Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Rosanna Roces
Ligaya
Lead
John Arcilla
Polding
Isabel Granada
Estela
Chanda Romero
Lolay
Armida Siguion-Reyna
Ima
Pen Medina
Tikyo
Eva Darren
Gunda
IE
Ihman Esturco
Mayor
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Carlos Siguion-Reyna's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. They Call Me Joy is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
