Child of Sorrow

A war hero forced to participate in a smuggling ring meets a prostitute in the postwar ruins of Manila.

Cast

Rosa Rosal

as Tita

Tony Santos

as Vic

Joseph de Cordova

as Kardo

Vic Silayan

as Father Fidel

Vic Bacani

as Ipe

Leroy Salvador

as Soldier

Rosa Aguirre

as Tinay

Oscar Kesse

as Club Manager

Alfonso Carvajal

as Customs Officer

Johnny Reyes

as Army Doctor

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