Barber’s Tales

In the 1970s, a widow in a remote village takes over her husband’s barber shop. She becomes the laughing stock of the male-dominated community and in the process discovers freedom and liberation.

Barber’s Tales tells the story of newly widowed Marilou who inherits the town’s only barbershop from her husband- a business that has been passed down by generations of men in her husband’s family. With no other means of support, she musters the courage to run the barbershop. But as to be expected, she fails to attract any customers. But a touching act of kindness she extended to Rosa, a prostitute who works in the town brothel, leads to an unexpected opportunity. Rosa, who now considers Marilou a friend, urges her prostitute friends to pressure their male clientele into patronizing Marilou’s barbershop. The men have no choice but to grudgingly oblige out of fear that Rosa will expose their infidelity to their wives.

Director: Jun Lana (as Jun Robles Lana)
Writers: Peter Ong Lim (story), Elmer L. Gatchalian (story)
Stars: Eugene Domingo, Eddie Garcia, Iza Calzado, Gladys Reyes, Shamaine Buencamino, Nonie Buencamino, Nicco Manalo, Nora Aunor, Daniel Fernando, Sue Prado, Jess Mendoza