Ever watched Ilocano movies? You’d definitely enjoy watching Tata
Badong Ken Kuarog! This hilarious father and son duo’s antics are very entertaining
and you’ll appreciate watching their short films whether you speak the Ilocano dialect
or not.
Bus Movie Marathon
On board a Partas bus going home after a short tour of Vigan, I’ve
chanced upon several films played over the bus’ video player. All of them are
interesting enough. Final Destination 5 was one, something I haven’t watched
yet although I’ve seen all other Final Destination movies beforehand. I just
grew tired of the same synopsis every time. There was also a low budget flick
called A Cadaver Christmas which destroyed the essence of the holiday season through
its Christmas turned zombie Halloween story. I’ve seen Adrien Brody as well in
Splice, a sci-fi horror movie about a genetically engineered specimen created
by splicing selected animal genes and incorporating it with human DNA. I didn’t
get to finish it though.
What’s up with all the horror flicks in the bus? Is it Halloween
already? :>
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| from Siga Ken Taktor, Kuarog looks like Empoy |
But of all the movies I’ve seen aboard the bus, amidst the urge to
puke, I love Tata Badong Ken Kuarog the most! Just hearing the characters speak
in the local vernacular is already amusing. I’m not too versed in the Ilocano
tongue so I’ve learned new words through context clues. One of which include “kaparagpag”
which refers to a man’s female partner in life. It’s similar to a woman being
referred to as the supposed Biblical rib of Adam from where Eve was originally created
from.
Other than the hilarious way of infusing Ilocano, I also enjoyed the
character’s Boy Banat like pick up lines and misadventures too. Even the other characters
such as the modern social network savvy ermitanyo or hermit (who has a Facebook
account and website :) are comical.
My interest in the short film led me to search for it online. Apparently,
there are several movies starring this duo and the one we saw aboard the bus
was just one of the episodes. I assume it’s the latest since online chat and Facebook
had been referenced in several comic dialogues throughout the movie.
Plot
The movie revolves around Kuarog’s quest for the love of his life.
He had attempted to pursue several women but was refused each time. His dad,
tatang Badong then offered help after his son tried to comically commit suicide.
And so they journeyed through hills and waters in search for Kuarog’s “kaparagpag.”
Their travels led to nothing but trouble, the funny kind that is. In the end,
Kuarog discovered that he actually had a complete set of ribs and nothing is
missing. Hence, he is supposedly destined to be alone as there isn’t any
missing rib or kaparagpag for him.
Watch it Online
Watch Tata Badong Ken Kuarog by searching it through YouTube. You may
also drop by Abatan Records on Facebook; it’s the local production company
responsible for the film.
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