Palimos ng Pag-ibig (film)
| Palimos ng Pag-ibig | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Eddie Garcia |
| Starring |
Vilma Santos Edu Manzano Dina Bonnevie |
| Distributed by | Viva Films |
Release dates | May 14, 1986 |
Running time | 126 minutes |
| Country | Philippines |
| Language |
Tagalog English |
Palimos ng Pag-ibig (Filipino, "Begging for Love") is a 1986 Filipino movie directed by Eddie Garcia. The film was turned into a teleserye in 2007 for the first installment of Sineserye Presents.
The film was based on the 1970 movie The Baby Maker that was initially adapted by Nerissa Cabral into komiks.
Plot
On the outside, married couple Fina (Santos) and Rodel (Manzano) Alcaraz appear to be a match made in heaven, but behind the thick walls of their home, their relationship is on the verge of crumbling. Despite being relatively affluent, the couple is empty as they are childless, for any attempt to conceive might prove fatal to Fina due to her condition. In an act of desperation, Rodel takes matters into his own hands and seeks the services of a surrogate, Ditas (Bonnevie).
The plan goes awry when Rodel becomes genuinely attracted to the younger and more alluring Ditas, who has lived a destitute life, finds the notion of prosperity equally irresistible. The well-intentioned plan to resuscitate life back into a dying marriage becomes its undoing.
Cast
- Vilma Santos as Fina Alcaraz
- Edu Manzano as Rodel Alcaraz
- Dina Bonnevie as Ditas
- Cherie Gil as Verna Castillo
- Laurice Guillen as Mitos
- Pepito Rodriguez as Reggie Alcaraz
Origins
Palimos ng Pag-ibig is an adaptation of the 1970 film, The Baby Maker directed and co-written by James Bridges. It was first serialized in Komiks by Nerissa Cabral before it was adapted for film.
TV adaptation
In 2007, ABS-CBN remade the film into a TV series as the first installment of Sineserye Presents. It stars Kristine Hermosa as Ditas, Diether Ocampo as Rodel and Rica Peralejo as Fina.
In popular culture
The film was the origin of the line, "Para kang karenderiáng bukás sa lahát ng gustong kumain!" ("You're like an eatery open to anyone who wants to eat!"). The line refers to a character accusing another of engaging in prostitution.