Ligaya (Roces) is a veteran
prostitute whose name means "
joy", and is ironically tired and unhappy with her lifestyle. Having saved enough money, she decides to leave whoring for good, but love unexpectedly comes her way in the form of a sincere and honest farmer called Poldíng (
Arcilla). The farmer, who falls madly in love with her, is Ligaya's ticket to a decent, respectable life. Roces' oft-quoted line from the film is ''"Ligaya ang itawag mo sa akin, 'yan ang trabaho ko, nagbibigáy-ligaya.''" ("Call me 'Joy,' that's my job, giving joy"). It is often used in a humorous context, where the speaker parodies the catty attitude of a prostitute advertising her ability to give "
pleasure". ==Cast==