Original upload date: Thu, 20 Feb 2014 00:00:00 GMT
Archive date: Tue, 30 Nov 2021 01:38:25 GMT
"Ang Unang Aswang" is not an ordinary stage play about a mythical beast, but is about how love is capable of transforming an innocent person into a monster.
Unlike fairy tales, "Ang Unang Aswang" is
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a tale of an innocent girl in the woods who had fallen in love with a stranger. The stranger used lies to give her all the "first" experiences in life including intimacy. However, the stranger turned out to be married man with a pregnant wife.
Having stayed in the woods all her life, the innocent girl was not aware of the cruelty of most humans until she experienced being denied by her only love. Her great frustration and anger upon learning the betrayal led to the awakening of her monster side or her dugong aswang.
Now surrounded by anguish and broken heart, she swore to kill everyone except the man who betrayed him, whom she still eternally loves.
Written by Rody Vera
Directed by Toshihisa Yoshida
Used with permission
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