PIPO... Who is Pipo?

It was last September 19, 2009 and a Saturday night when I was invited by my friend to watch the invitational screening of "PIPO: Ang Batang Pro" at Titus Brandsma Center in New Manila, Quezon City. This is the latest film of Alejandro "Bong" Ramos who gave to us the films "Butas" (Loophole) and "The Big Night" and a film about hustlers.

Mark (Marco Morales), a professional hustler teaches the new kid on the block, Pipo (Tyron Perez), the ins and outs of the business. This time, Tyron goes daring one more time. In this film, Pipo is new to the business in becoming a male prostitute in the world of cybersex. A conflict arises when a foreigner tries to shoot a film about a sex orgy and he wants Pipo to be the star of the film but Pipo is having second thoughts.

A film that tackles the socio-community problems in our country, prostitution and poverty. A film that was shot entirely in one of the towns of Rizal, which is Binangonan. And I can't believe that the slums area of the town is far more worse than Metro Manila. Believe me, it really is. Life is really unfair. Even though the scenery is breath taking, there will always be a problem in that area just like Binangonan. Some people want to escape the life in prostitution and others are still stuck with it. We can never judge them for what they are doing because we are not like them.


After the film, I had the chance to have a picture with Pipo himself, Tyron Perez. He is so down-to-earth guy and a funny guy as well. I also had pictures with some of the stars in this film that includes Marco Morales, Michelle Estevez, Karla Estrada and Mystica. All of them are so nice. I had the chance to talked to them after the screening at the cocktail party. Thanks to my friend, AJ Rollon, who is one of the Assistant Director of this film. Michelle is so vibrant and her acting skills improved a lot. Karla is still at her best. Karla is still indeed Karla. Mystica is still Mystica when it comes to her clothes and yet funny. Marco is totally different from the person behind those films that we watched because they said that he was the King of Frontal Nudity in the Indie Film. Marco is so friendly and a charming one.

All of them were great and this movie is worth to watch. I love the movie and hope you'll love it as well.