''Revirginized'' is a 2021 Philippine erotic comedy film directed by Darryl Yap under

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and starring

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Premise

Carmela gets pregnant at age 16 therefore she never got a proper

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experience. As an adult, Carmela deals with the end of her marriage with her husband Bart. She meets her goddaughter and her friends who are going to a beach party and coerces her goddaughter to let her join the event threatening to snitch her to her mother if she does not comply. At the beach, Carmela parties and "rediscovers" her youth in the process. She goes on to have a one night stand with Morph, a young hunk, who later confesses his own feelings for her.

Cast

as Carmela **Paula Palomata as Young Carmela *

Marco Gumabao Marco Imperial Gumabao (; born August 14, 1994) is a Filipino actor, model, athlete, and entrepreneur. He is the face—and body—of Philippine-based international clothing brand BENCH's underwear and swimwear collection for men, under BENC ...

as Morph *

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as Girlie **Loren Mariñas as Young Girlie *

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as Bart **Neil Villanueva as Young Bart * Cristina Gonzales as Charlotte *

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as Czarina *Rose van Ginkel as Jen *

Marion Aunor Marion Louise Aunor is a Filipina singer, songwriter and now a movie actress. Early career She began her career after winning third place in the 2013 Himig Handog. Aunor is a former contract recording artist for Star Music, and is now under Viva ...

as Liz *Jobelyn Manuel as Beverly *Abby Bautista as Cheska *

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as Mediator *Carla del Rosario as Young Virgie

Production

''Revirginized'', under the working title ''MILF'', was produced under

with Daryl Yap as director. Principal photography took place in Subic which started in March 2021.

Casting

remarking about choosing to star in ''Revirginized'' said she has often featured in "wholesome" movies in the past adding that she accepted to get involved in the film for a more challenging role. According to director Daryl Yap, the inspiration for Carmela's character is Sharon Cuneta herself since he intends ''Revirginized'' to be a tribute to his mother who is a Sharonian or an avid fan of the actress. Yap said he wanted to present the "most shocking" version of the actress through his film.

Release and reception

''Revirginized'' was a commercial success upon its arrival. It was first released through online streaming platforms on August 6, 2021 on KTX.ph,

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, Sky PPV and had limited theatrical release in selected cinemas in the

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and

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on August 13, 2021. The film was the most watched movie on

Vivamax Viva Communications Inc., formerly known as Viva Entertainment Inc. and simply Viva, is a Philippine media and entertainment company headquartered in Pasig City. It was founded on November 11, 1981, by Vic del Rosario and his sister Tess Cruz. ...

and the best-selling film on ''KTX.ph'' in terms of the number of pre-sold tickets. As of August 2021, ''Revirginized'' ranked at No. 7 among contents with highest number of single day views on ''Vivamax''.

Accolades

References

External links

* Philippine comedy films 2021 comedy films 2021 films {{Philippines-film-stub