His first ever blockbuster hit was Petrang Kabayo, which was released in the year 2010. At the start of the movie, …show more content…
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