Filipino actress Jaclyn Jose (L) celebrates on stage next to her daughter, actress Andi Eigenmann, and Filipino director Brillante Mendoza after being awarded with the Best Actress prize during the closing ceremony of the 69th Cannes Film Festival.
Manila (AFP) - Philippine soap star Jaclyn Jose won best actress at the Cannes film festival Sunday for her mesmerising performance as a slum matriarch who falls prey to corrupt police.
A huge star in her homeland, she said she had to forget everything she learned in her 30 years in the business for the role as a sweetshop owner and small-time drug dealer in "Ma' Rosa".
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