Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Yakaburitswa mumitambo neLVN Mifananidzo musi waKurume 20, 1956 asi haina kuita zvakanaka pabhokisi hofisi uye kunyangwe kutadza, yakave Avellana's cinematic masterpieces uye imwe yemhando huru dzePhilippines dzakamboitwa nekuda kwekurumbidzwa kwayo pamubairo uye ongororo dzakanaka uye kupihwa kukosha nevatsoropodzi vemafirimu uye nyanzvi munguva dzazvino. Firimu racho rakasarudzwa somupiro wePhilippine weBest Foreign Language Film pa
29th Academy Awards, asi haina kugamuchirwa somunhu akasarudzwa. Iyi firimu yakahwina mubairo weGolden Harvest weBest Film paAsia-Pacific Film Festival muBritish Hong Kong.