''Bato sa Buhangin'' is a 1976 Filipino

romantic drama Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey ...

film directed by Pablo Santiago. It stars

Fernando Poe Jr. Ronald Allan Kelley Poe (August 20, 1939 – December 14, 2004), known professionally as Fernando Poe Jr., and often referred to by his initials FPJ, was a Filipino actor, film director, producer, screenwriter, and politician. His long and s ...

and

Vilma Santos Rosa Vilma Tuazon Santos-Recto (, born November 3, 1953) is a Filipino actress, singer, dancer, TV host, producer, and politician. She served as a House Deputy Speaker since 2019 to 2022 and as the Representative of Batangas' 6th district since ...

in their second on-screen team up following the success of ''Batya't Palu-palo'' (1974). The film was released by FPJ Productions on August 13, 1976.

Plot

An intriguing revelation from a fortune teller leaves the spoiled Bamba (

) restless to meet her destined lover. One day, the anxious Bamba comes across the humble taxi driver Rafael (

) after their vehicles collide on the street. To make up for Bamba’s blunder, Bamba’s father offers the poor Rafael to work as his daughter’s bodyguard. Being the snotty brat she is, Bamba punishes Rafael by bossing him around and embarrassing him in front of her friends. Through it all, however, Bamba suddenly finds herself irresistibly falling in love with Rafael — the one man who has patiently put up with all her mischief. The only hurdle to Bamba and Rafael’s love story, though, is the secret Bamba has been keeping from everybody all her life – even to her beloved Rafael. Will this secret ruin the chance for Bamba to be with her fated partner?

Cast

as Rafael "Paeng" Longalong *

as Barbara "Bamba" Montinola *

Dencio Padilla Prudencio Baldivia (September 2, 1928 – October 10, 1997), better known as Dencio Padilla or Tata Dens (), was a veteran Filipino actor and comedian. Career He appeared in films as the favorite sidekick of Fernando Poe Jr. Known for his Bata ...

as Lucio *Robert Talabis as Joseph *Millie Mercado as Rose *Connie Angeles as Gigi *Jun Soler as Gil *Jumbo Salvador as Teddy *

Phillip Salvador Phillip Mikael "Ipe" Reyes Salvador (born Felipe Reyes Salvador; August 22, 1953) is a three-time FAMAS award-winning Filipino film and television actor. Acting career Salvador made his film debut in 1971 with ''Adios Mi Amor''. He toiled in m ...

as Phil *Yvonne Salcedo as Gelyn *Tina Monasterio as Lala *Rowell Santiago as Rowell *Fred Montilla as Mr. Montinola *Nello Nayo as Dr. Vergara *Imelda Ilanan as Lorna *

Romy Diaz Jose Romeo Bustillos Diaz (November 28, 1940 – May 10, 2005) was a Filipino actor. He performed in films such as ''Ang Maestro'' (1981), ''The Impossible Kid'' (1982), ''Gising Na... Ang Higanteng Natutulog'' (1995) and ''Si Samson at Si Deli ...

as Boy Hernandez *

Mary Walter Mary Walter (September 10, 1912 – February 25, 1993) was a Filipina actress whose eight decade-long film acting career saw her transformation from a romantic lead in the silent film era into a wizened fixture in horror movies in the late 1 ...

as Impong Sela *Alfonso Carvajal as Asst. Fiscal Magtanggol *Naty Hernando as The Taxi Operator *Ely Roque as The False Fortune Teller *Resty Samuel as The Motorcycle Policeman *Ruby Rose as Ms. San Diego, the private nurse

Reception

Music

The film's theme was written specifically for the film by

Ernani Cuenco Ernani Joson Cuenco (May 10, 1936 – June 11, 1988) was a Filipino composer, film scorer, musical director, music teacher and Philippine National Artist for Music. He wrote an outstanding and memorable body of works that resonate with the Filipin ...

and

Snaffu Rigor Roberto Nicholas "Snaffu" Rigor (August 8, 1946 – August 3, 2016) was a Filipino songwriter and vocalist. He started composing in 1964. His first recorded Tagalog composition was "T.L. Ako Sa'yo", a hit by Cinderella in 1975. He also wrote ...

and performed by the latter's band,

Cinderella "Cinderella",; french: link=no, Cendrillon; german: link=no, Aschenputtel) or "The Little Glass Slipper", is a folk tale with thousands of variants throughout the world.Dundes, Alan. Cinderella, a Casebook. Madison, Wis: University of Wisconsi ...

Accolades

References

External links

* {{Pablo Santiago 1976 films Filipino-language films FPJ Productions films Philippine romantic drama films Films directed by Pablo Santiago