Markova:Comfort Gay
Encyclopedia
Markova: Comfort Gay is a film based on the life of Walter Dempster
Jr., the last surviving Filipino
comfort gay from World War II
. It tells the story of his hardships during his childhood and his travails during the World War II Japanese Occupation. The character was played by actor Dolphy, who played the adult Markova while two of his sons, Eric Quizon and Jeffrey Quizon, played the role of two younger Markovas in two more different phases of his life.
Walter Dempster
Walter Dempster, Jr., better known by his alias Walterina Markova was a Filipino gay man who served as a "comfort gay" for Japanese soldiers during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines in World War II....
Jr., the last surviving Filipino
Filipino people
The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....
comfort gay from World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. It tells the story of his hardships during his childhood and his travails during the World War II Japanese Occupation. The character was played by actor Dolphy, who played the adult Markova while two of his sons, Eric Quizon and Jeffrey Quizon, played the role of two younger Markovas in two more different phases of his life.
Cast
- Dolphy as Walter Dempster Jr./Walterina Markova (adult years)
- Eric QuizonEric QuizonEnrico Smith Quizon, also known as Eric Quizon is a Filipino actor, director, producer and writer. He is the son of the famous "King of Comedy" Dolphy and a co-owner of Café Famous in Greenbelt, Makati.-Early life:...
as Walterina Markova (during his middle years) - Epi QuizonEpi QuizonJeffrey "Epi" Quizon is a Filipino actor and the son of actor Dolphy.-Early life:Born Jeffrey Smith-Quizon on January 23, 1973. He is the youngest of 4 siblings by 4th marriage Pamela Ponti a.k.a. Baby Smith.He is of Chinese and American descent....
as the young Markova - Ricci Chan as Anita
- R.S. Francisco as Minerva
- Melvin Lee as Carmen
- Loren LegardaLoren LegardaLoren Legarda is a Filipino broadcast journalist, environmentalist, and politician of Visayan ancestry, notable as the only female to top two senatorial elections . During the 2004 Philippine general election, she ran for the position of Vice-President as an Independent with Fernando Poe, Jr...
as herself - Freddie Quizon as Robert
- Andoy Ranay as Sophie
- Joel LamanganJoel LamanganJoel Lamangan is a Filipino film director, television director and actor. He rose to fame in the early 1990s as an auteur dramatic filmmaker. His award-winning films includes Sidhi, Deathrow, Hubog, Aishte Imasu 1941, Blue Moon and Mano Po.On August 19, 2008, Lamangan directed his first indie movie...
as Councilor Justo Justo