Puso ng Pasko


Puso ng Pasko is a 1998 Filipino comedy fantasy film released by Star Cinema. The film was an official entry of the 1998 Metro Manila Film Festival.

Plot

The story revolves around the Carpio family. The mother Ophelia loves to plant flowers especially roses. Her husband Miguel is a well-respected man in their community. They use to celebrate Christmas with their children Dondi, the eldest, Vincent a paralytic, and their only daughter Maya. But, when Ophelia gave birth to Christopher on Christmas Day, she got sick and series of events happened especially when Miguel's sisters Belle and Christy came to the picture. Miguel suffered many problems in his business and was forced to go on hiding and Ophelia died and blamed Christopher. During Christmas season Belle and Christy along with their confidante Leopold are planning to sell the house and forcing the Carpio children as well as Tiyo Balti and Lola Angeles to leave. However, Dondi and his siblings were moved to the garage. However, Tiyo Balti was there to help them and said the Christmas is the season of miracles, especially Dondi's girlfriend Sandy. Their only way to save their house is the land title that was now yet found. They also saw a Christmas ball that come to life and introduced herself as Merry. Merry were given each of them one wishes except for Vincent who does not believe in the spirit of Christmas. However, they are barred from saying or sharing their wishes or it will come true. Maya was the first to make a wish, while they are in the Church, she wished for Vincent to walk again. Vincent fell and was able to walk again. For Christopher, he wished to have snow in Philippines. Although it's a tropical country, it began to snow. However, series of disasters happened because of snow. Especially Christopher who suffered pneumonia. When Christopher saw Belle and Christy making a fake title, he was also saw by Christy and hid himself buried in snow. Now, he is dying, Dondi wished to Merry for Christopher to be healed. He was completely healed that the doctor could not believed what caused his complete recovery. But, Vincent knew that it was Dondi who wished for him to walked again, until he knew that it was Maya. Because of the doctor's advice that Christopher might got sick again because of the snow, Sandy wished for the snow to stop. Belle and Christy goes for drastic measures to forced the children to get out. However, they were given until Christmas Day to go out. On Christmas Eve, they celebrated Christmas as well as Christopher's birthday and Merry bid farewell to them. As they celebrated Christmas, Belle and Christy came to tell them to get out. But, when Angeles came, Maya gave her a piece of white rose. When Angeles asked where she get the rose, they brought her to the garden and Angeles started to dig. The demolition team came but Dondi stopped them from destroying the house until Angeles found a chest and remembered everything. She recalled that their mother Ophelia put the land title, and they found the real land title.

Cast and Characters

The majority of the visual effects of the film were handled by Roadrunner Network, Inc.

Soundtrack

Track listing

Adapted from the Puso Ng Pasko liner notes.

Personnel

Adapted from the Puso Ng Pasko liner notes.