Desaparadiso

What can a family do if someone disappears in a dictatorship? You can’t go to the police for help or information. Many families were affected in this way by the cruelty of the Marcos dictatorship (1972-1986). The film shows one of them as an example of paradise lost.

Cast

Chris Pasturan

as Juan / Don Juan

Raye Lucero

as Mrs. Valeriana / Queen Adarna

Dante Perez

as Mr. Fernando / King Serpiente

Ian Lomongo

as Diego / Don Diego / The 800 Year Old Hermit

Carlos Alberto Valencia

as Don Pedro

Kayla Miller

as The Pigeon Princess

Laiza Solasco

as The Pigeon Princess

Abby Poblador

as The Pigeon Princess

Alex Crisologo

as The Stone Prince

Luis de Belen

as The Stone Prince

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