''Ang Daigdig Ko'y Ikaw'' () is 1965 Philippine

romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a sub-genre of comedy and Romance novel, romance fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount all obstacles. Ro ...

film co-written and directed by

Efren Reyes Efren Manalang Reyes (born August 26, 1954) is a Filipino professional pool player. A winner of over 100 international titles, Reyes was the first player to win world championships in two different pool disciplines. Among his numerous title ...

and starring

Fernando Poe Jr. Ronald Allan Kelley Poe (August 20, 1939 – December 14, 2004), known professionally as Fernando Poe Jr., and often referred to by his initials FPJ, was a Filipino actor, film director, producer, screenwriter, and politician. His long and s ...

and

Susan Roces Jesusa Purificación Levy Sonora-Poe (July 28, 1941 – May 20, 2022), known professionally as Susan Roces (), was a Filipino actress. She was the wife of Ronald Allan Kelley Poe, better known as Fernando Poe Jr. Roces was regarded as the "Que ...

. The film is FPJ Productions' 3rd anniversary offering and features the then freelancer Roces in her first assignment since leaving

Sampaguita Pictures Sampaguita Pictures was a Philippine film production company. It was named for the Philippine national flower, sampaguita. Though no longer functioning, the company's Sampaguita Compound remains in Quezon City. History Sampaguita Pictures was e ...

. The film was the first of 17 pictures Poe and Roces would make together and was the beginning of their real life relationship, which would culminate in their marriage three years later. In celebration of the said marriage, the film was re-released to theatres in 1968 which contained footage of the couple's actual marriage ceremony.

Plot

Vicky is the spoiled heiress of a multi-millionaire, while Roman is the president and truck driver of Roman's Trucking Corporation. In rebelling against her father's wishes, Vicky and Roman's paths will cross as they journey from

Batangas Batangas, officially the Province of Batangas ( ), is a first class province of the Philippines located in the southwestern part of Luzon in the Calabarzon region. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 2,908,494 people, making ...

Baguio Baguio ( , , ), officially the City of Baguio (; ; ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Cordillera Administrative Region, Philippines. It is known as the "Summer Capital of the Philippines", ...

, and along the way get to know each other and fall in love with one another.

Synopsis

Vicky (

) is

Don Don, don or DON and variants may refer to: Places *Don (river), a river in European Russia *Don River (disambiguation), several other rivers with the name * Don, Benin, a town in Benin * Don, Dang, a village and hill station in Dang district, Gu ...

Enrique Larrazabal's (Oscar Keesee) spoiled ''unica hija'' and the sole heir to the Larrazabal fortune. Don Enrique locked up Vicky aboard a yacht in order to prevent her from eloping with Daniel, whom he objects to because of his questionable character. While anchored in Batangas, and taking advantage of Don Enrique being out on the shore, Vicky swims to the nearest shore. There she meets Roman (

) who owns a trucking business of which he is also the driver. She stows away in Roman's truck and upon being discovered, she lies to Roman about her life - fabricating a lie wherein she is an orphan who is being forced by an aunt to be married off to a rich old man whom she doesn't have feelings for. Roman takes her in on the condition that she would work for him. On their delivery from Batangas all the way to Baguio, Roman and Vicky gets to know each other and starts to become intimate with one another. Along the way, Vicky constantly hides from Don Enrique's men, who has been ordered by the elder Larrazabal to retrieve Vicky. Upon arriving in Baguio, Roman discovers the true identity of Vicky and is deeply hurt that Vicky had lied to him. Unbeknownst to Vicky, Daniel is also in Baguio and that revelation led Roman to think that Vicky had played with his emotions only to run-off with Daniel as soon as they arrive in Baguio. Dejected, Roman parts ways with Vicky. Don Enrique then confronted Roman and was impressed with his character that he approved of him for Vicky despite Roman not being rich. With Don Enrique's blessing, Vicky returns to Roman, who is all too willing to take her back into his arms.

Cast

as Roman *

as Vicky Larrazabal *Oscar Keesee as Don Enrique Larrazabal *

Dencio Padilla Esteban Buenvinida Baldivia (September 2, 1928 – October 10, 1997), better known as Dencio Padilla or Tata Dens (), was a veteran Filipino actor and comedian. Career He appeared in films as the favorite sidekick of Fernando Poe Jr. Known for ...

as Dencio *Pablo Virtuoso as Pablo *Lito Anzures *Victor Bravo *Vic Varrion *Rudy Meyer *Philip Coo *Marilou Murray *

Mario Escudero Mario Escudero (October 11, 1928 – November 19, 2004), was one of a handful of Spanish flamenco guitar virtuosos who, following on the footsteps of Ramon Montoya, helped spread flamenco beyond their Spanish homeland when they migrated to the U ...

*Esther Vuzconde *Romy Nario *Restie Sandel *Angel Buenaventura *Jose Paulo

Music

The song ''"Ang Daigdig Ko'y Ikaw"'' was written especially for the film with music from Tony Maiquez and lyrics from

Levi Celerio Levi Celerio (April 30, 1910 – April 2, 2002) was a Filipino composer and lyricist who is credited with writing over 4,000 songs. Celerio was recognized as a National Artist of the Philippines for Music and Literature in 1997. He is also know ...

and

. The song was performed by Ric Manrique Jr. and

Pilita Corrales Pilar Garrido Corrales (August 22, 1937 – April 12, 2025), better known as Pilita Corrales, was a Filipino singer, actress and comedian. She was known for her distinctive backbend when singing and was popularly referred to as the "Greatest s ...

References

External links

* {{Fernando Poe Jr. Filipino-language films 1965 films Philippine romantic comedy films Films set in Batangas Films set in Benguet