Vice Ganda Moral Movie

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Homosexual portrayals have been present on Philippine television long before the 2000’s. The first ever gay Filipino movie, which is Jack and Jill, starring Dolphy and Lolita Rodriguez was released in the year 1954. This movie has not only revolutionized the Philippine television, but it also opened the doors for homosexuals to be seen on television. From then on, homosexuals have been seen quite often on Philippine television. One of the most popular and in demand homosexual actor in the industry today is Jose Marie Borja Viceral or also known as Vice Ganda. “In recent years, Vice Ganda has risen to be a phenomenon known nationwide; everyone of all ages at some point would have heard of the infamous "Petrang Kabayo" and "Benjamin Santos." her "sharp, witty" one-liners earned him a spot in Punchline and The Library, and eventually her name "Vice Ganda," which was taken from her last name Viceral (Montano, 1).” In her 17 years of working with ABS-CBN and Star Cinemas, he has starred in seven blockbuster movies wherein he played nine unique characters with different personalities. But out of the nine characters that he portrayed, two of them really stood out from the crowd.

His first ever blockbuster hit was Petrang Kabayo, which was released in the year 2010. At the start of the movie,
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Benjie wants to prove that regardless of his sexuality, he could still contribute in helping the Philippines and in saving his grandfather from the terrorists. In this movie, “homosexuals are portrayed to be fighters and breadwinners of their own families. Benjie even excelled and outperformed heterosexual and masculine men in physical training” (Dagatan 7). We could see that Benjie broke the sterotype that assumes that homosexuals could not handle what heterosexuals can do. He also proved his worth by saving the Philippines and also by selflessly jumping right in front of a bullet just to save his grandfather’s

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