Babaing Hampaslupa

For the 2011 telenovela, see Babaeng Hampaslupa.

Babaing Hampaslupa^{[Note 1]} (lit. 'Vagabond Woman') is a 1988 Filipino romantic drama film directed by Mel Chionglo, written by Ricardo Lee, and starring Maricel Soriano as the titular vagabond Remy. It also stars Gina Alajar, Janice de Belen, Richard Gomez, Edu Manzano, Rowell Santiago, Liza Lorena, Leni Santos, and Carmina Villarroel. Produced by Regal Films, the film was released on November 16, 1988. Critic Lav Diaz gave the film a positive review, especially praising the first third for its intense melodrama and realism.

Babaing Hampaslupa
Directed by	Mel Chionglo
Written by	Ricardo Lee
Starring	Janice de Belen Gina Alajar Richard Gomez Edu Manzano Rowell Santiago Liza Lorena Leni Santos Carmina Villarroel Maricel Soriano
Cinematography	Ricardo Jacinto Rody Lacap
Edited by	Efren Jarlego
Music by	Max Jocson
Production company	Regal Films
Release date	November 16, 1988 (1988-11-16)
Running time	122 minutes
Country	Philippines
Languages	Filipino English

Cast

• Maricel Soriano as Remedios
• Gina Alajar as Desiree
• Janice de Belen as Eden
• Richard Gomez as Jimmy
• Edu Manzano as Vincent
• Rowell Santiago as Mario
• Liza Lorena as Nita
• Leni Santos as Edna
• Carmina Villarroel as Fe
• Anita Linda as Aling Ising
• Mario Escudero as Ka Indo
• Bing Davao as Crispin
• Vangie Labalan as mother of Carling
• Evelyn Vargas as Irma
• Tita de Villa as Kasera
• Aida Carmona as restaurant owner
• Alma Lerma as Aling Leonor
• Malu de Guzman as Nancy
• Hazel Atuel as Marilyn
• Elaine Eleazar as Melissa
• Sylvia Garde as Bekang
• Joe Jardi as Tana
• Rosanna Jover as Cathy
• Bon Vivar as Vincent's father
• Lollie Mara as Vincent's mother
• Lucy Quinto as Aling Naty
• Josie Galvez as Cathy's mother
• Eva Ramos as Miss Ramos
• Maribel Legarda as Joy

Production

Eric Quizon was originally cast as Soriano's love interest, though he ultimately backed out of the project.^[1] Quizon would coincidentally later direct the similarly titled 2011 telenovela Babaeng Hampaslupa for TV5.

Release

Babaing Hampaslupa was released in the Philippines on November 16, 1988.^[2]

Critical response

Lav Diaz, writing for the Manila Standard, gave Babaing Hampaslupa a positive review, especially praising the first third of the film for its intense melodrama and realism, while expressing disappointment that the remaining two-thirds succumbed to commercialism. Diaz concluded that as a drama, the film is a great demonstration of good acting.^[3]

Accolades

Group	Category	Name	Result
FAMAS Awards	Best Actress	Maricel Soriano	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actress	Gina Alajar	Nominated

Notes

1. The standard spelling is "babae", but the film spells it as "babai".