Rich girl, poor boy, dance teacher with a whip—classic Gallaga chaos ensues.
"Agaton & Mindy" tells the story of two young dancers from different background. Mindy (Louise De Los Reyes) is from rich family and suffers from depression. Agaton (Chase Vega) is from poor family and is searching for his mother (Dina Bonnevie) who abandoned him while he was a young child. Both meet in a dance class handled by Tanya Dolokhov (Cherie Gil) who pairs them up in a dance recital. A brilliant and devotional teacher, Tanya encourages her students to tap into their wild sides for inspiration, and this is also the time when their romance blossoms... (filmasia.blogspot.com)
Acting
Cherie Gil devours scenery as feared ballet mistress
Direction
Gallaga's operatic eye for bodies in pain and motion
Director
Peque Gallaga
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Peque Gallaga made this during his late-career indie resurgence, applying his 1980s maximalist style to digital-era poverty porn aesthetics.
Cherie Gil's character name 'Tanya Dolokhov' references a War and Peace rogue—Gallaga's pretentious flourish that nobody asked for.
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