If you think the spate of films on the local movie scene featuring homosexuals is waning, think again. As more movies featuring gay men are coming to theaters before the year ends, and we could expect another movie with local entertainment’s quintessential gay, Vice Ganda, in the forthcoming Metro Manila Film Festival.
Meanwhile, as December is like a month and half away in our calendar, the local box office is going to be deluged with gay-themed flicks, and among them is Viva Film’s Bakit Lahat ng Gwapo, May Boyfriend?. Even the title can’t hide the obvious, it’s a gay film, no matter how its director explains that it’s tells more about love and that there’s no gender boundaries in seeking one’s happiness.
The movie stars Anne Curtis, Dennis Trillo and Paolo Ballesteros whose characters they play in the movie try to find the answer to the puzzling question Bakit lahat ng guwapo, may bofriend?.
Anne plays Kylie who has had romances with gay boyfriends and thinks she is cursed for falling for men who turn out to like other men.
Friends aptly refer to her as the “Cover Girl” of closeted gays.
Paolo, meanwhile, is Benj, Kylie’s best friend who spends hours and hours at the gym trying to achieve a perfect physique but cleverly training his sights on hunky, buff bodies. In gay parlance he is the archetypal “paminta” or macho gay.
He and Kylie meet Diego (Dennis Trillo), who becomes one of Kylie’s missions. Yet, she is confused whether the guy is straight or gay, like his friend Benj.
Is Diego gay or straight?
That’s what the audience should find out when they watch the movie that will open nationwide on Wednesday next week.
The official teaser of Bakit Lahat ng Gwapo, May Boyfriend?! has become a social media favorite. Netizens are seemingly excited to watch the movie after watching it on Facebook when Viva Films launched it on Anne Curtis’ Official FB page.
In less than 24 hours, the teaser posted 2.8 million views. So far, the number of hits had grown to over 4.9 million.
The guys over at Viva says it didn’t come as a surprise since on top of the three lead characters, the movie is a unique and crazy story about love and relationships.
Anne is one of her generation’s most popular entertainment personalities. Aside from hosting the daily noontime show, It’s Showtime, on ABS-CBN, she is one of today’s top commercial endorsers. She has also starred in blockbuster movies, like The Gifted and No Other Woman.
Dennis, meanwhile, is an acting gem. He has shown his acting mettle in projects like the multi-awarded epic movie Felix Manalo even as he is considered the top leading man in his home studio, GMA Network.
Among Dennis’ most recent successful TV outings are Juan Happy Love Story and My Husband’s Lover.
He has recently been named the first Pinoy Asian Star Prize awardee at the Seoul International Drama Awards.
Paolo is one of the personalities in the country’s longest-running noontime show, Eat Bulaga, and has earned admiration worldwide for his remarkable make-up transformation.
Joining them are Yam Concepcion, Michael De Mesa, Donnalyn Bartolome, Prince Stefan, Alma Concepcion, Yayo Aguila, Joross Gamboa, Lou Veloso, Will Devaugn, Sinon Loresca and Patricia Ysmael and many more.