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Imeldific! The first thing brought to mind when talking about Imelda Romualdez Marcos which means ostentatious extravagance. Imelda is famed for her huge collection of shoes, huge doesn't mean hundreds, but thousands of shoes. Enough, it was once said, that Imelda could change shoes every day for 8 years and never wear the same pair twice.
The 2003 documentary film, Imelda, is a living testament of how multihued, controversial, action-packed and glamorous Imelda's life is. As shown in the film, Imelda is not your typical first lady and presidential wife, the woman is way beyond that. And also, way beyond shoes. Imelda and Pres. Ferdinand Marcos created a conjugal dictatorship. Imelda spearheaded high-profile projects and programs in such sectors: social welfare, health and medical, cultural and green revolution. But then, some critics say that Imelda's motivation in planning and executing such projects are more of based on personal interest than for the welfare of the general public like diverting funds for personal advancements.
At present, Imelda is not only remembered as a symbol of excess during her husband's twenty-year rule but a truly charismatic and narcissistic woman that made a great impact, in many ways, good or bad, in Philippine history.
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