They Call Me Joy
They Call Me Joy

They Call Me Joy

1997-09-06| 105 min

When asked for her real name, the feisty woman in a rural whorehouse would quip, "Ligaya. It means joy. And that's what I sell." Yet the small-town prostitute is not resigned that she would be in the flesh trade forever. She still harbors the dream of getting out of the job someday. She saves money and fancies that someone would come and marry her as if she were clean and never been a whore. That becomes almost a reality when a hardworking farmer enters her life. Under some problematic circumstances, her chances get blown away-but not exactly of her sole doing.

Genres

Drama

Cast

Rosanna Roces

Rosanna Roces

John Arcilla

John Arcilla

Isabel Granada

Isabel Granada

Chanda Romero

Chanda Romero

Armida Siguion-Reyna

Armida Siguion-Reyna

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