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| Burlesk King | |
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| Directed by | Mel Chionglo |
| Written by | Ricky Lee |
| Starring | Rodel Velayo Leonardo Litton Nini Jacinto |
Release date | 1999 |
Running time | 109 mins |
| Language | Tagalog |
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
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
- Rodel Velayo
- Leonardo Litton
- Elizabeth Oropesa
- Raymond Bagatsing
- Cherry Pie Picache
- Gino Ilustre
- Nini Jacinto
- Joonee Gamboa
- Joel Lamangan
- Tonio Ortigas
- Ross Rival
- Frannie Zamora
- Joseph Buncalan
External links
- Burlesk King at IMDb
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