The Maggie dela Riva Story: God... Why Me?

The Maggie de la Riva Story: God... Why Me?
Directed byCarlo J. Caparas
Screenplay byCarlo J. Caparas
Story by
  • Carlo J. Caparas
  • Efren Montano
Produced byCarlo J. Caparas
Starring
CinematographyBoy Dominguez
Edited byAbelardo Hulleza
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed byViva Films
Release date
  • July 13, 1994 (1994-07-13)
Running time
137 minutes
CountryPhilippines
LanguagesEnglish, Filipino, Spanish

The Maggie dela Riva Story: God... Why Me? is a 1994 Filipino crime drama film co-written and directed by Carlo J. Caparas. The film stars Dawn Zulueta in the title role, alongside Miguel Rodriguez, John Regala, Michael de Mesa, and Ricky Davao as the rapists. The film dramatizes the case of actress Maggie de la Riva's ordeal in 1967.[1][2][3][4]

Released by Viva Films on July 13, 1994, the film was a box office success, becoming one of the highest-grossing Philippine films of all time.[5][6][7]

  1. ^ Suplico, Rolex (August 21, 2020). "The Maggie dela Riva Story: Ang Langit Ay Hindi Para Sa Lahat!". Daily Guardian. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  2. ^ "Dawn Relieves Maggie's Trials in New Movie". Manila Standard. Philippine Manila Standard Publishing. July 9, 1994. p. 21. Retrieved January 25, 2023 – via Google News.
  3. ^ "The Maggie dela Riva Season Reveals Today". Manila Standard. Philippine Manila Standard Publishing. July 13, 1994. p. 21. Retrieved January 25, 2023 – via Google News.
  4. ^ Japitana, Norma (July 18, 1994). "Maggie Cries Foul". Manila Standard. Philippine Manila Standard Publishing. p. 25. Retrieved January 25, 2023 – via Google News.
  5. ^ Daza, Jullie Y. (January 6, 1995). "Dragon it is". Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corp. p. 9. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  6. ^ Salterio, Leah (March 9, 2003). "Donna Villa works hands-on as film producer". Philippine Daily Inquirer. The Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc. p. B14. Retrieved July 17, 2023. 'The Maggie de la Riva Story' which topbilled Dawn Zulueta, broke existing box office records at that time.
  7. ^ "Maggie: There's no escaping law of karma". Philippine Daily Inquirer. The Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc. June 25, 2006. p. A8. Retrieved July 17, 2023. ...[Maggie de la Riva's] 1994 biopic 'The Maggie de la Riva Story,' said to be one of local filmdom's biggest box-office hits of all time.