Tubog sa Ginto

CinematographySteve PerezEdited byFelizardo SantosMusic byDoming ValdezCountryPhilippinesLanguageFilipino

Tubog sa Ginto (English: Dipped in Gold) is a 1971 Filipino drama film directed by Lino Brocka, based on the comic serials created by Mars Ravelo for Tagalog Klasiks. This is the first film to tackle the then-controversial theme of homosexuality at that time when it was still a very sensitive issue.^[1]

Plot

Cast

• Lolita Rodriguez as Emma
• Hilda Koronel as Joni
• Jay Ilagan as Santi
• Eddie Garcia as Don Benito
• Luis Gonzales as Celso
• Marissa Delgado as Gracita
• Mario O'Hara as Diego
• Veronica Palileo as Chichi
• Jimmy Morato

Production

Release

Reception

Box office

Critical reception

Controversies

Despite the myriad of research and explanation regarding the "third sex", the society still failed to fully understand the trials and tribulations of a homosexual. The people believed such indistinguishable gender to be a disease in their society, to the point that they label homosexuals as criminals.

The story, written around 1969 to 1970, tackled the issue of "the third sex" which was still a taboo subject matter during the day. Ravelo was quite critical of that notion that being effeminate as belief was a big disadvantage and scandal causing great embarrassment to the person's family or the entire race.

References

External links

• Tubog sa Ginto at IMDb
• Dipped in Gold (Tubog sa Ginto) at Rotten Tomatoes