Anita's Last Cha-Cha

Anita's Last Cha-Cha

2013 · 112 min · ★ 6.5 · Drama

A 12-year old Anita falls in love with the new woman in town; years later, a girlhood crush blossoms during the Fiesta of Santa Clara in Obando, Bulacan.

Directed by Sigrid Andrea P. Bernardo · Written by Sigrid Andrea P. Bernardo

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