She's got a psychiatrist husband, a DJ side piece, and zero impulse control. What could go wrong?
Viveca is happily married to Cholo, a renowned and respected psychiatrist. Unknown to many, Viveca, has long been leading a double life. She has an appetite for men, for quick, and sometimes very dangerous sexual adventures, be it real or fantasy. There is no question in her mind how much she loves her family. Viveca had a one-time affair with Andre, a DJ who is bored with his life. He surrounds himself with toys from drugs to race cars to Dahlia, who is more a girl toy than a girlfriend. A one night stand with Viveca gives Andre the speed he has been looking for: a forbidden love affair with a very attractive married woman. He pursues Viveca like there is no tomorrow. Viveca tries to distance herself from Andre, but he proves to be too stubborn for her. Complications upon complications set it. Should Viveca remain secretive of what is happening or continue living a life of deceit.
Acting
Ara Mina commits fully to Viveca's unraveling—messy, magnetic, never apologetic.
Direction
Chionglo channels late-period Brocka: social observation dressed in pulp packaging.
Director
Mel Chionglo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of the early 2000s Philippine 'sexy thriller' boom, when Star Cinema and Viva competed to push boundaries within conservative Catholic market constraints.
Chionglo, openly gay, often explored repression and hidden lives—here coding queer themes through Viveca's double existence without explicit representation.
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