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Manila Kingpin: The Asiong Salonga Story (2011) [N/A]

Release Date:
July 15, 2011

Original Title:
Manila Kingpin: The Asiong Salonga Story

Alternate Titles:
Manila Kingpin
Manila Kingpin - Tagalog

Genres:
Action | Crime | Drama

Production Companies:
Scenema Concept International
Viva Films

Production Countries:
Philippines

Ratings / Certifications:
PH:  R-13 

Runtime: 116

The Untold Story of Asiong Salonga

Overview from TheMovieDB

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.

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Production

Art Direction:
Mona Soriano

Associate Producer:
Joven Tan
Leonard Villalon
Maylyn Villalon-Enriquez

Cinematography:
Carlo Mendoza

Costume Design:
Joel Bilbao
Syrel Lopez

Director:
Tikoy Aguiluz
Gary dela Cruz

Editor:
Jason Cahapay
Ryan Orduna
Mirana Medina-Bhunjun

Executive Producer:
Elaine Lozano

Music:
Jessie Lasaten

Production Design:
Fritz Silorio
Mona Silorio

Set Decoration:
Armando Raysag

Writer:
Roy Iglesias
Rey Ventura

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