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Controversial

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Controversial — Plot

Brocka's potboiler about the rise of a starlet is the quintessential rags-to-riches, prey-turned-predator story, brimming with true-life anecdotes and an authentically acerbic sense of the seamier side of show business.

  • Release date
  • March 20, 1981
  • Runtime
  • 116 min
  • Genres
  • Drama
  • Director
  • Lino Brocka

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Controversial — Cast

Gina Alajar photo Gina Alajar Teresa / Karina Daluz Charo Santos photo Charo Santos Mers Madsen Phillip Salvador photo Phillip Salvador Alain Soriano Eddie Garcia photo Eddie Garcia Mauro Dizon Rez Cortez photo Rez Cortez Eddie Randal Joe Fabregas Dick Conrado Ariosto Reyes Jr. Sonny Soxy Topacio photo Soxy Topacio Fedora

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