Controversial (1981)
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.
Drama
Cast
- Gina Alajar — Teresa / Karina Daluz
- Charo Santos — Mers Madsen
- Phillip Salvador — Alain Soriano
- Eddie Garcia — Mauro Dizon
- Rez Cortez — Eddie Randal
- Joe Fabregas — Dick Conrado
- Ariosto Reyes Jr. — Sonny
- Soxy Topacio — Fedora
- Joey Luna — Dading
- Nina Lorenzo — Assistant
- Beth Mondragon — Assistant
- Mike Accion — Mike
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