A Filipino fisherman catches a mermaid and somehow that's the LEAST weird thing that happens.
Acting
Chiquito's slapstick chaos opposite a Finnish mermaid actress.
Production
Wild tonal mashup of Scandinavian folklore and Filipino barrio life.
Director
Danilo Santiago
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Johanna Raunio was a Finnish actress imported specifically for this role, creating one of cinema's most random international casting choices. The director reportedly couldn't communicate with her directly.
This film belongs to the bomba genre—Philippine exploitation cinema of the 1970s—though it's notably tamer than its peers, suggesting the mermaid conceit was weird enough without adding sex.
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