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Ligaya ang Itawag Mo sa Akin
Ligaya ang Itawag Mo sa Akin

Ligaya ang Itawag Mo sa Akin

Genres

Drama

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When asked for her real name, the feisty woman in a rural whorehouse would quip, "Ligaya. It means joy. And that's what I sell." Yet the small-town prostitute is not resigned that she would be in the flesh trade forever. She still harbors the dream of getting out of the job someday. She saves money and fancies that someone would come and marry her as if she were clean and never been a whore. That becomes almost a reality when a hardworking farmer enters her life. Under some problematic circumstances, her chances get blown away-but not exactly of her sole doing.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Tagalog

Runtime

105 mins

Rating

3.8/10

Release Date

06 September 1997

Country

Philippines

Cast

Rosanna Roces

Rosanna Roces

Ligaya

John Arcilla

John Arcilla

Polding

Isabel Granada

Isabel Granada

Estela

Chanda Romero

Chanda Romero

Lolay

Armida Siguion-Reyna

Armida Siguion-Reyna

Ima

Pen Medina

Pen Medina

Tikyo

Eva Darren

Eva Darren

Gunda

Ihman Esturco

Ihman Esturco

Mayor

Myrna Castillo

Myrna Castillo

Susan

Crispin Pineda

Crispin Pineda

Padre Teofilo

Macky Villalon

Macky Villalon

Agnes

Rubirosa

Rubirosa

Estela's Aunt

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