May Nagmamahal Sa'yo

May Nagmamahal Sa'yo, internationally released as Madonna and Child,[a] is a 1996 Philippine drama film directed by Marilou Diaz-Abaya from a screenplay written by Ricky Lee and Shaira Mella Salvador.

Starring Lorna Tolentino, Ariel Rivera, and Stefano Mori in his first lead role, the film revolves around a woman who returned from working overseas and began to search for her missing son whom she gave up for adoption at the orphanage years earlier.

It also stars Claudine Barretto, Gina Pareño, Renato del Prado, Jaclyn Jose, Tom Taus Jr., Emman Abeleda, Rolando Tinio, Archie Adamos, and Lilia Cuntapay.

[a] In 1988, Louella Sevilla, a woman living in the town of Talisay, Batangas, gave up her son Leonard to the care of Father Nicandro at the orphanage to work overseas as a domestic helper.

Manang Ofel, one of Father Nicandro's assistants before his death, tells her that Leonard and the other children were transferred to Hospicio de San Agustin in Pasig.

In an unnamed orphanage located in Lipa, the two discover that the children in the said facility have disabilities, which Leonard didn't have when he was born.

The search continues when they visit Hospicio de San Cristobal in Tagaytay, Cavite, and there, Louella meets a boy named Conrad who is humming the same melody as the one she did for her missing son.

Conrad's biological mother died when he was just 2 years old due to an epidemic caused by the volcanic mudflow.

[5] According to Lorna Tolentino, she was offered the role of Louella in the project but was hesitant to accept because she was moved by the first time reading the script, which relates to her being a mother.

[6] Noel Vera, writing for The Manila Chronicle in 1996, described the film as "enthralling" and gave praise to all aspects featured throughout the work, particularly the acting performances of the cast including Lorna Tolentino, Jaclyn Jose, Gina Pareño, and Stefano Mori, Ricky Lee and Shaira Mella Salvador's screenplay, and the direction done by Marilou Diaz-Abaya.