Controversial (1981)
Brocka's potboiler about the rise of a starlet is the quintessential rags-to-riches, prey-turned-predator story, brimming with true-life anecdotes and an authentically acerbic sense of the seamier side of show business.
Top billed cast
Gina AlajarTeresa / Karina Daluz
Charo SantosMers Madsen
Phillip SalvadorAlain Soriano
Eddie GarciaMauro Dizon
Rez CortezEddie Randal- Joe FabregasDick Conrado
- Ariosto Reyes Jr.Sonny
Soxy TopacioFedora
Joey LunaDading- Nina LorenzoAssistant
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