"You must be really sick in the head if you get aroused by this movie" ~Nick Tiongson, former MTRCB head during the forum at the UP Film Institute before the film itself, March 7, 2008. The film has nudity and scenes that border on pornographic but they are not the story itself. A deeper and sadder truth envelopes the story, serving as eye openers to the socio-cultural reality of the Philippines. Toro is a story about a guy who grew up not knowing how else to waste his life or to make a living having been brought up by a prostitute. Rolly (Paolo Rivero) fears his younger brother might end up like himself who earned his living by performing "live shows" with his colleagues who included Gigi (Klaudia Koronel), Rosita (Ana Capri), Jojo (Marcus Madrigal). Snippets of the lives of Rolly's friends are also shown, adding to the complications in the story. Gigi dreams of working in Japan but was nearly able to begin her application. Rosita tries to take her life over and over in the grief of never being able to hug or talk to her son who was adopted after birth by a family that never wanted the real mother to come and cause chaos in the child's life. Former toro performers, now leading a chaste life with their daughter are forced to return to their former occupation as construction work declines in employment. In the year 2000, this movie became a loud controversy. It irked the conservatives and personalitites of the Church. Its message, the essence of the story was prevented from reaching the people who should have been shown the truth. Klaudia Koronel Paolo Rivero Ana Capri
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