Baby Tsina
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Oct 18, 1984 · Baby Tsina: Directed by Marilou Diaz-Abaya. With Vilma Santos, Rez Cortez, Rolando Tinio, Zeny Zabala. Alyas Baby Tsina/Alias Baby China (1984) is based on the true legal story of Evelyn Duave Ortega, aka Baby Tsina (She was called this in court documents because she looked Chinese.
Alyas Baby Tsina/Alias Baby China (1984) was based on a true legal story of Evelyn Duave Ortega, aka Baby Tsina. Duave was found guilty in 1971 of murder, and several appeals while on death row culminated in a Supreme Court decision seven years later that declared her innocent and released her from prison.
1984. Directed by Marilou Diaz-Abaya. Baby Tsina a famous underworld figure during the 50’s who acquired the nickname because of her ivory skin and slanting eyes. She led the police in a frenetic chase before she was convicted for murder. Ironically it was a crime she did not commit.
Overview. Baby Tsina a famous underworld figure during the 50's who acquired the nickname because of her ivory skin and slanting eyes. She led the police in a frenetic chase before she was convicted for murder. Ironically it was a crime she did not commit.
Baby Tsina is a film — tobi-billed by Vilma Santos — that depicts the exaggerating desperateness and suffering of a prostitute named Evelin Duavit a.k.a. Baby Tsina. She is a victim of gang rape and was involved in a murder committed by her boyfriend, Roy.
Baby Tsina develops feelings for a gang leader and is jailed for murder. As she spearheads penal system reformation, the Supreme Court declares she is innocent seven years later.
Plot. Baby Tsina. Summaries. Alyas Baby Tsina/Alias Baby China (1984) is based on the true legal story of Evelyn Duave Ortega, aka Baby Tsina (She was called this in court documents because she looked Chinese. Otherwise there are no references to anything Chinese in her story or the film.)
