'I Was Able to Speak with the Virgin') is a 1988 Filipino religious drama film directed by Mike Relon Makiling, written by Makiling and Tony Mortel, and starring Lotlot de Leon, Ramon Christopher, Eddie Garcia, Janice de Belen, Snooky Serna, Barbara Perez, Sarsi Emmanuelle, and Marissa Delgado.
Milagros, is a young lady living with her parents Apiong and Merlie, who owns a prostitution house.
Many people would go to Milagros and ask for healing, including Nestor's father who was paralyzed because of a stroke.
As Milagros came, she said to the people that she has no longer have healing powers and exposed her father's evil scheme.
Apiong decided to go back to Manila and return to their old business of hiring women as prostitutes.
A remorseful Sister Rafaelita asked forgiveness to Milagros and took care of her in her final days.
Nakausap Ko ang Birhen was rated "B" by the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB), indicating a "Good" quality,[1] and was released on March 24, 1988.
[2][3] Luciano E. Soriano of the Manila Standard gave Nakausap Ko ang Birhen a negative review.
Soriano also criticized the inconsistencies in the film's screenplay, highlighting lapses in logic such as Nestor not being jailed for committing arson to Milagros' parents' whorehouse.
In addition, Soriano was critical of Garcia and Flores' caricature-like exaggerated performances which undermined the seriousness that the film is striving for.
Soriano concluded that with its superficial qualities, "[i]ts objective is clearly material and not spiritual.