Aired (February 22, 2025): If love can exist between the rich and the poor, old and young people, and those of the same sex, tonight's feature story is about a tall man and a beautiful, small woman falling in love. Let us celebrate a different sort of love in "Tall and Small - The Patrick Santos and Ella Ong Love Story." #GMANetwork #GMADrama #Kapuso
Watch ‘Magpakailanman,’ every Saturday evening on GMA Network, hosted by Ms. Mel Tiangco. Included in the cast for this episode “Tall and Small - The Patrick Santos & Ella Ong Love Story ” are Jo Berry, Amy Austria, Mike Tan, & Kim Perez. #MPK #Magpakailanman
Watch ‘Magpakailanman,’ every Saturday evening on GMA Network, hosted by Ms. Mel Tiangco. Included in the cast for this episode “Tall and Small - The Patrick Santos & Ella Ong Love Story ” are Jo Berry, Amy Austria, Mike Tan, & Kim Perez. #MPK #Magpakailanman
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00:00[♪ Music and Singing of the Philippine National Anthem ♪ ♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪
00:28If I have 1,000 pesos, I will ask Ella to give it to me.
00:31I love you and I hope you give me a chance to prove to you how much I love you.
00:35Are you crazy?
00:36Haven't you thought about it?
00:38If you're a man, you're going to be a disgrace.
00:44Millennials, how is the state of your hearts?
00:49Do you have a partner in life?
00:51Brokenhearted?
00:53Or like me, single?
00:55Oh, you're not single because it doesn't mean you're sad, right?
01:01Because there are many kinds of love in our world,
01:06just like the one we have now,
01:08a real love story.
01:11If love is possible through being rich and poor,
01:16old and young,
01:18and the same sex,
01:20wait for it to be challenged by a tall man
01:28and a beautiful little woman.
01:33Let us celebrate a different kind of love
01:36in our episode of Pinamagatang,
01:39Tall and Small,
01:42The Patrick Santos and Ella Ong Love Story.
01:47Ella, were you a child when you accepted that you're a little person?
01:52At first, Auntie Mel, of course not.
01:55But I got used to it.
01:58Did you wish for your mother to have a child
02:03and not your father, Noel, your father?
02:09Actually, I wished for my mother to have a child.
02:14But I also love my father.
02:16So if I wished for my mother to have a child, I accepted it.
02:20Girlfriend of my son.
02:46Yes, we've been together for 3 months now.
02:51Are you out of your mind?
02:57I love your son.
03:00I don't believe you.
03:03No one will believe you if you say that you love my son.
03:08Except if you're blind and stupid.
03:16What should I do to make you believe that I love Ella?
03:25We love each other.
03:27No one can stop us.
03:29People will laugh at you.
03:32They'll make fun of you.
03:34They'll say that you're stupid.
03:36There are a lot of normal women out there.
03:40You're just like my son.
03:42You're just like my son.
03:45You're just like my son.
03:47You're just like my son.
03:49Mom, that's enough.
03:52We're not forcing you to believe us.
03:56I didn't hide anything from him.
03:59It's obvious.
04:01You don't need to make me look like that.
04:03You don't need to make me look like that.
04:05I'm abnormal.
04:06I'm just like my son.
04:08Ella was three years old when her parents found out that she was a little person.
04:15They were not surprised because her father, Noel Ungga Ayala,
04:21was also a little person who was an artist back then.
04:24Even so, this was not a barrier for Ella to fall in love with a so-called normal man.
04:32Get out of your hiding place, I know who you are.
04:35Get out of your hiding place, I know who you are.
04:46What is it, Jabar?
04:48Why are you following me and hiding me?
04:51Because I want to court you.
04:54But I can't help it.
04:56Really?
04:58Out of all the women, I'm the one you're going to court?
05:01Look at us, we're both single.
05:03Don't you want to court a normal woman?
05:06Who will like me if I'm like this?
05:09And they're tall.
05:11That's why you're courting me.
05:13Because there's a high chance that you'll answer me.
05:16No way.
05:18I already have a boyfriend.
05:20Who? Anthony?
05:21You're just fooling me.
05:23We're not the same.
05:25We should love each other because we're the same.
05:30Jabar, let's have different opinions.
05:33It's not that I despise people like us,
05:37but I really love Anthony.
05:40I hope Anthony really loves you.
05:42I hope he doesn't fool you.
05:45Even if he's normal,
05:47it doesn't mean that he'll hurt people like us.
05:50I love Anthony.
05:52But if he hurts you, I'm here.
05:57But what you're thinking won't happen.
06:00Okay.
06:04One of the things that I'm looking for in a man
06:09is someone who's 5'5".
06:12His height is normal.
06:14I'm not underestimating him,
06:17but I just want him to be different.
06:20Not like me.
06:33I love you.
06:57Son,
07:00don't be mad at me.
07:04I'm doing this for you.
07:12I love Anthony,
07:15and he loves me too.
07:18Is it really hard for you to understand?
07:28You believe him.
07:34Because I'm like this,
07:38he's going to make me look bad again.
07:43You're my mother, right?
07:47You should be the last person to tell me that.
07:55Because no mother
07:58will insult the appearance of her own child.
08:04Because for him,
08:08he's the most beautiful.
08:12No matter what he looks like,
08:15he's handsome and small.
08:21But I should be the first one
08:24to remind you
08:27that you look better than other people.
08:33Ella,
08:35people are amazing.
08:38They're very kind.
08:41They will give you everything you want.
08:46You're already small,
08:48but they'll make you even smaller.
08:52That's why I want you to accept the truth now.
08:58I don't know what to do.
09:01I don't know what to do.
09:03I've been accepting myself for a long time.
09:07You know that.
09:11I don't know what they're going to say.
09:15Because I know that even if I'm like this,
09:18I'm a good person.
09:20Unlike others who are normal,
09:23but their attitude is bad.
09:26That's why I believe
09:28that even if I'm like this,
09:30there's still someone who will love me.
09:34I love you.
09:37I love you so much.
09:40I'll be the first one to get hurt
09:43if someone hurts you.
09:47Why don't you look for another man?
09:51Someone who's just like you,
09:53someone who will love you.
09:55Mom,
09:57I'm already like this.
09:59I don't know what to do.
10:01I'm already like this.
10:03Will I be able to find someone like me?
10:10I don't mean to belittle myself
10:13or other people like me.
10:16But mom, how?
10:18What if I have a child?
10:20Will I be able to spread our small nation?
10:23Mom, I also want to give you a normal grandson.
10:26I'm already like this.
10:31It's Anthony.
10:33Mom, it's Anthony.
10:35I love him and he loves me too.
10:39So mom, please accept him.
10:44Let them love each other.
10:52Mom,
10:53he's not my grandson.
10:55Dad,
10:58even though he's small, you loved him.
11:21How would you describe your mother?
11:23She trusts me.
11:25But of course, she's still angry.
11:28Then advice,
11:30for example, if I get hurt,
11:32or if I love someone.
11:34Whatever I want,
11:37she's kind and can understand my situation.
11:41Come on, accompany me tomorrow.
11:43Please.
11:45Yes, please.
11:47Where are you going to eat?
11:54Anthony?
11:57Anthony, who is she?
12:00Your mother?
12:03Answer me.
12:04Anthony.
12:05Tell me who I am.
12:07Huh?
12:08You don't know me?
12:10You don't know me?
12:12Huh?
12:13You don't know me?
12:14You're a beast.
12:15You don't know me?
12:16You're a liar.
12:17You're a liar.
12:18You're a beast.
12:19You're a liar.
12:21You're a liar.
12:22You're a beast.
12:23I was right when I lied to you.
12:25I was right when I lied to you.
12:28I was right when I lied to you.
12:29Hey, miss.
12:30Don't believe him.
12:32He's just fooling you.
12:34He's a bad person.
12:36You're a beast.
12:38You're a liar.
12:53I'm sure Anthony will like this for his birthday.
13:01Mom.
13:03You're here.
13:05I'm sorry I couldn't come with you.
13:08I was fixing my gift for Anthony.
13:12Look at this.
13:13It's beautiful, right?
13:14It really suits him.
13:18Mom.
13:19No.
13:20Mom.
13:21It doesn't suit him.
13:24It doesn't suit him.
13:25Mom.
13:27It doesn't suit him.
13:28It doesn't suit him.
13:31He's shameless.
13:32He's a liar.
13:34He's not true love.
13:38Mom, what's happening to you?
13:41I thought we already talked.
13:44How many times have I told you to accept the truth?
13:50You don't want to believe me.
13:54Don't you understand?
13:57Men like him are liars.
14:05He doesn't love you.
14:10I saw that animal with another woman.
14:16You know that woman?
14:19She's tall.
14:21She's beautiful.
14:23She's sexy.
14:24She's normal.
14:27She's not like you.
14:34Mom, you might be mistaken.
14:37No, I'm not stupid.
14:42I was mesmerized by that animal.
14:43It said that I'm crazy.
14:47That's how shameless Anton is.
14:59When your mother told the truth about your first boyfriend,
15:04how did you accept it?
15:06For me, it's okay.
15:07I already accepted it.
15:09I thought that it's not only me who's being fooled.
15:15That's right.
15:16I thought that it's normal for me to be hurt.
15:28There's still no light here.
15:31I'm afraid to walk alone.
15:38I'll just wait for what I can say.
15:45Let's go.
16:05I've been here for half an hour and there's still no light.
16:09It's better to walk than to stay here.
16:27Get out!
16:39Do I look crazy?
16:43Ella became kind to Patrick.
16:46That's why since then,
16:47she's always waiting for him at the corner of Esquilita to accompany her and take her to their house.
16:55Patrick slowly got Ella's trust,
16:59especially when he found out that her house is just nearby.
17:05That's why Patrick was not saved from the bewilderment of the people there.
17:13Sir!
17:15Who are you waiting for?
17:17Ella.
17:18It seems like I'm serious about that bully.
17:21Sir, is it true?
17:22Are you courting her?
17:24Nonsense.
17:26That's crazy.
17:28Did you really like that bully?
17:31You might get busted.
17:34I might get busted?
17:36Just wait, I'll make you pay for that.
17:38No way.
17:40I heard that his ex cheated on him.
17:43He replaced him with a girl, not his first love.
17:47That's a long story.
17:49You know, you can't be his first love.
17:53Just wait.
17:54I'll make you pay for that.
17:56I'll make you pay for that.
17:58And I'm not like his ex.
18:01No, you're not.
18:02Okay, it's a deal.
18:04Okay, fine.
18:07I'll give you 500 pesos.
18:08You won't answer that.
18:10You'll give me 500 pesos?
18:11Yes.
18:12You're a bastard, Pandoc.
18:14Okay, 500 pesos.
18:16I'll give you 1,000 pesos.
18:19I'll make you answer to Ella.
18:21That's a long story.
18:22Where are you going?
18:23Where are you going?
18:25Hide that.
18:26Give it to me.
18:27You'll see, I'll win.
18:29Okay, okay.
18:31What is your mother thinking?
18:33What did she say about Patrick?
18:35Who is he?
18:37Maybe he did something bad to you.
18:39Ah, yes.
18:40But she saw that I was just pretending.
18:44What's the difference between him and your boyfriend?
18:48There's a big difference, Aunt Mel.
18:49There's a big difference?
18:50Yes.
18:51Because Patrick is honest.
18:55He never made me feel that I'm different.
19:01He's just normal when he looks at me.
19:09Wow, there's a lot of chocolates.
19:13That's how big my love for you is.
19:19Brother, you're running out of money.
19:22You can buy anything for me.
19:25That's okay.
19:27What's important is that I can see that you're happy.
19:33I heard that.
19:36What I'm saying is true.
19:38Why would I believe you?
19:40You're just being stubborn.
19:42Don't compare me to your ex-boyfriend, okay?
19:46I won't do to you what he did to you.
19:52I know it's not easy for you to believe me.
19:58But here's what I want you to think.
20:01Do you think that I would do this to you if I'm just going to fool you?
20:07Yes, I admit that a lot of women are making me feel this way.
20:14But I don't feel this way towards them.
20:18I don't feel this way.
20:21I don't care if you're a dwarf or a dwarf.
20:28What I know is that you're special to me.
20:35And I love you.
20:40That's true.
20:43I'm happy when I'm with you.
20:46And as time goes by,
20:50my love for you grows even deeper.
20:52I love you.
20:57I don't want us to be apart.
21:00Aren't you ashamed of me?
21:11What I'm saying is true.
21:14Even if you're a dwarf.
21:19But it's true.
21:22I love you.
21:25And I hope you give me a chance to prove to you how much I love you.
21:35Oh, we lost.
21:39It's obvious that you have Ela.
21:41That's why you let her answer.
21:43No, it's up to you.
21:45Why?
21:47We have a bet that if you let Ela answer,
21:49we'll give you our two books.
21:53You bet me?
21:57Are you crazy?
21:58What do you think of me?
21:59A horse?
22:00You bet me?
22:08Wait, let me explain.
22:09Are you crazy?
22:11You said you won't cheat on me,
22:12but you did more than that to me.
22:15Ela, let me explain.
22:17What are you going to explain?
22:19It's all clear to me.
22:20You just played me.
22:22Ela, please listen to me first.
22:24I don't want to listen to your lies anymore.
22:27It's all clear to me.
22:28You just played me.
22:37Okay, I admit it.
22:39We're just friends.
22:41We didn't cheat on you.
22:44But even then,
22:47I love you.
22:50Do you believe me?
22:52That's why when I won the bet,
22:54I didn't take their money.
22:58Because the important thing is,
23:01we understand each other.
23:05We love each other.
23:08You opened your heart for me again.
23:13Ela, I love you.
23:15Ela, I love you.
23:20I love you.
23:39What's wrong with you, Ela?
23:41You're my friend.
23:42She's a good person.
23:45I feel like I'm her guardian
23:48when I'm happy with her.
23:51Mom, Uncle,
23:52this is my girlfriend, Ela.
23:56Oh, where's your girlfriend?
23:58I thought you were going to introduce me.
24:01I'm here.
24:04Sorry, I didn't know you were here.
24:07I'm sorry, Ela.
24:09And don't make fun of my sister.
24:10Okay, we'll leave you there.
24:13Come on,
24:14clean up the mess in the kitchen.
24:20I'm sorry about my uncle.
24:22He's really rude.
24:25Is it okay with you?
24:28What?
24:31That whenever you introduce me to other people,
24:35they'll bully you.
24:36Whenever you defend me,
24:38they'll laugh at you for the rest of your life.
24:43Patrick, you still have a chance to go back.
24:48You know what,
24:49they'll just try to bully me and laugh at me.
24:52They won't get anything out of me.
24:55Just don't let them bully you.
24:57Because they really look down on me.
25:01I'm sorry.
25:03I'm sorry.
25:04They really look down on me.
25:08Ela,
25:11what's important is that we both understand each other, right?
25:15Because in the end,
25:17we're also together,
25:19not them.
25:31When your family found out,
25:33of course,
25:34you introduced him to your parents.
25:36My family is concerned about him.
25:38They said I might cheat on him.
25:40I proved to my family that I won't cheat on him.
25:43Who told your family?
25:45Yes.
25:46That you'll cheat on him?
25:47Yes, they said I might cheat on him.
25:49Oh my.
25:51Yes, his family said that
25:54if you're going to cheat on him,
25:57leave him for now.
25:59What did you tell them, Patrick?
26:01I won't cheat on him.
26:03And you really won't cheat on him?
26:05No.
26:06What about your family?
26:08What did they say about Patrick?
26:11At first,
26:12my mother was also thinking about
26:14what Patrick should give me.
26:17But they also saw
26:20how sincere Patrick is to me.
26:23That's why...
26:24Why?
26:25What did Patrick show you?
26:27He always comes to us.
26:29He always brings food.
26:32Yes, that's right.
26:34He always buys me stuff toys.
26:38He always shows my mother
26:41that he really likes me.
27:03Elana?
27:05Why?
27:08I don't know, Mom.
27:10I feel dizzy and nauseous.
27:16Maybe I'm just being paranoid
27:18because I haven't had dinner yet.
27:33Madam Dorae,
27:34Yes?
27:35I would like to ask for forgiveness.
27:38I feel dizzy and nauseous.
27:41I feel dizzy and nauseous.
27:46Give me the candle, Ineg.
27:56Give me your hand.
27:59Give me your hand.
28:22Why?
28:25Do you have a husband?
28:29I don't.
28:30Why do you ask?
28:32Because
28:34you have two hearts.
28:37You're blind.
28:45You have two hearts.
28:48You're blind.
28:50Maybe you're mistaken.
28:54I can't be mistaken.
28:56You have a husband.
29:04No, I don't.
29:07That's why you feel dizzy and nauseous
29:09because you're blind.
29:13It's just a small problem.
29:15I can fix it.
29:18If you want.
29:26Okay.
29:50Elana?
29:52Are you okay?
29:54You've been there for a while.
30:00Elana?
30:03What's happening to you?
30:05Open the door.
30:11Elana?
30:19What's happening to you?
30:24You don't take a bath for that long.
30:30Hey.
30:31Why do you look pale?
30:34Are you sick?
30:39What happened?
30:45What are you holding?
30:47It's behind you.
30:48You're hiding it again.
30:50It's mine.
30:51It's mine.
30:52It's mine.
31:00You're pregnant?
31:07When?
31:09Haven't you thought about it?
31:13If you're pregnant,
31:15you'll be a disgrace.
31:18Mom, I'm sorry.
31:20I'm sorry.
31:21I know it's my fault.
31:24I'll leave.
31:25I don't want to embarrass you.
31:28Madam Doray knows what to do.
31:32Madam Doray?
31:33Yes.
31:34No.
31:36No.
31:37You're not going there.
31:40You're not leaving.
31:42I'm sorry.
31:46I'm sorry if I said something hurtful.
31:49You're pregnant.
31:52I shouldn't have said those things.
31:55Don't tell your child.
31:57You need me more now.
32:07I'm scared, Mom.
32:09I'm scared.
32:11What if I become like her?
32:14I don't want to, Mom.
32:17I don't want to.
32:18People will look down on her.
32:21She's young.
32:22She'll go through what I went through.
32:25I don't want to.
32:28Don't think about it.
32:31What's important is,
32:33you have to teach her the right way
32:36to be a good person like you.
32:42Don't think about it.
32:44I'll take care of you.
32:46I'll help you.
32:48Just stay here.
33:00I'm sorry, Mom.
33:02I can't do this anymore.
33:04Where are you going?
33:05Ena!
33:07Come back here!
33:14Where did that kid go?
33:18Auntie Jean,
33:20where are you going?
33:21Patrick,
33:22look for Ella.
33:25Why? What happened?
33:30Patrick, look for Ella.
33:31Look for Ella.
33:33Why? What happened?
33:37Patrick, look for Ella.
33:45Look for Ella.
33:47Why? What happened?
33:52Patrick, look for Ella.
33:53Why?
34:00I don't know.
34:01She didn't tell me anything.
34:03Me too.
34:04I just found out earlier.
34:05Then I told her.
34:07She said she was going to Manang Doray.
34:10Maybe that's where she went.
34:13Patrick, take care of my daughter.
34:16Bring Ena back to me.
34:18Okay.
34:19Okay.
34:24When you found out that you were pregnant,
34:27what was the first thing that came to your mind?
34:29Auntie Mel, what came to my mind was
34:32that I might end up like my baby.
34:37Of course, I didn't want my child to experience
34:41what I went through back then.
34:44Bullying and other painful things.
34:48Of course, Auntie Mel, I didn't want my child to experience that.
34:54It's easy.
34:56I'll just twist your stomach until I break the flesh inside.
35:03Just like that.
35:05What will happen to me?
35:09Don't worry.
35:11It's just blood.
35:13You'll just bleed for a few days.
35:16It's just like you're having an erection.
35:18And if you don't get it in one go,
35:21we'll do it again.
35:24Is that okay?
35:26Go ahead.
35:28Lie down so we can start.
35:47Okay.
36:07Laila.
36:10Laila.
36:12I can't take it anymore.
36:15I can't.
36:17Why do you want to get rid of him?
36:20He's our child.
36:23I don't want to be a disgrace.
36:26You won't be a disgrace.
36:28I'll make you pay.
36:30What if you don't become like me?
36:33Can you still accept him?
36:35I don't care what he becomes.
36:41I'll make him pay.
36:43I'll defend you.
36:45I love you both.
36:48Don't be afraid.
36:50I'll defend you.
36:52We'll raise our child.
37:17Don't be afraid of losing your love.
37:22What is your advice to those who don't want their family to be against their love?
37:30They should fight for their love.
37:33And in the end,
37:36your family is still your family.
37:38They will accept whoever you choose.
37:42Patrick, what is your advice?
37:44For me, they should trust in themselves.
37:50You expect that?
37:52They will learn to love each other.
37:56Is that what happened to you?
37:58I trusted that I won't leave you.
38:01Really?
38:03You too?
38:04Yes.
38:05And don't give up on your love.
38:08Because there will always be someone who will love you, just like me.
38:11Yes.
38:12Thank you very much to both of you.
38:14I'm so happy with your story.
38:18Sometimes, we are able to prove the so-called power of love.
38:24Because true love has the power to make us believe who should love whom.
38:34It also has the power to show that true love has nothing to do with looks, wealth, or status.
38:43Our weight is not measured, and it is not measured in height,
38:49just like what Naila and Patrick showed us.
38:53So, to my Kamilenials,
38:56even if you are hurt and saddened several times,
39:00don't give up on your heart.
39:03It should remain open to the possibility
39:08that there might be someone who is destined for you
39:11and for those who have been together forever,
39:14that you will continue to love each other with all your heart, and never leave each other.
39:20Now, tomorrow, and forever.
39:24Forever
39:29Forever
39:35We will shout forever
39:39We will never let go
39:42Our dreams will come true
39:46Forever
39:53Forever
39:57We will shout forever
40:00We will never let go
40:03Our dreams will come true
40:09Forever