Senorita (Philippines Movie)
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Profile
- Movie: Señorita
- Director: Vincent Sandoval
- Writer: Vincent Sandoval, Roy Sevilla Ho
- Producer: Vincent Sandoval, Darlene Malimas
- Cinematographer: Ruel Dahis Antipuesto
- World Premiere: August 6, 2011 (Locarno International Film Festival])
- Release Date:
- Runtime: 99 minutes.
- Language: Mandarin
- Country: China
Plot
Wanting to quit sex work in Manila and start a new life, Donna, a transgender woman, gets her chance when an old friend asks Donna to look after her 12-year-old son Tomas while she works overseas for a year. Donna moves to a small town to look after Tomas only to find out that the town mayor who is seeking re-election is a crony of one of her regular clients back in Manila. In her efforts to break away from her past, she becomes entangled in the town's local politics and ends up leading a double life.-- senoritamovie.com
Notes
- "Senorita" was originally created as a short film by director Vincent Sandoval, then rewritten into a feature length film.
Cast
- Vincent Sandoval - Donna/Sofia…
- Publio Briones III - Ramon
- Dominic Milano Palomo - Tomas
- Garry Lim - Pepe Holganza
- Richard Manabat - Ricky Verano
- Stella Monteno - Nanay Ruby
- Aya Ng - Dixie
- Eric Alvin Po - Julius
- Kaloy Olavides - Lino
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Film Festivals
- 2011 (64th) Locarno International Film Festival - August 3-13, 2011 - Concorso Cineasti del presente *World Premiere
- 2011 (30th) Vancouver International Film Festival - September 29-October 14, 2011 - Dragons & Tigers Award for Young Cinema *North American Premiere
