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Miss Bulalacao (2015)

What is the essence of being a woman?

Genre : Drama, Fantasy

Runtime : 1H 30M

Director : Ara Chawdhury

Synopsis

A young drag queen, Dodong, who joins a barangay gay pageant to gain acceptance in his father’s community. He is instead met with hostility from his father, who chases him into a jungle, where he sobs to a lone bright star. What follows is the strangest night in his entire life, and an even stranger nine months when he realises he is pregnant. Dodong deals with ridicule from a barangay who does not believe him.

Actors

Russ Ligtas
Russ Ligtas
Tessie Tomas
Tessie Tomas
Mon Confiado
Mon Confiado
Nanette Inventor
Nanette Inventor
Chai Fonacier
Chai Fonacier
Ferdinand Mesias
Ferdinand Mesias
Keith Deligero
Keith Deligero

Crews

Ara Chawdhury
Ara Chawdhury
Director
Ara Chawdhury
Ara Chawdhury
Writer
Rotsanjani Mojica
Rotsanjani Mojica
Music
Ernest Diño
Ernest Diño
Production Design
Christian Linaban
Christian Linaban
Cinematography
Happy Garahe
Happy Garahe
Art Direction
Christian Linaban
Christian Linaban
Editor
Bianca Balbuena
Bianca Balbuena
Producer
Jill Anoba-Yap
Jill Anoba-Yap
Producer
Ronald Arguelles
Ronald Arguelles
Executive Producer

Trailers and other movies

Miss Bulalacao Official Trailer (2015)

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