Burlesk King
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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 |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
Country | Philippines |
Language | Filipino |
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[]
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 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.
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External links[]
- Burlesk King at IMDb
- 1999 films
- Filipino-language films
- Philippine films
- Philippine LGBT-related films
- Tagalog-language films
- 1999 drama films
- LGBT-related drama films
- 1999 LGBT-related films
- Gay-related films
- Philippine film stubs
- LGBT-related drama film stubs