Film: Ang Laro ng Buhay ni Juan
By: Joselito Altarejos
“Ang Laro ng Buhay ni Juan” explores two hours in the life of Juan Reyes, known to others as Erwin. Juan is a 25 year old Masbate native who just found his way to Manila three years ago. Erwin has tried his hand at many odd jobs and now works as a live-sex performer at an underground gay bar but has decided to leave Manila for good.
On the day of his departure, he will take us with him as he makes life decisions—big and small. The most important one of all is leaving the impoverished place which he called home for a year, capping it with his emotional goodbyes with his lover, Noel. And, how a raid by the authorities marred his last performance in an underground bar called Inner Sanctum which changed his resolve.
It features Ray An Dulay as Juan, Nico Antonio as Noel (Juan’s lover) and the daring newcomer Ace Ricafort as one of the live show performers called Tupada Boys together with able actors like 2008 Cinemanila’s Asian Best Actress Angeli Bayani, Perry Escano and Richard Quan.