Curacha: The Restless Woman (1998)
Curacha, a torera (live sex performer), finds herself trapped in an anomalous game of association between sex, life and death, and its political equivalent of sleaze, subservicence and power in drug-addled world. Every night, she sets off to join her fellow toreras for a midnight show of fun and kitschy live sex act. In one tuning point of her life, she bumps into a long-lost friend, Myrna, a former torera, who seems to have a lost grip on life. Curacha makes it her personal mission to save Myrna as she does some soul-searching herself. In the end, we see traces of hope glimmering somewhere, somehow, in a manner that escapes the restless Curacha.
Director:
Chito S. Roño
Writer:
Ricardo Lee
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Rosanna Roces as Curacha / Corazon |
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Jaclyn Jose as Myrna |
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Ruby Moreno as Mabel |
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Ara Mina as Marie |
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Lucita Soriano as Zusette |
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Maureen Mauricio as Geleen |
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Mike Magat as Dennis |
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Dick Israel as Goloy |
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Tito Arevalo as Mr. Ador |
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Lito Legaspi as Colonel |
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Richard Bonnin as Soldier at Checkpoint |
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Roy Alvarez as Ship Captain |
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Richard Quan as Ronald |
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Tom Olivar as Taxi Driver |
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Bea Lopez as Julie |
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Alex Cortez as Reporter |
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Tony Mabesa as Director |
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Richard Pinlac as Gay Club Manager |
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Ronnie Lazaro as Scavenger |
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Connie Chua as Scavenger |
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Lilia Cuntapay as Old Woman at Church |
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Vangie Labalan as Hermaphrodite's Mother |
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Francesca Torres as Hermaphrodite |
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Oliver as Spiderman Dancer |
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Ama Quiambao as Nun |
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Mavic Lao as Nun |
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Allen Dizon as Marie's Partner |
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Francis Flores as Mabel's Partner |
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Rolando Tinio as Propaganda Vendor |
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Winnie Cordero as Propaganda Vendor |
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Cherry Cervantes as Aida |
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Eve Daren as Aida's Mother |
| Sound | Jaime Fabregas | Music |
| Art | Jett Lim | Art Direction |
| Writing | Ricardo Lee | Screenplay |
| Camera | Charlie Peralta | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Chito S. Roño | Director |
| Art | Tatus Aldana | Production Design |
| Art | Dante Nico Garcia | Art Direction |
| Writing | Ricardo Lee | Story |
| Editing | Jaime B. Davila | Editor |
| Writing | Chito S. Roño | Story |
| Sound | Albert Michael Idioma | Sound Designer |
| Production | Manny Valera | Supervising Producer |
| Production | Lily Monteverde | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Jo Atienza | Assistant Director |
