Palimos ng Pag-ibig (film)

Infobox Film | name = Palimos ng Pag-ibig


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director = Eddie Garcia
starring = Vilma Santos
Edu Manzano
Dina Bonnevie
distributor = Viva Films
released = 1985
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country = flagicon|Philippines Philippines
language = Tagalog
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imdb_id = 0186435 |

"Palimos ng Pag-ibig" (Filipino: "Begging for Love") was a movie in 1985 and turned into a TV series in 2007 for the first installment of Sineserye Presents. This was from the original story by Nerissa Cabral. This movie was home of the famous tagline: "Para kang karenderiang bukas sa lahat ng gustong kumain!"" ("You're like a restaurant that's open to anyone who wants to eat!"), In context of prostitution reference.

Plot

On the outside, Fina and Rodel's marriage is a match made in heaven; but behind the thick walls of what they call home, their relationship is on the verge of crumbling. For all their affluence, the couple's lives remains empty. Devoid of a child to call their own, any attempts they make to conceive may prove fatal to Fina (Santos) due to her medical condition. In an act of despiration, Rodel(Manzano) takes matters into his own hands and seeks the services of a surrogate, Ditas. The plan goes awry when Rodel becomes genuinely attracted to the younger and more alluring Ditas(Bonavie); while Ditas, whose lived a destitute life, finds the notion of prosperity equally irresistable. The well-intetioned plan to resuscitate life back into a dying marriage may become its undoing.

Cast and Characters

* Vilma Santos as Fina
* Edu Manzano as Rodel
* Dina Bonnevie as Ditas
* Cherie Gil as Verna
* Laurice Guillen as Mitos
* Pepito Rodriguez

Komiks Origin

"Palimos ng Pag-ibig" was first serialized in Komiks before it was translated in the big screen. Nerissa Cabral was the creator and writer of the story.

TV Series

In 2007, ABS-CBN remade the film into a TV series as the first installment of Sineserye Presents. It stars Kristine Hermosa as Ditas, Diether Ocampo as Rodel and Rica Peralejo as Fina.