Pasan Ko ang Daigdig (English: I Carry the World) is a 1987 Philippine drama film directed by Lino Brocka and written by Rene Villanueva and Orlando Nadres from a comics serial of the same name written by Pablo S. Gomez and serialized in Aliwan Komiks. It stars Sharon Cuneta, Loretta Marquez, and Tonton Gutierrez. It was the first time Brocka and Cuneta worked together on a movie.

Produced and distributed by Viva Films, the film was theatrically released on September 30, 1987. In 2007, it was remade into a television drama series of the same name by GMA Network as the fourth installment of Sine Novela and stars Yasmien Kurdi as Lupe and JC de Vera as Carding.

Plot Every day, Guadalupe "Lupe" Velez sells sampaguitas to the general public in the outskirts of the capital region while carrying her mother, Metring, who has a mobility impairment, or scrounging for sellable junk in the Smokey Mountain. Although Lupe made a lot of money from these activities, her abusive and gambling-addicted stepfather, Kadyo, squandered it. Metring, on the other hand, was grateful to him for taking care of her when she was ill and for allowing them to continue living at his home after her husband passed away. While she vowed that she would escape poverty, she dabbled in singing, with the help of her friends Luming and Carding.

Metring has lived at their new house ever since Lupe achieved success. When Kadyo unexpectedly shows up while Lupe is away, Metring tells him to leave the house and not to harm her daughter. Lupe angrily demanded that Kadyo leave when she got home, but when he refused, she fought back, starting a violent altercation. Metring stabbed Kadyo in the back with a kitchen knife as she watched them in horror, but she was stabbed in the heart in return. Lupe then grabbed her gun and shot Kadyo to his demise.

After her mother was buried, Lupe was changed and became sympathetic to the people who experienced poverty. She later turns down a proposal to marry Don Ignacio and decides to reunite with Carding and their son.

Cast

Production According to lead star Sharon Cuneta in an interview on Jeepney TV's Showbiz Pa More (hosted by DJ Jhai Ho), the crew took two weeks to shoot the scenes at Smokey Mountain. The production designers and make-up artists with whom the lead actress usually collaborated were changed by the film's director, Lino Brocka. Brocka picked James Cooper as Sharon's make-up artist and hair designer.

Release The film was released and distributed by Viva Films on September 30, 1987, in 47 theaters across the Metro Manila region and its neighboring provinces of Rizal and Bulacan.

Television broadcast The film received a terrestrial television premiere on September 8, 1990, as a feature presentation for Tagalog Movie Greats, ABS-CBN's Saturday night block dedicated to films from various Filipino film studios, including those from Viva Films.

Reception Accolades + Year Award Category Recipient(s) Result 1988 FAMAS Awards Best Actress Sharon Cuneta Best Story Pablo S. Gomez Best Song Willy Cruz Best Sound Vic Macamay Star Awards Movie Actress of the Year Sharon Cuneta Movie Discovery of the Year Princess Punzalan

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