Manila Kingpin

The Untold Story of Asiong Salonga

Genres

ActionDramaCrime

Overview

Mobster Asiong Salonga (ER Ejercito) rules the mean streets of Manila with an iron fist—until he is betrayed by a trusted friend. Manila Kingpin is based on the story of the notorious Tondo, Manila, gang leader Nicasio “Asiong” Salonga, whose true-to-life accounts had been portrayed in several movie versions since 1961 (starring Joseph Estrada). It is also the first Filipino major film produced in black-and-white in the 21st century as well as the returning action genre movie. Before the film was shown, Tikoy Aguiluz requested the producers, through his lawyers, that his directorial credits in the film and promotional tools be removed because the final version of the film can no longer be described as his after the producers made a reedit, re-shoot and music mixing without his involvement. He also demanded that he be allowed to make a director's cut of the film.

Details

Budget

Revenue

Runtime

116 min

Release Date

2011-07-15

Status

Released

Original Language

Tagalog

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Cast

Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.

Jorge Estregan

Asiong Salonga

Carla Abellana

Fidela

Phillip Salvador

Sgt. Doming Salonga

John Regala

Totoy Golem

Baron Geisler

Erning Toothpick

Valerie Concepcion

Mely

JC Parker

Paloma Esmeria

Rosing

Yul Servo

Bimbo

Dennis Padilla

Tambol

Ketchup Eusebio

Kiko

Ping Medina

Piring

Gerald Ejercito

Badong

Amay Bisaya

Ayes Gago

Ronnie Lazaro

Zapanta

Roi Vinzon

Viray

Joko Diaz

Pepeng Hapon

Archie Adamos

Turong Pajo

Perla Bautista

Maria Salonga

Robert Arevalo

Cando Salonga

Soliman Cruz

Soliman

Sunshine Teodoro

Bar Owner

Roldan Aquino

MPD Chief of Police

Raul Morit

LP Councilor

Jay Manalo

Guardame

Ely Buendia

Band Lead Singer

Marissa Sanchez

Tia Carmen

Dante Rivero

Mang Luis

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