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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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 '''''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.
-<!-- Image with unknown copyright status removed: [[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
-<!-- Image with unknown copyright status removed: [[Image:showtime_burlesk.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Scene in the movie Burlesk King]] -->
+*Joseph Pe
+*Sofia Valdez
+*Aila Marie
 == External links ==
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+* {{IMDb title|0214557|Burlesk King}}
 [[Category:1999 films]]
-[[Category:Gay-related films]]
-[[Category:Philippine films]]
 [[Category:Philippine 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]]
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-{{2000s-drama-film-stub}}
+{{LGBT-drama-film-stub}}