Philippine Movie Press Club (PMPC) Star Awards for Movies	Maryo J. Delos Reyes	Movie Director of the Year	Nominated
		The Unmarried Wife	Movie of the Year	Nominated
		Dingdong Dantes	Movie Actor of the Year	Nominated
		Lei Navarro	Movie Child Performer of the Year	Nominated
		Vanessa Valdez	Movie Screen Writer of the Year	Nominated
		Winston Acuyong	Movie Production Designer of the Year	Nominated
		Tara Illenberger	Movie Editor of the Year	Nominated
		Jesse Lucas	Movie Musical Scorer of the Year	Nominated
		Arnel Labayo	Movie Sound Engineer of the Year	Nominated

References

^ "LOOK: "The Unmarried Wife" earns over ₱240 million worldwide". LionhearTV. 2016-12-08. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
^ ^a ^b "Dingdong Dantes thrilled to work with Star Cinema again". ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
^ Moldes, Netchai (5 June 2016). "SNEAKPEEK: 'The Unmarried Wife' first shooting day". Star Cinema. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
^ Sallan, Edwin P. (14 August 2016). "Dingdong Dantes teases possible MMFF return". News5. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
^ "Dingdong, Angelica to reunite in new Star Cinema film". ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
^ "Angelica emotional after "Unmarried Wife" makes P17M on first day". ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
^ "In the Loop: "The Unmarried Wife" earns millions in box office sales". ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
^ ""The Unmarried Wife" earns P100 million in 6 days". ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Angelica emotional after 'Unmarried Wife' makes P17M on first day". ABS-CBN News. 2016-11-17. Archived from the original on 2021-06-13. Retrieved 2024-05-25.