Manila Kingpin: The Asiong Salonga Story
The Untold Story of Asiong Salonga
2011 tl 116 minutes
Rating: 4
Plot
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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Cast
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
Fe
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
