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Baby Tsina
“Is Baby Tsina a woman worth loving and dying for?”
10.0 / 10• 1984• 1h 50m•NR• English
Drama
Storyline
A woman develops feelings for a gang leader and is subsequently jailed for murder. While in prison, she undergoes a transformation, eventually leading her fellow inmates in a movement for penal system reform. Seven years later, she is declared innocent. Based on the true story of Evelyn Duave Ortega, also known as Baby Tsina.
Cast & Crew
Vilma Santos
Baby Tsina
Lead
Phillip Salvador
Roy
Dindo Fernando
Jorge
Johnny Delgado
Toto
LS
Len Santos
Sandra
Caridad Sanchez
Nena
Chanda Romero
Dory
Raquel Villavicencio
Linda
What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Marilou Diaz-Abaya's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
5.0
“Every frame feels alive. Baby Tsina is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
