- Source: Ligaya ang Itawag Mo sa Akin
Ligaya Ang Itawag Mo Sa Akin (International Title: They Call Me Joy) is a 1997 Philippine film directed by Carlos Siguion-Reyna. The film stars Rosanna Roces in the title role. It is one of the blockbuster hit movies produced by Reyna Films.
Synopsis
Ligaya (Roces) is a veteran prostitute whose name means "joy", and is ironically tired and unhappy with her lifestyle. Having saved enough money, she decides to leave whoring for good, but love unexpectedly comes her way in the form of a sincere and honest farmer called Poldíng (Arcilla). The farmer, who falls madly in love with her, is Ligaya's ticket to a decent, respectable life.
Roces' oft-quoted line from the film is "Ligaya ang itawag mo sa akin, 'yan ang trabaho ko, nagbibigáy-ligaya." ("Call me 'Joy,' that's my job, giving joy"). It is often used in a humorous context, where the speaker parodies the catty attitude of a prostitute advertising her ability to give "pleasure".
Cast
Rosanna Roces as Ligaya
John Arcilla as Polding
Isabel Granada as Estela
Chanda Romero as Lolay
Armida Siguion-Reyna as Ima
Pen Medina as Tikyo
Eva Darren as Gunda
Ihman Esturco as Mayor
Crispin Pineda as Padre Teofilo
Myrna Castillo as Susan
Macky Villalon as Agnes
Rubirosa as Estela's Aunt
Marie De Castro as Jenny
Sammy Macairan as Abnoy
Awards
2020 unreleased remake series
On February 18, 2020, Filipina-Moroccan actress Ivana Alawi was officially announced to lead the main character role for the TV remake of the movie. Unfortunately, Dreamscape Entertainment canceled the TV series remake due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines and the ABS-CBN shutdown. Instead, the series was retooled by Dreamscape as La Vida Lena, starring Erich Gonzales.
References
See also
Ligaya ang Itawag Mo sa Akin at IMDb
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Ligaya ang Itawag Mo sa Akin
- John Arcilla
- Rosanna Roces
- Isabel Granada
- Ryan Cayabyab
- Pen Medina
- Chanda Romero
- Reyna Films
- Armida Siguion-Reyna
- Eva Darren
