Because of a Flower

For the Ana Roxanne album, see Because of a Flower (album).

Because of a Flower (Tagalog: Dahil sa Isang Bulaklak) is a 1967 Philippine drama film directed by Luis Nepomuceno.^[1] The film was selected as the Philippine entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 40th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.^[2] It was the first Filipino film to be shot in color by De Luxe.^[3] The film won two awards at the 1967 Asian Film Festival: Best Actress (Charito Solis) and Outstanding Child Actress (Jenina Bas).

Because of a Flower
Film poster
Directed by	Luis Nepomuceno
Written by	Jose Nepomuceno Luis Nepomuceno
Produced by	Luis Nepomuceno
Starring	Charito Solis
Cinematography	Luis Nepomuceno
Edited by	Luis Nepomuceno
Music by	Leopoldo Silos
Production company	Nepomuceno films
Distributed by	Nepomuceno films
Release date	June 18, 1967 (1967-06-18)
Country	Philippines
Language	Tagalog

Cast

• Charito Solis as Margarita
• Ric Rodrigo as Edilberto
• Paraluman as Victoria
• Rod Navarro as Tony
• Ben Perez as Juan
• Liza Lorena as Esperanza
  • Jenina Bas as young Esperanza^[4]
• Grace Leonor as Cora
• Henry Stevens as Alvaro
• Matimtiman Cruz as Monica
• Joseph de Cordova as Padre
• Mary Walter as Tony's mother
• Pianing Vidal as Arsobispo

Accolades

Group	Category	Name	Result
1967 Asian Film Festival	Best Actress	Charito Solis[4]	Won
	Outstanding Child Actress	Jenina Bas	Won