Filipino actress Jaclyn Jose took the award and celebrates with her daughter, actress Andi Eigenmann, and director Brillante Mendoza after being awarded with the Best Actress prize during the closing ceremony of the 69th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 22, 2016.
Jaclyn Jose won best actress for playing the titular character in Brillante Ma. Mendoza’s gritty drama “Ma’ Rosa.”
The last time the Philippines won in Cannes was the best director award of Mendoza for “Kinatay” in 2009.
