1977 · drama · dancer · classic
Burlesk Queen
Directed by Celso Ad. Castillo2h 9m1977
To support her paralytic father, Chato works as a utility girl for a burlesque star Virgie Nite. But when Virgie gets drunk on the night of her scheduled show, Chato pitches in for her. And she becomes an instant sensation. Enthused by the initial acceptance of the audience, she defies her father's admonitions and presents herself to the manager. And thus, becoming the new burlesque queen.
Our read: Burlesk Queen (1977) reads as a sombre, steady, grounded drama · dancer · classic entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Sombre, steady, measured drama / dancer, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, measured.
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