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When ‘bomba’ sex films were a staple of Philippine cinemas and their female stars graced magazine covers

Surprisingly for a country known for its strong adherence to Catholicism, the Philippines was a major producer of sex films throughout the 1970s and 1980s. The “bombas”, as they were known – the term best translates as “bold” and roughly means scandalous – were a mix of soft-core and hard-core pornography, and their female stars became well-known celebrities who frequently graced the covers of newspapers and magazines. HBO Asia’s ‘nasi goreng...

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