'I carry the World') is a 1987 Philippine drama film directed by National Artist Lino Brocka.
[4] In 2007, the film was remade into a television drama series of the same name by GMA Network as the fourth installment of Sine Novela and stars Yasmien Kurdi as Lupe and JC de Vera as Carding.
[2] The film tells the story of Lupe (Sharon Cuneta), a young woman living in the slums of Smokey Mountain who wishes to climb out of poverty through her singing.
[4] According to lead star Sharon Cuneta in an interview on Jeepney TV's Showbiz Pa More (hosted by DJ Jhai Ho), the crew took two weeks to shoot the scenes at Smokey Mountain, and the production designers and make-up artists whom the lead actress usually collaborated with were changed by the film's director Lino Brocka.
Brocka picked James Cooper as Sharon's make-up artist and hair designer.