Babae... Sa Likod ng Salamin
{{short description|1976 Filipino drama film}}
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| name = Babae... Sa Likod ng Salamin
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| director = Cesar J. Amigo
| writer = {{Plainlist|
- Reuben R. Canoy
- Cesar J. Amigo}}
| producer = Reuben R. Canoy
| starring = {{Plainlist|
- Charito Solis
- Dindo Fernando
- Alona Alegre
- Perla Bautista}}
| music = Willy Cruz
| cinematography = Rudy Diño
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| studio = Rueben Canoy Productions
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| released = {{Film date|1976|6|23}}
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| country = Philippines
| language = Filipino
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Babae... Sa Likod ng Salamin ({{literal translation|Lady... behind the mirror}}) is a 1976 Filipino drama film directed by Cesar J. Amigo from a script by Amigo and producer Reuben Canoy. Starring Charito Solis, Dindo Fernando, Alona Alegre and Perla Bautista, it is about a woman with two personas: Laura, a faithful wife in the day, and Lorna, a mistress of another at night. The film was released in June 1976, and was the penultimate film written or directed by Amigo.{{cite news|last=Casocot|first=Ian Rosales|author-link=Ian Casocot|title=A remembrance of a Dumaguete filmmaker|url=https://metropost-online.com/a-remembrance-of-a-dumaguete-filmmaker-p15115-325/|access-date=June 26, 2024|work=Dumaguete MetroPost Online|publisher=UniTown Publishing House|date=September 25, 2022}}
Critic Justino Dormiendo gave Babae... a negative review, expressing disappointment in the film's standard quality "sex drama" despite the talented cast and the involvement of accomplished writers Amigo and Canoy.
Cast
- Charito Solis as Laura / Lorna
- Dindo Fernando
- Alona Alegre
- Perla Bautista
- Teddy Yabut
- Ward Luarca
- Joe Cantada
- Tony Santos Sr.
- Lauro Delgado
- Fr. Ben Carreon
- Jim Fernandez
Production
=Background=
Reuben Canoy, a writer and former mayor of Cagayan de Oro, was a supporter of the Marcos administration until 1976 when he defected to the opposition.{{cite news|last=Gonzales|first=Stella O.|title=It's Your Choice: Reuben R. Canoy|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7lQ1AAAAIBAJ&pg=PA188|access-date=May 30, 2024|newspaper=Sunday Inquirer Magazine|publisher=The Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc.|date=April 22, 2001|page=12}}
=Music=
The film's theme song, titled "Babae....Sa Likod ng Salamin", was written by Willy Cruz and writer Rolando Tinio and sung by Celeste Legaspi.{{cite book|last=Tinio|first=Rolando S.|author-link=Rolando Tinio|title=Kristal Na Uniberso|date=1989|publisher=Office of Research & Publications, Ateneo de Manila University|url=https://books.google.com/books?&id=8p1kAAAAMAAJ|access-date=June 26, 2024|language=Filipino|quote=Inawit ni Celeste Legaspi ang "Babae sa Likod ng Salamin" bilang theme song ng pelikulang ganoon din ang pamagat.}}
Release
=Critical reception=
Justino M. Dormiendo, writing for Sagisag, gave Babae... Sa Likod ng Salamin a negative review. Having expressed high expectations for a film made by Cesar J. Amigo, a multiple FAMAS Award winner, and Reuben Canoy with the involvement of a talented cast, he expressed disappointment in the overall quality of the film, stating that "this has no difference from the numerous sex dramas being sold in the market. In reality, the story is not credible."{{cite magazine|last=Dormiendo|first=Justino M.|editor-last=Lumbera|editor-first=Bienvenido|editor-link=Bienvenido Lumbera|title=Seks sa Pelikulang Pilipino|trans-title=Sex in Philippine Movies|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mTk8AAAAMAAJ|access-date=June 26, 2024|magazine=Sagisag|publisher=Research & Analysis Center, Department of Public Information|date=July 1976|pages=51–53|language=Filipino|quote=Wala itong ikinaiba sa sandamak na sex drama na ikinakalakal sa mga palengke. Sa katunayan, hindi credible and istorya. }}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|2120737}}
{{Cesar J. Amigo}}
Category:Filipino-language films
Category:Films about infidelity
Category:Philippine drama films
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