''Inday Inday sa Balitaw'' is a 1986

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comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by Luciano Carlos and written by Pablo S. Gomez, with screenplay by

Jose Javier Reyes Jose "Joey" Javier Reyes (born October 21, 1954) is a Filipino professor, writer, director, miscellaneous crew and actor. He has won awards at the Gawad Urian, Metro Manila Film Festival and Filipino Star Awards for Movies for his films, which ...

Plot

The story revolves around Inday (

Maricel Soriano Maricel Soriano (; born Maria Cecilia Dador Soriano; February 25, 1965) is a Filipina film and television actress, occasional host and dancer. With a career spanning of over 50 years, Soriano is one of the most celebrated artists and popularly ...

), a beautiful and persevering girl who was abandoned by her mother during her childhood. She despised her mother, but due to her longing for motherly love, Inday can’t help but feel drawn to Monina (

Susan Roces Jesusa Purificacion Levy Sonora-Poe (July 28, 1941 – May 20, 2022), known professionally as Susan Roces (), was a Filipino actress. She was the wife of Ronald Allan Kelley Poe, better known as Fernando Poe Jr. Roces was regarded as the "Quee ...

), a longing mother. However their relationship was cut short due to unexpected circumstances.

Cast

as Monina Rosales * Eddie Gutierrez as Danny *

as Maria Luisa Rosario "Inday" Rosales * William Martinez as Cleto *

Matet De Leon Matet de Leon-Estrada (born October 4, 1984 as Maria Theresa Villamayor) is a Filipina actress who began her career as a child star. She is an adopted daughter of Christopher de Leon and Nora Aunor Nora Cabaltera Villamayor (born May 21, 19 ...

as Tiyanak *

Armida Siguion-Reyna Armida Siguion-Reyna (born Armida Liwanag Ponce Enrile; November 4, 1930February 11, 2019) was a Filipina singer, film and stage actress, producer and television show host. She was the chairperson of the Movie and Television Review and Classific ...

as Isabel Pabustan *

Roderick Paulate Roderick Mendenilla Paulate (, born April 4, 1960) is a Filipino former actor, TV host, comedian and politician. Paulate had previously hosted TV shows like ''Vilma On 7'', ''Tonight With Dick & Carmi'', ''Magandang Tanghali Bayan'', and ''The ...

as Tonette *

Lucita Soriano Lucita Soriano (born Lucita Soriano Adriano; March 22, 1941 – July 8, 2015) was a Filipino actress, who appeared in more than 215 movies and television shows. She was runner-up in the Miss Philippine Press Photography (PPP) 1964 beauty pagea ...

as Doray * Cynthia Patag as Chita * Flora Gasser * Metring David * Dencio Padilla

Production

The film was produced by

Regal Films Regal Entertainment, Inc. (formerly and more commonly known as Regal Films) is a Philippine film production company based in Pasig. It was founded by Lily Monteverde on August 19, 1962. It has produced movies of all genres; and is the oldest s ...

, and color processing was done by LVN Pictures. All the filming facilities and post-production was provided by

and was released on 28 August 1986.

References

External links

* {{imdb title, 0427383 Films directed by Luciano B. Carlos