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Burlesk King
Burlesk King
Directed by	Mel Chionglo
Written by	Ricky Lee
Starring	Rodel Velayo ; Leonardo Litton ; Nini Jacinto ; Elizabeth Oropesa ; Raymond Bagatsing ; Cherry Pie Picache
Distributed by	Seiko Films
Release date	March 10, 1999;
Running time	115 minutes
Country	Philippines
Language	Filipino

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Burlesk King is the second film in the gay-themed trilogy of Mel Chionglo and Ricky Lee about the lives of macho dancers, men who work as strippers in Manila's gay bars. The first is Sibak: Midnight Dancers; the third is Twilight Dancers. Other films exploring the same theme are Lino Brocka's Macho Dancer (1988) and Brillante Mendoza's Masahista (The Masseur, 2005).

Plot[edit]

Harry went to Manila with his friend James to exact vengeance on his abusive father who used to pimp him and killed his mother. He ended up working as a Macho dancer in a gay club and became involved with a gay writer and a hooker. When he set out to look for his father to avenge his mother's death, he found him dying of AIDS in a shack in squatter's area and told him that his mother was alive after all. He looked for his mother and got reunited with her who taught him to forgive his father. His father eventually dies.

Cast[edit]

Rodel Velayo as Harry
Leonardo Litton as James
Elizabeth Oropesa as Betty
Raymond Bagatsing as Mario
Cherry Pie Picache as Aileen
Gino Ilustre as Michael
Nini Jacinto as Brenda
Joonee Gamboa as Miong
Joel Lamangan as Odette
Tonio Ortigas as Leo
Ross Rival
Frannie Zamora
Joseph Buncalan
Arthur Cassanova
Joey Galvez
Joseph Pe
Sofia Valdez
Aila Marie

External links[edit]

Burlesk King at IMDb

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-{{Infobox_Film |
-  |name     = Burlesk King |
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+| writer      = [[Ricky Lee]]
+| starring    = Rodel Velayo <br> Leonardo Litton <br> Nini Jacinto <br> [[Elizabeth Oropesa]] <br> [[Raymond Bagatsing]] <br> [[Cherry Pie Picache]]
-  writer         = Ricky Lee  |
+| director    = [[Mel Chionglo]]
-  starring       = Rodel Velayo<br>Leonardo Litton<br>Nini Jacinto |
+| producer    =
-  director       = Mel Chionglo |
+| distributor = [[Seiko Films]]
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+| released    = {{Film date|1999|3|10}}
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+| runtime     = 115 minutes
-  released   = [[1999]]|
-  runtime        = 109 mins |
+| country     = [[Philippines]]
-  language = Tagalog |
+| language    = [[Filipino language|Filipino]]
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-  imdb_id = 0214557
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-'''Burlesk King''' is the second series of the gay-themed trilogy of [[Mel Chionglo]] and [[Ricky Lee]] about the lives of Macho Dancers.
+'''''Burlesk King''''' is the second film in the gay-themed trilogy of [[Mel Chionglo]] and [[Ricky Lee]] about the lives of macho dancers, men who work as strippers in Manila's gay bars. The first is ''[[Sibak: Midnight Dancers]]''; the third is ''[[Twilight Dancers]]''. Other films exploring the same theme are Lino Brocka's ''[[Macho Dancer]]'' (1988) and Brillante Mendoza's ''[[Masahista]]'' (''The Masseur'', 2005).
-==Synopsis==
+==Plot==
+Harry went to [[Manila]] with his friend James to exact vengeance on his abusive father who used to pimp him and killed his mother. He ended up working as a [[Macho dancer]] in a gay club and became involved with a gay writer and a hooker. When he set out to look for his father to avenge his mother's death, he found him dying of [[AIDS]] in a shack in squatter's area and told him that his mother was alive after all. He looked for his mother and got reunited with her who taught him to forgive his father. His father eventually dies.
-Harry went to [[Manila]] with his friend James to exact vengeance on his abusive father who used to pimp him and killed his mother. He ended up working as a Macho dancer in a gay club and became involved with a gay writer and a hooker. When he set out to look for his father to avenge his mother's death, he found him dying of [[AIDS]] in a shack in squatter's area and told him that his mother was alive after all. He looked for his mother and got reunited with her who taught him to forgive his father. His father eventually dies. After this event, Harry's mother shocks him as she admits that she is a lesbian.
-[[Image:rodel velayo on burlesk king.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Scene in the movie Burlesk King]]
 ==Cast==
+*Rodel Velayo as Harry
+*Leonardo Litton as James
-*[[Rodel Velayo]]
+*[[Elizabeth Oropesa]] as Betty
-*[[Leonardo Litton]]
+*[[Raymond Bagatsing]] as Mario
-*[[Elizabeth Oropesa]]
+*[[Cherry Pie Picache]] as Aileen
-*[[Raymond Bagatsing]]
+*Gino Ilustre as Michael
-*[[Cherry Pie Picache]]
+*Nini Jacinto as Brenda
-*[[Gino Ilustre]]
-*[[Nini Jacinto]]
+*[[Joonee Gamboa]] as Miong
+*[[Joel Lamangan]] as Odette
-*[[Joonee Gamboa]]
+*Tonio Ortigas as Leo
-*[[Joel Lamangan]]
-*[[Tonio Ortigas]]
 *[[Ross Rival]]
-*[[Frannie Zamora]]
+*Frannie Zamora
-*[[Joseph Buncalan]]
+*Joseph Buncalan
+*Arthur Cassanova
+*Joey Galvez
+*Joseph Pe
+*Sofia Valdez
+*Aila Marie
+== External links ==
-[[Image:showtime_burlesk.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Scene in the movie Burlesk King]]
+* {{IMDb title|0214557|Burlesk King}}
-==Rodel Velayo==
-[[Image:rvelayo06.jpg|thumb|180px|right|Rodel 1]][[Image:rv-01-20.jpg|thumb|180px|right|Rodel 2]][[Image:rv-01-11.jpg|thumb|180px|right|Rodel 3]][[Image:rodel.jpg|thumb|180px|right|Rodel 4]]
-Seiko Films has a habit of making household names out of virtual nobodies. They have launched the careers of Jestoni Alarcon, Isko Moreno, Gardo Versoza, Diana Zubiri, Leonardo Litton, and, of course, who could forget Rodel Velayo?
-Rodel was the most popular boldie of his time. He has become heir-apparent to the throne held by Gardo Versoza during the early 1990’s. At the peak of his career, Rodel has starred in over 20 films all of which are of the bold genre. He rose to quick stardom when he agreed to play the role of a male macho dancer in the controversial film, Burlesk King.
-His career went dormant when he started living in with his co-star in the movie “Nene”, Daniella (who is now his wife).
-==Awards==
-{|class=wikitable
-!Year
-!Film Festival/Award
-!Award
-!Category/Recipient
-|-
-| 2000 || Star Awards, Philippines || New Movie Actor of the Year||Leonardo Litton
-|}
 [[Category:1999 films]]
-[[Category:Filipino films]]
+[[Category:Philippine LGBT-related films]]
-[[Category:Filipino LGBT-related films]]
 [[Category:Tagalog-language films]]
+[[Category:1999 drama films]]
+[[Category:LGBT-related drama films]]
+[[Category:1999 LGBT-related films]]
+[[Category:Gay-related films]]
+[[Category:Films directed by Mel Chionglo]]
 {{Philippines-film-stub}}
-{{2000s-drama-film-stub}}
+{{LGBT-drama-film-stub}}