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Ligaya ang Itawag Mo sa Akin

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'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 as 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 Poldng (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, nagbibigy-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

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Category:1997 films

Category:1990s Tagalog-language films

Category:Philippine drama films

Category:Star Cinema films

Category:Films directed by Carlos Siguion-Reyna


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