A tiny girl carries the weight of the world—and her little brother—on shoulders too small for either.
Based on the popular comics by Mars Ravelo, Roberta is a battered child taking care of his brother in an impoverished setting.
Acting
Tessie Agana's face could wreck you in silence.
Direction
La Torre knows exactly when to hold the shot too long.
Director
Olive La Torre
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Tessie Agana became the Philippines' biggest child star off this role, essentially inventing the 'battered child' genre in Filipino cinema.
Mars Ravelo later created Darna—this was his training ground in making audiences weep for working-class heroines.
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