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Bituin Escalante

Bituin Escalante

Acting

Biography

Bituin Escalante (born April 23, 1977), better known as Bituin, is a Filipino singer and actress. She first gained popularity during the 2000 Metropop Song Festival and won the festival's second prize. Two years later, she won the grand prize at the Himig Handog Music Love Song Festival. Escalante is a two-time FAMAS and Gawad Urian nominee. Most recently, she won Best Supporting Actress at the 22nd Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival for the satire comedy film A.ni.mál.

Known For

Pingkian: Isang Musikal

PINGKIAN: ISANG MUSIKAL is a full-length stage musical about the life of Emilio Jacinto during the tail end of the Philippine revolution up to the start of the Philippine-American war. Witness the trials and triumphs of a nation on the edge of revolution as Jacinto navigates the complexities of war with an unwavering commitment to the cause of freedom. Jacinto sustains serious wounds in an encounter with the Cazadores at Majayjay, Laguna. As he fights for his life, he is visited by the ghosts of Andres Bonifacio, his closest friend and the revered Supremo of the Katipunan, and Dr. Jose Rizal, his role model for citizenship and civic values. Together, they delve into Jacinto's haunting nightmares and aspirations for a heroic death— an introspective exploration that serves as a poignant examination of the Katipunan's conscience and his definition of Freedom.

Pingkian: Isang Musikal

2024Movie
Ilusyon
1.0

Set in Philippine post-American colonialist era, where the American influence was still apparent, Ilusyon tells the story of Miguel, a young man from the countryside, who decides to visit his father, Pablo, a Modernist painter in Manila. Upon his arrival, he discovers that his father has decided to leave for the province but he opted to stay in Manila for a vacation. One day, he meets Stella, a nude model originally scheduled to pose for Miguel's father. Struck by her beauty, Miguel does the unthinkable - he pretends to be his father the painter. Developing a relationship based on a lie, things turn for the worse as Stella begets a strange skin disease that turns off Miguel. Surrounded by strange characters - a talking cow, a talkative mailman and a nosy landlady - Miguel is driven into a frenzy realization about beauty, lust, love and being true to oneself. An ambiguous ending underlines the surreal tone of the film.

Ilusyon

2005Movie