Friday, February 15, 2008

DOLPHY'S "GAY MOVIES"

Facifica Falayfay (1969)- One of Dolphy's best gay movies/ Stars Dolphy, Pilar Pilapil, Panchito and Rod Navarro/ Directed by Luciano B. Carlos


Starting way, way back at the very beginning, Dolphy was first noticed by moviegoers in 1953 in Sa Isang Sulyap Mo, Tita, starring the then popular love team of Pancho Magalona and Tita Duran. Dolphy was also featured in 1954’s “answer” to the “Tita” movie, Sa Isang Halik Mo, Pancho.

That early, Dolphy was clearly on his way, because in 1954, he acted in five other films, the most significant of which was Jack en Jill, where he played the “male” (gay) lead, opposite Lolita Rodriguez in a tomboyish role.

Dolphy’s first lead performance clicked with moviegoers, and set the pattern for quite a number of his subsequent starrers in the 60s in such movies as Susanang Daldal, Pepe en Pilar and Facifica Falayfay, where he also played flamboyant crossdressers.

Thus did Dolphy prove anew that gay can become gold at the box office. But, he didn’t rest on his sequined laurels. Quite smartly, he realized that the way to a long and stellar career was in not being typecast in gay roles—no matter how popular they were. He did spoofs on James Bond and other hit Hollywood movies. He was best known for his character John Puruntong in the comedy sitcom John En Marsha with Nida Blanca. The series lasted for 17 years and ended in 1990.

In 1978, Dolphy, in a rare dramatic role, delivered a tour de force performance as Coring, a gay beautician, in this unforgettable Lino Brocka movie, Ang Tatay Kong Nanay. In 2000, he put his advanced age to good advantage by playing the tragi-comic title character in Markova, Comfort Gay.


Jack and Jill (1954)- Stars Rogelio De La Rosa, Lolita Rodriguez angd Dolphy/ Directed by Mar S. Torres


Susanang Daldal (1962)- Stars Susan Roces, Dolphy and Panchito, Eddie Gutierrez, Jean Lopez, Lito Legaspi/ Directed by Romy Villaflor


Pepe En Pilar (1966)- Stars Susan Roces, Dolphy, Rod Navarro, Lucita Soriano, Bayani, Patsy and Panchito/ Directed by Romy Villaflor


Facifica Falayfay (1969)- Stars Dolphy, Pilar Pilapil, Panchito and Rod Navarro/ Directed by Luciano B. Carlos



Kangkarot (1969)- Stars Dolphy, Panchito, Rebecca, Patsy, Teroy De Guzman/ Directed by Luciano B. Carlos


Karioka Etchos de America (1971)- Stars Dolphy, Nancy Kwan, Panchito/ Directed by Luciano B. Carlos


Fefita Fofonggay viuda de Falayfay (1973)- Stars Dolphy, Rosanna Ortiz, Panchito, Babalu and Rod Navarro/ Directed by Armando Garces


Sarhento Fofonggay (1974)- Stars Dolphy, Helen Gamboa, Panchito, Bentot, Babalu/ Directed by Armando Garces

Jack n' Jill of the Third Kind (1978)- Stars Dolphy, Nora Aunor, Rolly Quizon, Panchito/ Directed by Frank Gray, Jr.


Ang Tatay Kong Nanay (1978)- Stars Dolphy, Nino Muhlach, Phillip Salvador, Marissa Delgado/ Directed by Lino Brocka


Darna, Kuno? (1979)- Stars Dolphy [as the gay Darna], Lotis Key, Marissa Delgado and Celia Rodriguez/ Directed by Luciano B. Carlos


Markova Comfort Gay (2000)- Stars Dolphy, Eric Quizon, Jeffrey Quizon and Loren Legarda/ Directed by Gil Portes


9 comments:

  1. Simon, meron ka ba kopya ng Kangkarot? Gusto ko ulit mapanood ito kasi natatandaan ko, gumugulong ako sa katatawa at sumakit ang tiyan ko kay Dolphy dito, lalo na yung eksenang nagkunwari siyang manikin tapos merong bubuwit na pumasok sa loob ng damit niya, grabe talaga, halos magiba yung sinehan sa Del Monte nung pinanood ko ito.

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  2. Hi James r! Sorry, wala tayong kopya na Kangkarot. Sayang!, one of Dolphy's best. Napansin ko may mga mga vivid memories ka sa mga movies na napapanood mo. Hope you can share some more. Thanks for the visit!

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  3. Merong mga eksena kasing tumatatak talaga sa isipan natin sa mga napapanood nating pelikula, tulad nung sa Facifica Falayfay, nang magsuot si Dolphy ng see-thru na damit made of plastic, tapos nakabikini lang siyang panloob, pati yung payong niya, see-thru din. Kaya nga bawat postings mo dito sa website mo ay talagang inaabangan namin dahil bumabalik yung mga memories. (Ibig sabihin di pa napi-feel yung pagtanda! he-he-he!).

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  4. 2 lang yong copy ko na gay movies ni dolphy....JACK AND JILL NA KASAMA NIYA SI LOLITA RODRIGUES..AT MGA ANAK NI FACIFICA FALAYFAY,I DO BELEIEVE 80'S ITO,ITO YONG FIRST MOVIE NI ZSA ZSA PADILLA,KASAM SINA RODERICK PAULATE NA BADING SIYA DITO,ERIC QUEZON,BABALU,PANCHITO,LOTLOT DE LEON.


    VERY FUNNY MOVIES..NABILI KO ITO FOR $2 DOLLARS AT DARNA KUNO NA KASAMA NIYA SI LOTIS KEY.

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  5. THANKS SA MGA INFO,CHECK KO DITO SA AMIN KUNG MERON PANG MOVIES SI DOLPHY..

    ANG HIRAP MAGHANAP BAT IT PAID OFF HEHEHHEEE...

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  6. Hi. I am a Brodcast Communication student from the University of the East. Where can i find the copies of 1978: ANG TATAY KONG NANAY (Lino Brocka);
    1978: JACK EN JILL OF THE THIRD KIND (Frank Gray Jr);
    1979: DARNA KUNO? (Luciano Carlos);
    1981: STARIRAY (Romy Villaflor) and
    2000: MARKOVA: COMFORT GAY (Gil Portes)?
    I will be using these films for my thesis.
    Thanks.

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  7. Hi Jhona! you can try Video 48, #48 West Avenue, Quezon City, with tel nos. (632)3732936, (632)4150108.
    Thanks!

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  8. okay thank you. I'll just have to call them first. :)

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  9. HI! :) I was wondering if you could recommend any academic citation as to the chronological order of these gay films. I've been meaning to credibly quote that Jack n Jill was the first Gay film in the Philippines.

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