Burlesk King

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name = Burlesk King


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writer = Ricky Lee
starring = Rodel Velayo
Leonardo Litton
Nini Jacinto
director = Mel Chionglo
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released = 1999
runtime = 109 mins
language = Tagalog
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imdb_id = 0214557

Burlesk King is the second series of the gay-themed trilogy of Mel Chionglo and Ricky Lee about the lives of Macho Dancers.

ynopsis

Harry went to Manila with his friend James to exact vengeance on his abusive father who used to pimp him and killed his mother. He ended up working as a Macho dancer in a gay club and became involved with a gay writer and a hooker. When he set out to look for his father to avenge his mother's death, he found him dying of AIDS in a shack in squatter's area and told him that his mother was alive after all. He looked for his mother and got reunited with her who taught him to forgive his father. His father eventually dies. After this event, Harry's mother shocks him as she admits that she is a lesbian.

Cast

*Rodel Velayo
*Leonardo Litton
*Elizabeth Oropesa
*Raymond Bagatsing
*Cherry Pie Picache
*Gino Ilustre
*Nini Jacinto
*Joonee Gamboa
*Joel Lamangan
*Tonio Ortigas
*Ross Rival
*Frannie Zamora
*Joseph Buncalan

Rodel Velayo

Seiko Films has a habit of making household names out of virtual nobodies. They have launched the careers of Jestoni Alarcon, Isko Moreno, Gardo Versoza, Diana Zubiri, Leonardo Litton, and, of course, who could forget Rodel Velayo?

Rodel was the most popular boldie of his time. He has become heir-apparent to the throne held by Gardo Versoza during the early 1990’s. At the peak of his career, Rodel has starred in over 20 films all of which are of the bold genre. He rose to quick stardom when he agreed to play the role of a male macho dancer in the controversial film, Burlesk King.

His career went dormant when he started living in with his co-star in the movie “Nene”, Daniella (who is now his wife).

Movies of Rodel Velayo

Awards