Júlio Madiaga, a 'provinciano', arrives in Manila to search for Ligaya, his loved one.
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Title: Manila in the Claws of Light (1975)
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| Hilda Koronel | ... | Ligaya Paraiso | |
| Bembol Roco | ... | Julio Madiaga (as Rafael Roco Jr.) | |
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Lou Salvador Jr. | ... | Atong |
| Joonee Gamboa | ... | Omeng | |
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Pio De Castro III | ... | Imo |
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Danilo Posadas | ... | Benny |
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Joe Jardi | ... | Frank (as Joseph Jardinazo) |
| Spanky Manikan | ... | Gido | |
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Edipolo Erosido | ... | Eddie |
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Pancho Pelagio | ... | Mr. Balajadia |
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Purita Yap | ... | Nanay |
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Josephine Gutierrez | ... | Kapatid ni Ligaya |
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Gina Zegui | ... | Kapatid ni Ligaya |
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Ronnie Magalong | ... | Kapatid ni Ligaya |
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Anna Marie Nicolas | ... | Batang Ligaya |
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Julio Madiaga, a simple fisherman from the province, travels to Manila to find Ligaya, the woman he loves, after she went away with a mysterious woman promising a better future in the City. When he arrives, he becomes immersed in the city lifestyle and gets involved with its inhabitants experiencing extreme poverty, hard luck, and the overbearing need to grind for daily sustention. While Julio relentlessly searches for Ligaya, the city changes him little by little, becoming like an animal doomed to live only for survival in a wild jungle with no way out. Written by Terrence16
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16 July 1975 (Philippines) See more »Also Known As:
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In all the long, hit-and-miss years of Philippine cinema, no other movie made an impact as much as "Maynila". This movie is proof that low-budgeted movies can truly be maximized by a beautiful, thought-provoking story. `Maynila' is the tragic story of Julio (Bembol Roco), a small-town fisherman who went to the big city to search for Ligaya, his sweetheart (Hilda Koronel), losing his innocence and humanity in the process.
The acting was not superb, but the plot and storyline carried the cast all the way, making each character as memorable as the next. Julio's journey through the streets of Manila is real. The direction was extraordinary. The climax and ending of the story is as surprising as 'Fight Club' and 'Seven', but will leave you thinking and utterly breathless, applause in seat. Never has a tragedy been as beautiful as this.
Also, never will the Philippines experience a movie as beautiful as this. Never again.