| Die Beautiful | |
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| Directed by | |
| Screenplay by | Rody Vera |
| Story by | Jun Robles Lana |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Carlo Mendoza |
| Edited by | Benjamin Tolentino |
| Music by | Richard Gonzales |
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| Distributed by | Regal Entertainment |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | Philippines |
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| Budget | ₱15 million |
| Box office | ₱98 million[1] (Official 2016 MMFF run) ₱110 million (Official Worldwide Run) |
Die Beautiful is a Filipino LGBT comedy-drama film produced and directed by Jun Robles Lana and co-produced by Ferdinand Lapuz and Perci M. Intalan, from a story by Jun Lana and screenplay by Rody Vera. It stars Paolo Ballesteros as Trisha, a trans woman who suddenly died after she was crowned winner of a gay beauty pageant and her friends who transform her into a different person on each night of her wake in a different location as a way to avoid being buried as a man by her father. It also tackles her whole life when she felt and dealt with problems and successes on living as a Filipina transgender as well as controversy in her family.
The film had its premiere at the 29th Tokyo International Film Festival on October 27, 2016, in Tokyo, Japan[2] and it became an official entry to the 2016 Metro Manila Film Festival.[3]
- ^ "MMFF 2016 Total Gross: 'Vince & Kath & James at PHP 125 million; 'Die Beautiful' at PHP 98 million". Movie Journals Ph. Retrieved January 8, 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Paolo Ballesteros' Angelina Jolie Transformation In Tokyo Filmfest Red Carpet". International Business Times PH. October 27, 2016. Archived from the original on January 15, 2017. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ^ Calderon, Ricky (August 8, 2016). "Paolo Ballesteros stars in 2 upcoming films". philstar.com. The Philippine Star. The Freeman. Retrieved August 23, 2016.