| Bekikang: Ang Nanay Kong Beki | |
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| Directed by | Wenn V. Deramas |
| Written by | Wenn V. Deramas |
| Produced by | Vic del Rosario Jr. |
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| Cinematography | Elmar Despa |
| Edited by | Marya Ignacio |
| Music by | Vincent de Jesus |
Production companies | Viva Films MVP Pictures (uncredited) |
| Distributed by | Viva Films |
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| Country | Philippines |
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| Box office | ₱14,101,310.40 |
Bekikang: Ang Nanay Kong Beki (English: "Bekikang: My Gay Mother") is a 2013 Filipino drama comedy film with an LGBT theme, directed by Wenn V. Deramas.[1]
Plot
The drama-comedy Filipino film depicts Bekikang or Beki (Joey Paras) and his friends. This was inspired by the life story of the late director Wenn Deramas. As Beki was bullied for being gay as he was growing up, his father (Tirso Cruz III) taught him to defend himself in fights. Beki is a caring, responsible and hardworking fellow of the family. He is a balut vendor along with his friends. One day, Beki and his friends catch a new stud in town who is in trouble and needs help from being bullied. Beki steps up for the good-looking Fortunato (Tom Rodriguez) who becomes his love interest. However, Fortunato falls for the local waitress, Natalie (Carla Humphries), at a restaurant Beki takes him to. Beki soon becomes jealous of Natalie. Unfortunately, Fortunato gets Natalie pregnant and Beki becomes involved with raising their baby after Natalie decides to leave Fortunato to work in Japan. Beki accepts their baby as his own once he learns that Fortunato and Natalie have broken up. Fortunato also decides to leave the country to work. Beki's family is not too fond of Beki taking care of Fortunato's baby and this encourages Beki to leave their house to live with his friends. Soon, the three gay men raise the child under stable conditions until the comeback of the child's biological parents, Fortunato and Natalie. The couple is back together and they want their child back. Will Fortunato and Natalie be able to get their child back from Bekikang?
Cast
Main cast
- Joey Paras as Victorio "Beki"
- Tom Rodriguez as Fortunato "Fortune"
- JM Ibañez as Fortunato Jr. "Potpot"
- Carla Humphries as Natalie
Supporting cast
- Tirso Cruz III as Gorio
- Lassy Marquez as Tomas
- Atak Arana as Entoy
- Nikki Valdez as Samantha
- Malou de Guzman as Anacleta
- Maricar de Mesa as Mariana
- Miguel Aguila as Mandy
- Manuel Chua as Dado
- Rubi Rubi as Lydia
- Jeff Luna as Lydia's Helper
- Debraliz as Trudis
Special participation and cameo appearances
- Janice de Belen as Maristella
- Maricel Soriano as the saleslady
- Andi Eigenmann as the ice cream vendor
- Iza Calzado as the doctor
- Dingdong Dantes as the gay passerby
- Ate Gay as the midwife
- Dey-Dey Amansec as young Beki
- Bea Basa as young Samantha
- Abby Bautista as young Mariana
- Michael Roy Jornales as the fight instructor
- Frank Garcia as Samantha's husband
- Carmen Del Rosario as the yaya/helper
- Jhiz Deocareza as the bully kid
- Eagle Riggs as the gay beauty pageant host
Planned sequel
A sequel was planned as seen from the ending of the movie; however it was not formally announced. Due to the deaths of the director Wenn V. Deramas in 2016 and the lead actor Joey Paras in 2023, the planned sequel is already considered to be shelved.[2][3]
References
- ↑ Asilo, Rito P. (2013-10-25). "'Bekikang' shines spotlight on unconventional families". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
- ↑ "Director Wenn Deramas passes away at 49". CNN Philippines. February 29, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- ↑ "Actor Joey Paras dies at 45". Rappler. October 29, 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
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