Miguel/Michelle (1998)
Miguel, a young trans woman from Quezon Province, leaves the Philippines for the US. After seven years, she returns home, where her family discovers she has undergone gender-affirming surgery and now lives as Michelle. She declares she will stay until her family accepts her, even as hostile reactions erupt around her.
- Date of release
- 1998-05-26
- TMDB
- 3.3 / 10 (3)
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Gil Portes
Casting
- Romnick Sarmenta — Michelle
- Cris Villanueva — Julio
- Mylene Dizon — Sonia
- Gloria Diaz — Tinang
- Ray Ventura — Nano
- Gandong Cervantes — Fr. Rav
- Richard Arellano — Maynard
- Cezar Xerez-Burgos — Mr. Agudo
- Nikka Ruiz — Myrna
- Gigi Locsin — Sonia's Mother
- Mar Garchitorena — Sonia's Father
- Mon Confiado — Sonia's Brother
Interesting facts
Miguel/Michelle is a 1998 Philippine drama film starring Romnick Sarmenta and Gloria Diaz which tells a story about a man who leaves the Philippines and comes back as a woman, challenging her family to reexamine their feelings about homosexuality/transsexuality along with family values and religion.
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