Borrowed Face

Jul 15, 1992

1h 48m

★ 8.5

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Viva Films

Borrowed Face Trailers

Cast

Dr. Hugo Rodin

Christopher de Leon

Mendez

Cesar Montano

Morita

Maritoni Fernandez

Carissa / Alicia

Nanette Medved

Timotea

Daria Ramirez

Kardo

Dante Rivero

Grandma Emma

Caridad Sanchez

Shirley

Cherry Pie Picache

Auntie Rose

Rosemarie Gil

Aling Azon

Lucita Soriano

Kapitana

Lorli Villanueva

Miguel

Romeo Rivera

The night of San Juan, Miguel murders his associate. Two elderly people are witness to the crime and predict that all of his dreams will come true thereafter. He will know the price he has to pay when he sees a black cat with a moon shaped mark on its forehead. Twenty-two years later a messenger begins to see all his dreams come true...

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