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Pinay Beauty

2018 · 105 min

A light, chaotic chase through Manila's streets and showbiz fringes, mixing slapstick detours with a gentle poke at celebrity obsession.

Directed by
Jay Abello
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Edgar Allan Guzman, Chai Fonacier, Nico Antonio
Tagline
She's No White
Overview
Migs needs to settle a huge debt to a loan shark. When Migs explains that he doesn't have the money yet, the loan shark proposes that he could settle the bill if Migs could find Lovi Poe and introduce him to the actress. How does a regular guy who knows no one in show business meet a celebrity?

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Directed by
Jay Abello
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Edgar Allan Guzman, Chai Fonacier, Nico Antonio
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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • celebrity
  • deception
  • family
  • friendship
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism7
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Jay Abello
Written by
Alpha Habon, Rod Cabataña Marmol
Starring
Edgar Allan Guzman, Chai Fonacier, Nico Antonio, Janus Del Prado, Hannah Ledesma, Mariko Ledesma, Allan Paule, Maxine Medina
Runtime
105 min
Country
Philippines
Languages
Tagalog

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