For Mother’s Day, I thought I share this video of my mom, Lucila Dypiangco, which I shot during the filming of Home Unknown. In the clip, she explains why she named my older brother Gerard and my dad Oscar’s surprisingly hilariously reaction to that choice.
This footage was shot in Quezon City in the Philippines in the very church where my parents got married. The location brought a lot of memories to my mom’s mind, and she retold story after story about their wedding (which started ridiculously early in the morning), going to mass everyday (she had her purse stolen!), eating pan de sal and corned beef after mass (her family’s driver would buy it) and much more. My mom definitely loves churches, and she loves telling stories just as much. So I guess whenever I want to film my mom in her element, I just have to bring her to a church.
Happy Mother’s Day, Mom!
- Stephen Dypiangco
Cindy
May 8, 2011
Stephen – loved it!
Auntie Lucille – Happy Mother’s Day!
Love & Prayers, Cindy & Kids
dypiangco
May 8, 2011
Thanks for watching, Cindy! Happy Mother’s Day to you!
Lucila O. Dypiangco
May 12, 2011
Thanks, Cindy! I hope you had a special day last Sunday too.
Of course, you know me and my verbal ability/liability. I just have to “explain” everything. That’s probably why I stayed in teaching for 42 years.
Liz Figueroa DeNichilo
January 2, 2012
I was privileged to have been Ms. Dypiangco’s student at Bell High in the ’80′s, and I did a search on the Internet for her simply out of curiosity. It gives me great joy to see this video and see her still telling her stories with such enthusiasm. She was a terrific teacher and one who influenced my life in enormously positive ways. Please let her know how grateful I still am to have been her student and to have known her. May God bless her always!