around the life of a divorcee named Loida Malabanan, whose odd job as a bit player for various acting roles enabled her to send her daughter to college. The movie is a social commentary on the exploitation and mistreatment of the marginalized sector in the television production industry in the Philippines. The Chinese-Hong Kong film I Am Somebody (2015) is about extras working at the Hengdian World Studios. See also Background dancer Bit part Cameo appearance Central Casting Character actor Supporting actor Under-Five References External links "Extra helping", Sam Delaney, The Guardian, 2 April 2005 Stage terminology Acting Filmmaking occupations Television terminology