| Patayin Mo Sa Sindak Si Barbara | |
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| Directed by | Celso Ad Castillo |
| Starring | Susan Roces |
| Release date(s) | 1973 |
| Country | Philippines |
| Language | Tagalog |
Patayin Mo Sa Sindak Si Barbara is a 1973 film starring Susan Roces.
It became the 70's Blockbuster Horror-Suspense Film in 1974 with Susan Roces as the Main Title and in 1995 was remade as a 90's film starring Lorna Tolentino as Barbara[1] directed by Chito S. Roño and Produced by Star Cinema. In 2008 ABS-CBN bought the rights to remake the cult classic as a Primetime TV Series starring Kris Aquino as Barbara for the Sineserye Presents:The Susan Roces Cinema Collection featuring 3 of her Cult Classic Films remade for Television lasting for four weeks for Primetime the television edition featured Susan Roces as Kris Aquino's mother it debuted at a 38.1% rating becoming the first Primetime series remake of 2008 to be a top rated program. [2]
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Barbara (Roces) has always been overly indulgent of her little sister, Ruth's every whim. Years later, Barbara meets and falls in love with Nick (Rivero), who is smitten with her. But the spoiled Ruth (Ortiz) confesses to her older sister that she too is in love with Nick and threatens to kill herself if he does not marry her. So with a heavy heart, Barbara once again accommodates Ruth's demands and convinces Nick to court her younger sister instead. In a twisted act of devotion, Nick reluctantly agrees to marry Ruth, to prove his love for Barbara. After the wedding, Barbara decides to start a new life abroad, to give Nick a chance to fall in love with Ruth and for Barbara to get over her feelings for him.
Her past comes back to haunt her when Barbara receives news that her younger sister has killed herself and was witnessed by Ruth's only daughter Karen (Esguerra). Barbara immediately returns to the Philippines to mourn her sister and comfort her unstable niece. Upon Barbara's return, she learns the reason surrounding Ruth's mysterious death.
Throughout their marriage, Ruth felt that Nick never loved her, but harboured feelings for her sister. In a state of paranoid delusion, she suspects that Nick was having an affair and used his business trips to the States as an excuse to rendezvous with Barbara. In a jealous rage, she commits suicide and haunts the household through a doll to extract revenge on everyone who wronged her.