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{{Short description|1991 comedy film starring Jimmy Santos and Andrew E.}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = Humanap Ka ng Panget

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| cinematography = Erning dela Paz

| editing = Renato de Leon

| released = March{{Film date|1991|03|14, 1991}}

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| country = [[Philippines]]

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'''''Humanap Ka ng Panget''''' ({{Literal translation|Find Someone Ugly}}) is a 1991 Filipino [[comedy film]] co-written and directed by [[Ben Feleo]]. It stars [[Jimmy Santos (actor)|Jimmy Santos]] and [[Keempee de Leon]], with rapper [[Andrew E.]] in his acting debut. It also stars [[Eddie Gutierrez (actor)|Eddie Gutierrez]], [[Carmi Martin]], [[Gelli de Belen]], [[Nanette Medved]], [[Dennis Padilla]], and Kate Gomez. Named after the [[pop rap]] song of the same name by Andrew E.,<ref name="Ferrer">{{cite book|last=Ferrer|first=Noel|title=Sisikat Din Ako: Your Guide to Making Your Mark in Show Business|url=https://books.google.com/books?isbn=9712732606|year=2017}}</ref> the film was released by [[Viva Films]] on March 14, 1991.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=La8mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CAsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6274%2C2064820|last=Kabristante|first=George|title=Andrew E. Kisses Nanette Medved|pages=15|date=March 13, 1991|newspaper=[[Manila Standard]]|publisher=Philippine Manila Standard Publishing|accessdate=February 11, 2022|via=Google News}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iAATAQAAMAAJ|title=Humanap Ka ng Panget|journal=The Diliman Review|volume=39|pages=52–54|date=1991|publisher=[[University of the Philippines College of Arts and Sciences]]|accessdate=December 19, 2021|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/familyandrelationships/620714/humanap-ka-ng-panget-ibigin-mong-tunay-actually-leads-to-happiness-study-suggests/story/|title='Humanap ka ng panget, ibigin mong tunay' actually leads to happiness, study suggests|website=[[GMA News]]|date=August 4, 2017|accessdate=December 19, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite webnews|url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/344496/what-makes-andrew-e-dennis-and-janno-click|last=Carvajal |first=Dolly Anne|title=What makes Andrew E, Dennis and Janno click|websitenewspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]|date=September 7, 2019|accessdate=December 19, 2021}}</ref>

==Plot==

Three scavenger brothers: Big Boy, Andy E., and Elvin, along with their [[dwarfism|dwarf]] parents, discover that Big Boy, the ugliest of the trio, is the only heir of Luningning, a rich yet ugly [[tycoon]] married to a handsome man, Ernesto.

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The story focuses on three brothers: Big Boy, Andy E., and Elvin. They live in the [[slums]] of [[Manila]] as "''bakal-dyaryo-bote''" scavengers recycling scrap metal, [[newspaper]]s and empty [[beverage]] bottles. Later on, They discover that Big Boy, the ugliest of the three brothers, is the only heir of a rich yet an ugly [[tycoon]] in [[Manila]] (Zorayda Sanchez) who was lucky enough to marry the wealthy man Ernesto.

Big Boy takes along his adopted family from their slum community after his biological parents take him in to their mansion, which brings a stroke of luck for both Andy, who becomes a rap superstar, and Elvin, who is able to go to college. Andy falls in love with his manager Nathasia, while Big Boy dates another rich heiress, Fifi, who is actually in love with her servant Edu and is only being prodded to marry Big Boy by her mother Cleo to pay off a debt to Luningning. On Big Boy and Fifi's wedding day, Edu publicly confesses his love to Fifi, who runs off with him to Big Boy's sorrow. A distraught Big Boy attempts to commit suicide by jumping off a balcony, but is dissuaded by Nathasia. The two bond, which briefly arouses Andy's jealousy before Nathasia shrugs it off. However, Big Boy, who has fallen in love with Nathasia, is heartbroken after she rejects Big Boy's marriage proposal, saying she loves Andy. Distraught, Big Boy jumps down an apartment stairwell and is hospitalized.

Big Boy also took his adopted brothers and adoptive parents with him when his biological parents took him in and it was a stroke of luck for both Andy (because he became a rap superstar) and Elvin (who was able to go to college, a wish he is longing for).

Big Boy's family and Fifi comfort him at the hospital. Ernesto and Fifi advise him that to find happiness in love, he should not base his judgements on physical beauty or social status but seek one's inner values, prompting Ernesto to tell him to find an ugly person and love her truly. They are interrupted by a commotion from a neighboring room. When they investigate, they come across Madonna, a facially disfigured and traumatized patient hiding in the hospital after witnessing a murder. Fifi and Ernesto set up a match between Madonna and Big Boy, and the two fall in love with each other. After the group fights off Madonna's would-be killers, Madonna undergoes facial surgery. When Madonna reveals that she copied her idol [[Sharon Cuneta]]'s face, Big Boy leaves, fearing another heartbreak, but Madonna reassures him of her love and the two marry. Later on, Madonna gives birth to a child resembling Luningning, to the shock of the whole family.

==Cast==

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*Erning Santos

*Richard Santos

*[[Sharon Cuneta]] as Madonna

[[Sharon Cuneta]] makes a cameo appearance near the end.

==References==

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[[Category:1991 films]]

[[Category:1991 comedy films]]

[[Category:Filipino-language films]]

[[Category:Films based on songs]]

[[Category:Philippine comedy films]]

[[Category:1990s Tagalog-language films]]

[[Category:Viva Films films]]

[[Category:Films directed by Ben Feleo]]

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