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Sherwin Ordoñez Sans Undies
22 commentsA review of Bertubin’s Kurap (Blink):
“If you don’t want to be used, if you don’t want to be duped … don’t ever blink!” Ronaldo Bertubin’s feisty, street-beat melodrama is wise to all the risks in a dodgy district like Quiapo in Manila. Small-time crook Ambet and his sister Luchie live in an abandoned building. A high proportion of Ambet’s dubious earnings goes on treatment for Luchie’s glaucoma, and he tries to shield her from exposure to his varied sex-life (women and men) and his line of work. But when middle-class photojournalist Marlon comes calling with a proposition that Ambet should rat on his buddies in the criminal underworld–for the sake of TV news reports which will inevitably lead to police busts–the money doesn’t quite explain why Ambet agrees. (more…)
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Sherwin Ordoñez in Kurap
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Sherwin Ordoñez is making a sexy comeback by way of “Kurap,” a film directed by Ronnie Bertubin, director of gay film “Sikil.”
“Kurap” will have its premiere night (Director’s Cut) on November 8 (Sat) 7 PM at Cine Adarna in UP Diliman, QC. Regular showing in Robinsons theaters start on November 12, Wednesday.
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Ken Escudero in “Sikil”
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Ken Escudero, Ginoong Filipinas 2006, plays Enzo, the lead character in the indie film “Sikil.” The story is about a young closet gay prostitute (Enzo) who’s obsessed with a childhood friend who is a callboy (played by Wil Sandejas) with a girlfriend. It’s a love triangle with a twist. Romualdo E. Avellanosa wrote the script and Ronaldo M. Bertubin directed the movie.
An uncut version of the movie… (more…)


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