Pasan Ko ang Daigdig (film)
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- Vic R. Del Rosario Jr.
- Ramon Salvador
- Tony Gloria
| Pasan Ko ang Daigdig | |
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 Official movie poster | |
| Directed by | Lino Brocka |
| Screenplay by | |
| Story by | Pablo S. Gomez |
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| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Rody Lacap |
| Edited by | Ike Jarlego Jr. |
| Music by | Willy Cruz |
Production company | Viva Films |
| Distributed by | Viva Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 128 minutes |
| Country | Philippines |
| Language | Filipino |
Pasan Ko ang Daigdig (lit. 'I carry the World') is a 1987 Philippine drama film directed by National Artist Lino Brocka.[1] The screenplay written by Rene Villanueva and Orlando Nadres was based on the comics serial written by Pablo S. Gomez.[2] It stars Sharon Cuneta, Loretta Marquez, and Tonton Gutierrez.[3] It was the first time Brocka and Cuneta worked together on a movie.[4]
Produced and distributed by Viva Films, the film was theatrically released on September 30, 1987. In 2007, it was remade into a television drama series of the same name by GMA Network as the fourth installment of Sine Novela and stars Yasmien Kurdi as Lupe and JC de Vera as Carding.[2]
Every day, Guadalupe "Lupe" Velez sells sampaguitas to the general public in the outskirts of the capital region while carrying her mother, who has a mobility impairment, and they live with Kadyo, Lupe's gambling-addicted uncle.
Cast
- Sharon Cuneta as Guadalupe "Lupe" Velez: a sampaguita seller who vows to escape from poverty
- Loretta Marquez as Metring: Lupe's mother, who has a mobility impairment
- Tonton Gutierrez as Ricardo "Carding" Hernandez: Lupe and Luming's neighbor who works as a waiter in the nightclub
- Mark Gil as Greco
- Rey Abellana as Tony Gomez: Carding's co-worker at the nightclub where he serves as a pianist and was instrumental in Lupe being discovered by many people in the industry
- Mario Montenegro as Don Ignacio Aboitiz Jr.: A record company executive
- Princess Punzalan as Luming: Lupe's friend who taught her to sing
- Raoul Aragon as Kadyo: Lupe's abusive, unfaithful, and gambling-addicted uncle
- Anita Linda as Momay
- Deborah Sun as Bunny
- Marilen Martinez as Ruffy: A nightclub singer and Lupe's rival
Production
According to lead star Sharon Cuneta in an interview on Jeepney TV's Showbiz Pa More (hosted by DJ Jhai Ho), the crew took two weeks to shoot the scenes at Smokey Mountain. The production designers and make-up artists with whom the lead actress usually collaborated were changed by the film's director, Lino Brocka. Brocka picked James Cooper as Sharon's make-up artist and hair designer.[5]
Release
The film was released and distributed by Viva Films on September 30, 1987, in 47 theaters across the Metro Manila region and its neighboring provinces of Rizal and Bulacan.[6]
Television broadcast
The film received a terrestrial television premiere on September 8, 1990, as a feature presentation for ABS-CBN's Saturday night block dedicated to movies from various film studios including Viva, Tagalog Movie Greats.[7]