History of Ha

1957 Hernando Alamada Filipino vaudeville great and a former socialist cadre fulfills the last leg of his performing tour on the Mayflower cruise ship He knows that the Philippines is experiencing a bitter transition yet again the muchloved and popular president Ramon Magsaysay suddenly dies in a plane crash He arrives in his povertystricken barrio his countrys state and future burdening him heavily and at the same time a deep personal turmoil confronts him He plods on an aimless journey Akin to the Filipino bodabil he finds himself on the gate of the theater of the absurd a descent to burlesque madness to stark realities and ultimately an ascent to his own redemption