Remedios Gomez was a normal Filipino teenager in the 1940s: she loved fashion, makeup, dancing, and beauty pageants. But when her father was killed by the occupying Japanese army, she became Kumander Liwayway and took the runway to the danger zone, leading her guerilla army in glorious victories...always with perfect hair and makeup, of course. Her legendary exploits made her the perfect political bride to unify the tense guerilla factions, and also led her to her true love.