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Die Beautiful is a Filipino LGBT comedy-drama film produced and directed by Jun Robles Lana and co-produced by Ferdinand Lapuz and Perci M. Intalan, from a story by Jun Lana and screenplay by Rody Vera.
Jul 6, 2020 · Die Beautiful features a mastery in the devious “show, don’t tell” through cinematographer Carlo Mendoza. The film maximizes the potential of its visuals — the glamour of beauty pageants, the unique fashion of its trans characters, the rainbow makeup palettes, and big dressing room mirrors.
Die Beautiful: Directed by Jun Lana. With Paolo Ballesteros, Christian Bables, Joel Torre, Gladys Reyes. Friends attend the wake of Trisha, a Filipino transgender woman. They look back into her life and how she faced the adversities and triumphs of living as a transgender in Filipino society.
Trisha, a Filipino transgender woman, suddenly dies while being crowned in a beauty pageant. Her last wish was to be presented as a different celebrity on each night of her wake, but her conservative father wants to bury her as a man.
Trisha, a Filipino transgender woman, suddenly dies while being crowned in a beauty pageant. Her last wish was to be presented as a different celebrity on each night of her wake, but her conservative father wants to bury her as a man.
Dec 31, 2016 · Jun Lana’s profound and poignant Die Beautiful is defiantly queer, and then some. The life of Tricia Echevarria (Paolo Ballesteros) is essentially a series of gay movie clichés.
Jan 5, 2017 · However, Die Beautiful is one of the few films that really take an in-depth look into the everyday experiences, joys, and struggles of being transgender in the Philippines. Trisha Echevarria, a beauty queen formerly named Patrick, is at the center of this tale, brought to life by the excellent performance of Paolo Ballesteros.
Apr 5, 2018 · Trisha, a Filipino transgender woman, suddenly dies while being crowned in a beauty pageant. Her last wish was to be presented as a different celebrity on each night of her wake, but her conservative father wants to bury her as a man.
Dec 28, 2016 · Director Jun Robles Lana's MMFF entry stars a stellar cast that includes Paolo Ballesteros, Christian Bables, Joel Torre, and Gladys Reyes.
A Filipino transgender woman's last wish is to be presented as a different celebrity on each night of her wake.