Kontrobersyal
Mar 20 1981
•2h 56m
•Drama
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.
Cast
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Gina Alajar
Teresa / Karina Daluz

Charo Santos-Concio
Mers Madsen

Phillip Salvador
Alain Soriano

Eddie Garcia
Mauro Dizon
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