''One Day, Isang Araw'' () is a 1988 Filipino

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directed by Pablo Santiago and starring

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and child actress

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. Produced by

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, the film was released on August 18, 1988, and was a box-office success. It was also given a positive review by film critic

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, who praised its honest depiction of

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Cast

as Precious/Purunggay *

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as Baldo *

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as Don Paquito, Purunggay's grandfather *Odette Khan as Sophia *Johnny Wilson as Brando * Balot as a jeepney driver * Malu de Guzman as Auntie *Flora Gasser as yaya of Purunggay *

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* Bamba as a

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as a yagit *

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as a yagit *Atong as a yagit *Rudy Meyer as Capt. Rodriguez *Jose Romulo as Police *Rene Hawkins *Rachel Ann Wolfe as Cynthia *Lawrence Pineda as Cynthia's Boyfriend

Production

The film was made in part as one of the eight films presented for the 15th anniversary of Regal Films in 1988.

Casting

On March 6, 1988,

's first day as a co-host of ''

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'', she was informed to have been cast, in her first major film role, as the love interest of Fernando Poe Jr. in ''One Day, Isang Araw''.

Reception

Critical response

of the ''

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'' gave ''One Day, Isang Araw'' a positive review, pointing out that even though the film has many shortcomings in terms of believability and continuity, they are easily forgivable because of the film's depiction of the "enormous sickness" in Philippine society, that of orphaned

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who have been forgotten and neglected by others.

Accolades

References

External links

* {{Pablo Santiago 1988 films 1980s action comedy films Filipino-language films Films about orphans Films directed by Pablo Santiago Philippine action comedy films Regal Entertainment films 1988 comedy films