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Burlesk King (1999) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1999 · 109 mins · Tagalog
- Directed by
- Mel Chionglo
- Starring
- Joel Lamangan, Raymond Bagatsing, Joonee Gamboa, Cherry Pie Picache, Elizabeth Oropesa, Gino Ilustre
After leaving Olongapo—the former American‑base town—with his friend James, Harry arrives in Manila and secures work as a macho dancer in Mama Odette’s gay bar. Haunted by a painful past, his American father once pimped both him and his mother, Betty, and later unintentionally killed her. Determined to survive, Harry vows to avenge his mother by killing his father.
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