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Tubog sa Ginto
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Wikipedia article
'Tubog sa Ginto' is a 1971 Filipino drama film directed by Lino Brocka, based on the comic serials created by Mars Ravelo for Tagalog Klasiks. This is the first film to tackle the then-controversial theme of homosexuality at that time when it was still a very sensitive issue.
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Cast
*Lolita Rodriguez as Emma
*Hilda Koronel as Joni
*Jay Ilagan as Santi
*Eddie Garcia as Don Benito
*Luis Gonzales as Celso
*Marissa Delgado as Gracita
*Mario O'Hara as Diego
*Veronica Palileo as Chichi
*Jimmy Morato
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Despite the myriad of research and explanation regarding the "third sex", the society still failed to fully understand the trials and tribulations of a homosexual. The people believed such indistinguishable gender to be a disease in their society, to the point that they label homosexuals as criminals.
The story, written around 1969 to 1970, tackled the issue of "the third sex" which was still a taboo subject matter during the day. Ravelo was quite critical of that notion that being effeminate as belief was a big disadvantage and scandal causing great embarrassment to the person's family or the entire race.
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