Gumapang ka sa lusak (1990)

A teenage boy befriends a starlet who is having an affair with an ambitious mayor. As the elections are coming up, the mayor's wife wants him to get rid of his mistress. The starlet agrees ... See full summary »

Director:

Lino Brocka

Writer:

Ricardo Lee (story)

Stars:

Dina Bonnevie, Christopher De Leon, Eddie Garcia

7 wins & 13 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dina Bonnevie	...	Rachel Suarez
Christopher De Leon	...	Levi
Eddie Garcia	...	Mayor Edmundo Guatlo
Charo Santos-Concio	...	Rowena Guatlo (as Charo Santos)
Bembol Roco	...	Falcon
Allan Paule	...	Jonathan
Francis Magalona	...	RJ
William Lorenzo	...	Eric
Perla Bautista	...	Rachel's Mother
Anita Linda	...	Levi's Mother
Lucita Soriano	...	Jonathan's Mother
Timothy Diwa	...	Dodo (as Timmy Diwa)
Maureen Mauricio	...	Movie Actress
Ernie Zarate	...	Rachel's Mother
Ray Ventura	...	Ricardo Tuazon

Storyline

A teenage boy befriends a starlet who is having an affair with an ambitious mayor. As the elections are coming up, the mayor's wife wants him to get rid of his mistress. The starlet agrees to stop the affair on condition that the mayor help release her boyfriend from jail. The mayor does so, but wants the former jail-bird to kill his political rival ...

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Plot Keywords:

mayor | starlet | jail | election | mistress | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Philippines

Language:

Filipino Tagalog English

Release Date:

17 May 1990 (Philippines)

Also Known As:

Dirty Affair

Filming Locations:

Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines

Company Credits

Production Co:

Viva Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Ang anak ni Brocka (2005)

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Soundtracks

"Kailan Lilipas ang Dilim"
Sung by Ivy Violan, Michael Laygo
Lyrics by Jose Bartolome
Composed & Arranged by Nonong Buencamino

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