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I Carry the World

I Carry the World

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I Carry the World

1987

2h 8m

4.7(7 votes)

Romance

Drama

Music

Overview

Living in the slums, Lupe carries her disabled mother while begging outside the Manila Cathedral, before leveraging her singing talent to escape poverty and rise to stardom.

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Production Companies

Viva Films

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Sharon Cuneta

Sharon Cuneta

Lupe Velez

Tonton Gutierrez

Tonton Gutierrez

Carding

Loretta Marquez

Metring

Rey "PJ" Abellana

Rey "PJ" Abellana

Tony

Mark Gil

Mark Gil

Greco

Princess Punzalan

Princess Punzalan

Luming

Mario Montenegro

Mario Montenegro

Don Ignacio

Anita Linda

Anita Linda

Momay

Raul Aragon

Raul Aragon

Kadyo

Deborah Sun

Deborah Sun

Bunny

Creative team

Directed by: Lino Brocka
Written by: Pablo S. Gomez
Rene Villanueva
Produced by: Ramon Salvador

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