Paolo Ballesteros wins Best Actor award in the 42nd Metro Manila Film Festival

"Die Beautiful" is one of the big winners in the recently conducted Metro Manila FIlm Festival. Lead actor Paolo Ballesteros as Trisha won the Best Actor award.

 

Direeeeekkkk!!!! ???????????????????????????????????????????? mariming salamat mga dabarkads! MMFF salmat! #mmff2016 #gabiNgParangal #dieBeautiful

A photo posted by Paolo Ballesteros (@pochoy_29) on Dec 29, 2016 at 7:20am PST

The Best Supporting actor award was then given to his co-actor Christian Bables as Barbs.

 

Yehey!!!! @christiaaan06 #dieBeautiful #gabiNgParangal #mmff2016

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The movie was also named "42nd MMFF My Most Favorite Film."

 

Wooohooo thanks to all who voted!!! #mmff2016 #gabiNgParangal #dieBeautiful

A photo posted by Paolo Ballesteros (@pochoy_29) on Dec 29, 2016 at 7:18am PST

And it even took home the Best Float award.

 

Salamat #mmff2016 #gabiNgParangal #dieBeautiful

A photo posted by Paolo Ballesteros (@pochoy_29) on Dec 29, 2016 at 7:17am PST

Directed by Jun Robles Lana, "Die Beautiful" tells the story of Trisha Echevarria, a Filipino transgender woman and beauty pageant veteran, who suddenly dies as she wins a beauty contest. 

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