Nadine Lustre initially planned not to participate in the 2025 iteration of the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF), but when she discovered that Vice Ganda would be her co-star, she had no second thoughts in accepting the offer.
“Talagang go na (I immediately said go right away),” she said at a media huddle for the MMFF 2025 entry “Call Me Mother,” which talks about a beauty queen and pageant coach competing for the affection of a young boy named Angelo.

