There's a Star for All Seasons, Diamond Star, and Megastar being Vilma Santos, Maricel Soriano, and Sharon Cuneta, respectively. Women with immense talents and timeless appeal! But let's not forget there's also the Optimum Star in the person of Claudine Barretto!
Give her any genre — from romcoms, heavy drama, and even horror — and the bare minimum she can do is slay. But why is she called the Optimum Star? Well, these five films can speak for how Claudine earned that title.
'Dahil Mahal na Mahal Kita' (1998)
Claudine plays Mela, a campus bad girl with a troubled family background who falls for the resident goodie two shoes and teacher's pet Miguel (Rico Yan)!
'Kailangan Kita' (2002)
Set in the beautiful province of Albay, Claudine in this movie is a simple province girl who finds herself developing feelings for United States-based celebrity chef and future brother-in-law Carl (Aga Muhlach).
'Milan' (2004)
This story follows the naive Lino (Piolo Pascual) who travels to Italy to look for his estranged wife. There he meets the headstrong and no-nonsense Jenny (Claudine Barretto), who is a prominent figure in the OFW community there.
'Nasaan Ka Man' (2005)
In this one-of-a-kind film that blurs genres, Claudine plays Pilar, one of the three adopted children of spinster sisters Lilia (Gloria Diaz) and Trining (Hilda Koronel). She finds herself in a love triangle between her stepsiblings Joven (Jericho Rosales) and Ito (Diether Ocampo).
‘Got 2 Believe’ (2002)
In one of her most acclaimed films, Claudine plays Toni, a wedding coordinator and a perennial bridesmaid. She’s supposedly bound to a so-called family curse: that is, if she’s still single after the age of 25, she'll be single forever! Enter Lorenz (Rico Yan), a photographer who decides to help her find her Mr. Right in exchange for a photoshoot.
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