Asia's Best Actress...Charito Solis

receiving her Best Actress award in the Asian Film Festival held in Tokyo, Japan (1967) for the movie Dahil Sa Isang Bulaklak. 

Her triumph was not unexpected. Her dramatic performance in Nepomuceno Productions' Dahil Sa Isang Bulaklak, opposite Ric Rodrigo, was really highly commendable. Out of the possible 10 points Charito garnered 9.3 points when the board of judges made their selection for the best actress award in the Tokyo festival. Her closest rival was very much behind in the ratings.------ COMING HOME VICTORIOUS IN THE ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL, SHE GETS ROYAL WELCOME by Jose V. Liza, Jr.
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1967 Best Actress (Asian Film Festival)

Her Best Actress trophy at the 1967 Asian Film Festival for the movie Dahil Sa Isang Bulaklak at Mowel Fund Museum

Movie Still: Dahil Sa Isang Bulaklak

Charito Solis and Ric Rodrigo in Dahil Sa Isang Bulaklak (1967)

(photo: courtesy of Gerard Lico)

Trivia - Malvarosa (1958)

Malvarosa (1958)

Nine years before Ms Charito Solis won her Asian Film Festival Award as Best Actress in 1967, she had already been up for best actress at the 1958 Asian Film Festival held in Kuala Lumpur. At that time, Malvarosa, produce d by her home studio, LVN, was a Philippine entry, and Charito lost by a half point to Hong Kong actress, Lin Dai.
Movies entered in the Asian Film festival are disqualified from the FAMAS derby especially when they are winners. If they were not, Charito could have won her first FAMAS Best Actress Award in 1958.
Fortunately, the two succeeding years were banner ones for Charito. In 1959, she got her first FAMAS Best Actress Award for her fine performance in Bert Avellana's classic Kundiman ng Lahi. And in 1960, Charito won her second FAMAS for her tour de force acting in Emily under the tutelage of Gregorio Fernandez, the same megman who directed her in Malvarosa.

By Jim T. Nibungco Phil Star Updated March 17, 2002 - 12:00am

Trivia - Dahil Sa Isang Bulaklak

Dahil sa Isang Bulaklak,  starring Charito Solis and Ric Rodrigo and shown in 1967, marks the revival of Nepomuceno Productions, founded before World War II by Jose Nepomuceno, father of Philippine movies. ("Charito, Ric star in Landmark Filipino Film". philstar.com. Oct, 30, 2011)

It was billed ‘The biggest  Filipino motion picture ever!’ and ‘The first Filipino film in color by De Luxe.’


The movie was a blockbuster, shown for several months at the Manila Grand Opera House, renovated to be the home of Nepomuceno pictures. Dahil sa Isang Bulaklak, noted for its technical polish and five-hankie plot (meaning tearjerker), gave Charito Asia’s Best Actress award. ("Charito, Ric star in Landmark Filipino Film". philstar.com. Oct, 30, 2011) 

 

 The film was selected as the Philippine entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 40th Academy Awards and Ms Charito Solis was invited to attend the awards night, the first Filipina to ever do so.