Minsa'y Isang Gamu-gamo

Minsa'y Isang Gamu-gamo
Directed byLupita Aquino-Kashiwahara
Written byMarina Feleo-Gonzales
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJose Batac Jr.
Edited byEdgardo Vinarao
Music byRestie Umali
Production
company
NV Productions
Distributed byPremiere Productions
Release date
  • December 25, 1976 (1976-12-25)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryPhilippines
Languages
  • Filipino
  • English

Minsa'y Isang Gamu-gamo (English: Once a Moth) is a 1976 Filipino protest drama film directed by Lupita Aquino-Kashiwahara from a story and screenplay written by Marina Feleo-Gonzales. It stars Nora Aunor, Jay Ilagan, Gloria Sevilla, and Perla Bautista. Set near Clark Air Base in Pampanga, the film depicts the lives of two families affected by the American military presence in the Philippines.

Premiering at the 2nd Metro Manila Film Festival, the film won Best Story for Feleo-Gonzales. In 2018, the film was digitally restored by the ABS-CBN Film Restoration Project with a subsequent theatrical premiere at the Cinema One Originals festival of that year.

It was the first important film to address the subject of the American military presence in the Philippines during the Bases era. The film ultimately argues for the closure of these facilities.