''Pasan Ko ang Daigdig'' () is a 1987 Philippine

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film directed by National Artist

Lino Brocka Catalino Ortiz Brocka (April 3, 1939 – May 22, 1991) was a Filipino film director. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential and significant filmmakers in the history of Philippine cinema. His filmography often addressed the co ...

. The screenplay written by

Rene Villanueva Rene O. Villanueva (September 22, 1954 – December 5, 2007) was a Filipino playwright and author. He is famed for his deep involvement in theater and television and in children's literature, whether it be on television, in books or on stage ...

and

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was based on the comics serial written by Pablo S. Gomez. It stars

Sharon Cuneta Sharon Gamboa Cuneta-Pangilinan (born January 6, 1966) is a Filipino actress, singer, and television personality. Prolific in multiple fields of entertainment, she is known for playing dramatic and comedic leading roles in film and television. ...

, Loretta Marquez, and Tonton Gutierrez. It was the first time Brocka and Cuneta worked together on a movie. In 2007, the film was remade into a television drama series of the same name by

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as the fourth installment of ''Sine Novela'' and stars

Yasmien Kurdi Yasmien Yuson Kurdi-Soldevilla (; born January 25, 1989) is a Filipino actress and singer. She is one of the Final Four in the first season of '' StarStruck'', a reality-based talent search show by GMA Network in the Philippines, where she f ...

as Lupe and

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as Carding.

Summary

The film tells the story of Lupe (Sharon Cuneta), a young woman living in the slums of

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who wishes to climb out of poverty through her singing. She is also intent on helping her crippled mother.

Cast

as Guadalupe "Lupe" Velez, a sampaguita seller who vows to escape from poverty * Loretta Marquez as Metring, Lupe's mother who has mobility impairment *

Tonton Gutierrez Eduardo Antonio "Tonton" Winsett Gutierrez, Jr. (born March 20, 1968) is a Filipino film and television actor best known for his role as Governor Eduardo Buenavista in the original hit teleserye '' Pangako Sa 'Yo'', it was topbilled by Krist ...

as Ricardo "Carding" Hernandez, Lupe and Luming's neighbor who works as a waiter in the nightclub *

Mark Gil Raphael John Gil Eigenmann (September 25, 1961 – September 1, 2014), known professionally as Mark Gil, was a Filipino actor. Gil was often cast as a main villain in Philippine action films that was popular during the late '80s to the early 20 ...

as Greco *

Rey Abellana Reynante Hofileña Abellana (; born September 2, 1962), professionally known as Rey "PJ" Abellana, is a Filipino actor who is best known for his portrayal as PJ in the Philippine TV series '' Anna Liza'' in the 1980s. Abellana appeared in films ...

as Tony Gomez, Carding's co-worker at the nightclub where he serves as a pianist and instrumental for 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 Raoul Aragon was a former Filipino actor in drama and action movies in the Philippines. Aragon was nominated in Gawad Urian Award 1980 as Best Actor in the movie ''Ina ka ng Anak Mo'' and he won the Best Actor award in Metro Manila Film Festival ...

as Kadyo, Lupe's abusive, unfaithful, and gambling-addicted uncle *

Anita Linda Anita Linda (born Alice Bueñaflor Lake; November 23, 1924 – June 10, 2020), was a Filipino actress whose career spanned nearly eight decades and had done close to 400 motion pictures. A romantic lead in her early years, she gained wides ...

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, and the production designers and make-up artists whom the lead actress usually collaborated with were changed by the film's director Lino Brocka. Brocka picked James Cooper as Sharon's make-up artist and hair designer.

Release

The film was released and distributed by

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on September 30, 1987, in 47 theaters across the Metro Manila region and its neighboring provinces of Rizal and Bulacan.

Television broadcast

The film received a terrestrial television premiere on September 8, 1990, as a feature presentation for

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's Saturday night block dedicated to movies from various film studios including Viva, ''Tagalog Movie Greats''.

Reception

Accolades

References

External links

* 1987 films 1987 drama films Filipino-language films 1980s Philippine films Philippine films based on comics Films directed by Lino Brocka Films produced by Vic R. Del Rosario Jr. Films with screenplays by Orlando R. Nadres Films with screenplays by Rene O. Villanueva Films scored by Willy Cruz Films set in slums {{1980s-Philippines-film-stub