Cathy Garcia-Molina
| Cathy Garcia-Molina | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Cathy Rosales Garcia November 28, 1971 Quezon City, Philippines |
| Occupation | Film and television director |
| Years active | 1990-present |
| Notable work | Four Sisters and a Wedding, One More Chance, A Second Chance, She's Dating the Gangster, My Ex and Whys |
Cathy Garcia-Molina (born November 28, 1971) is a Filipino film and television director. She has directed most romantic-comedy films distributed by Star Cinema. She has also directed a few TV series, which aired on ABS-CBN. She is considered to be the country's box-office director, with seven of her films entering the list of highest-grossing films in the Philippines.
In 2007, Molina worked with John Lloyd Cruz and Bea Alonzo for the second time in the film One More Chance (first time was in the film Close to You), released by Star Cinema. It differed from her previous films, becoming her first romantic film to contain such solid drama and a mature feeling. In an interview, she stated "This one's different, though, as it's more of a drama and not really a romantic-comedy. In romantic comedies, we usually follow the formula of the two lovers having a cute meet, then they start fighting each other, but you know that in the end, they will still end up in each other's arms. This time, the film opens showing the lovers [...] breaking up right at the start of the story. That's why this is really different from any movie I've done before or any movie John Lloyd and Bea have made in the past." The film was given a B rating by the Cinema Evaluation Board (CEB), saying "[Cruz and Alonzo] have graduated from their bubble-gummy roles and can really be considered serious actors now." The board also described their performance as "very good and sensitive." Aside from receiving positive response from film critics, the film did well in the box-office, grossing ₱66,334,614 in its opening weekend. It grossed a total of ₱152,791,025 ($3,684,908), becoming the highest-grossing Filipino film of 2007, and the fourth highest-grossing film of 2007 in the Philippines, behind Spider-Man 3, Transformers and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. The film also won Molina the Movie Director of the Year trophy in the 2008 PMPC Star Awards for Movies.
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