Alicia is an unattractive woman who is transformed into a beauty by a plastic surgeon. She soon realizes that beauty is not all that matters in this world.
Acting
Nanette Medved's dual performance—vulnerable and venomous.
Direction
Lamangan balances soap opera excess with genuine social critique.
Costume
The circus freak flashbacks haunt your eyelids for days.
Director
Joel Lamangan
Christopher de Leon
Dr. Hugo Rodin
Cesar Montano
Mendez
Maritoni Fernandez
Morita
Daria Ramirez
Timotea
Dante Rivero
Kardo
Caridad Sanchez
Grandma Emma
Cherry Pie Picache
Shirley
Rosemarie Gil
Auntie Rose
Lucita Soriano
Aling Azon
Lorli Villanueva
Kapitana
Romeo Rivera
Miguel
Celso Ad. Castillo
Recruiter
Orestes Ojeda
Dr. Ruben Victorino
Melissa Mendez
Margot Victorino
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on a 'komik' by Gilda Olvidado, this tapped into 1990s Philippines' obsession with beauty pageants and surgical transformation.
Nanette Medved was a former beauty queen herself—casting her as 'ugly' Alicia was deliberate irony that sparked industry debate.
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