My Cactus Heart

#MyCactusHeart
Theatrical movie poster
Directed byEnrico C. Santos
Screenplay by
  • Enrico C. Santos
  • Ricardo Fernando III
  • Raz de la Torre
  • Jerry Gracio
Story byEnrico C. Santos
Based onConcept by Mary Ann Bautista
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography
  • Sherman Philip T. So
  • Manuel Teehankee
Edited byVanessa Ubas De Leon
Music byCesar Francis S. Concio
Production
companies
Distributed byStar Cinema
Release date
  • January 25, 2012 (2012-01-25)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryPhilippines
Languages
  • Filipino
  • English
Box office₱23,008,393.00[1]

My Cactus Heart (stylized as #MyCactusHeart) is a 2012 Filipino romantic comedy film directed by Enrico Santos, starring Maja Salvador, Matteo Guidicelli, and introducing Xian Lim.[2]

It is the first independent film produced by Skylight Films which premiered inside the PBB house on January 24. 2012. It was released nationwide on January 25, 2012.[3][4]

Premise

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Sandy (Maja Salvador) is a hopeless romantic who has dumped many boyfriends and also rejected a number of suitors. Her life changes when she meets Bene (Xian Lim), a handsome heartthrob, at work. However, her friend Carlo (Matteo Guidicelli) will do everything to have her reciprocate his affection.

Plot

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My Cactus heart, A thorny love story revolves on Sandy (Maja Salvador), a hopeless romantic girl whose heart and mind is very optimistic believing there is only one great perfect love. After discovering the infidelity of her father, she sworn off love, she thinks men are heels. Now she is known as heart breaker, 'BASTED-ERA' - that's Sandy who always find reasons to reject men who hangs around her. She feels she will end up being hurt, just what like her father did to her mother. She has dumped every man she has been in a relationship with, ignored and denied suitors who would love to ask her out. Now, who might be the lucky guy to enter her thorny heart? Will it be her friend Carlo (Matteo Guidicelli), a waiter of a family business, who is repeatedly rejected by Sandy, but doesn't take NO for an answer, or her handsome new co-worker Benedict (Xian Lim)?[5]

Cast

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Main cast

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Supporting cast

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Box office

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#MyCactusHeart had a total gross receipts of P23,008,393, as of its third week.[1] It ranked 4th Top Grossing Indie Film of 2012[7] and one of the 20 Top Grossing Filipino films of 2012.[8]

It is one of the most successful indie films of 2012 beating other mainstream films of GMA Films, Viva Films, and Regal Films.

Soundtrack

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Star Records released the soundtrack of the movie, containing 12 tracks.[9] Sam Milby made a cover of "Kaba", which was originally sung by Tootsie Guevarra[10] for the film's soundtrack album, however, in the official music video, it was sung by Matteo Guidicelli.[11][12]

References

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  1. ^ a b "My Cactus Heart". www.boxofficemojo.com.
  2. ^ Corporation, ABS-CBN. "SEARCH - PUSH.COM.PH: Your ultimate showbiz hub!". push.abs-cbn.com.
  3. ^ Maria (January 24, 2012). "I like Sam Milby: My Cactus Heart premieres inside the PBB house tonight, January 24. 2012".
  4. ^ "Review: Enrico Santos' MY CACTUS HEART". Archived from the original on June 30, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
  5. ^ "Pinoy Movie Reviews: My Cactus Heart". Archived from the original on June 30, 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
  6. ^ a b c Sancon, Allan. "Matteo Guidicelli finds it easy to show his love for girlfriend Maja Salvador in #MyCactusHeart". PEP.ph.
  7. ^ "CORAZON tops 2012 Maindie Films!". Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  8. ^ "20 top grossing filipino films of 2012". nationwidehitsandflopsph.blogspot.com. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  9. ^ [1][dead link]
  10. ^ "Musik um sich Wohl zu fühlen – filipinomusica.com".
  11. ^ Kaba (My Cactus Heart) on YouTube retrieved via www.youtube.com via ABSstarcinema user Jan 27, 2012
  12. ^ My Cactus Heart OST: Feature Album retrieved via www.starrecords.ph Jan 27, 2012
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