Shooting began on 13 July 1982 , with the arrival of the art department in Paoay , Ilocos Norte led by production designer , Raquel Villavicencio . The production team needed a place to shoot that shall depict the main setting of the film-a barren and arid land where plants hardly grow and where the soil cracks . This is to suggest a setting where a slight rain would be considered as a miracle by its inhabitants . The problem encountered by the team is the shooting took place during the rainy season in the Philippines , and the film was to premiere at the 1982 Metro Manila Film Festival . The region of Ilocos was selected as shooting location of the film after scouting locations around the country for the driest place for the shoot
1982 Metro Manila Film Festival
1982 Metro Manila Film Festival
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