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Banta Ng Kahapon
''Banta ng Kahapon'' () is a 1977 Philippine action film directed by Eddie Romero and starring Vic Vargas, Rafael Roco, Jr., Roland Dantes, and Chanda Romero. Set during the 1969 Philippine House of Representatives elections, it follows the motive of "guns, goons, and gold." Cast *Vic Vargas * Rafael Roco, Jr. *Roland Dantes *Chanda Romero *Lito Legaspi *John Soberano *Roderick Paulate *Ruben Rustia *Karim Kiram *Romero Rivera *Henry Salcedo *Oliva O'Hara *Celita DeCastro Reception The film won the 1978 Gawad Urian Award for "Best Editing" by Ben Barcelon. It was also nominated in those awards for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Screenplay of 1978. It was an official entry in the 1977 Metro Manila Film Festival. In 2004, the Philippines government film office lauded the movie as "Another Eddie Romero masterpiece" that closed the annual retrospective of classic films. When Romero died in 2013, the TV network ABS-CBN ABS-CBN (an initialism of its two predecessors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Romero
Edgar Sinco Romero, (July 7, 1924 – May 28, 2013), commonly known as Eddie Romero, was a Filipino film director, film producer and screenwriter. Early life Romero was born on July 7, 1924. His father was José E. Romero, the first Philippine Ambassador to the Court of St. James's. His mother was Pilar Guzman Sinco, a schoolteacher and the sister of University of the Philippines President Vicente G. Sinco who signed the United Nations Charter in 1945 on behalf of the Philippines. His brother was Jose V. Romero Jr., former Philippine Ambassador to Italy. He studied at Silliman University. Romero's paternal grandparents were Francisco Romero Sr., mayor of Tanjay, Negros Oriental from 1909 to 1916 and later a member of the Provincial Board of Negros Oriental, and Josefa Calumpang Muñoz, daughter of Tanjay gobernadorcillo Don José Teves Muñoz and Doña Aleja Ines Calumpang, a great-granddaughter of Don Fernando Velaz de Medrano Bracamonte y Dávila ( es), Marquis of Tabu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lito Legaspi
Lito Legaspi (born Ludovico A. Legaspi, September 10, 1941 – September 8, 2019) was a Filipino actor both in movies and television in the Philippines. He was the father of actors Zoren Legaspi, Kier Legaspi, and Brando Legaspi. He won Gawad Urian Award for Best Supporting Actor in '' Sinong Kapiling? Sinong Kasiping?'' (1977). Early career Legaspi appeared in 1959 comedy film ''Ipinagbili Kami Ng Aming Tatay'', starring Dolphy. In 1963, Sampaguita Pictures introduced Legaspi together with teenage stars such as Rosemarie Sonora, Gina Pareño, Dindo Fernando, Pepito Rodriguez, Romeo Rivera and Bert Leroy, Jr., among others. He became a matinee idol like Eddie Gutierrez, Jose Mari Gonzales, Romeo Vasquez, Greg Martin and Juancho Gutierrez. He played an impotent husband in the movie ''Uhaw'' (1970) with Merle Fernandez and Tito Galla, directed by Ruben Abalos. Later career He played Mayor Joaquin Montejo in ''Esperanza'' shown in ABS-CBN, starring Judy Ann Santos in 1997. He also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippine Action Films
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republika sang Filipinas * ibg, Republika nat Filipinas * ilo, Republika ti Filipinas * ivv, Republika nu Filipinas * pam, Republika ning Filipinas * krj, Republika kang Pilipinas * mdh, Republika nu Pilipinas * mrw, Republika a Pilipinas * pag, Republika na Filipinas * xsb, Republika nin Pilipinas * sgd, Republika nan Pilipinas * tgl, Republika ng Pilipinas * tsg, Republika sin Pilipinas * war, Republika han Pilipinas * yka, Republika si Pilipinas In the recognized optional languages of the Philippines: * es, República de las Filipinas * ar, جمهورية الفلبين, Jumhūriyyat al-Filibbīn is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It is situated in the western Pacific Ocean and consists of around 7,641 islands t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977 Films
The year 1977 in film involved some significant events. Highest-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1977 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * February 23 – During a press conference at Sardi's in Manhattan, it is officially announced that Christopher Reeve will be playing the role of Superman. * March 28 – At the 49th Academy Awards, ''Rocky'' picks up the Academy Award for Best Picture. Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway, and Beatrice Straight all win Oscars for their performances in ''Network'' for Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Supporting Actress, while Jason Robards wins for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in ''All the President's Men.'' He will win again the following year, becoming the only person to win two consecutive Best Supporting Actor awards. * May 25 – ''Star Wars (film), Star Wars'' opens in theatres and becomes the List of highest-grossing films, highest-grossing film of the year. The film revolutionises th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IMDb
IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, plot summaries, trivia, ratings, and fan and critical reviews. IMDb began as a fan-operated movie database on the Usenet group "rec.arts.movies" in 1990, and moved to the Web in 1993. It is now owned and operated by IMDb.com, Inc., a subsidiary of Amazon. the database contained some million titles (including television episodes) and million person records. Additionally, the site had 83 million registered users. The site's message boards were disabled in February 2017. Features The title and talent ''pages'' of IMDb are accessible to all users, but only registered and logged-in users can submit new material and suggest edits to existing entries. Most of the site's data has been provided by these volunteers. Registered users with a prov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gawad Urian Awards
The Gawad Urian Awards are annual film awards in the Philippines held since 1977. It is given by the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino (MPP, "the Filipino Film Critics") and is currently regarded as the counterpart of the United States' New York Film Critics Circle. Establishment The MPP was formed by a host of scholars, film writers and other award-winning writers on May 1, 1976 as a critics' voice to rival the then-only award-giving body in the Philippines, which is its Oscars', the FAMAS Awards. Three years earlier, what would be the members of the MPP were included in the judges' roster of the FAMAS after a shocking 1972 Best Actress tie materialized between major star Boots Anson-Roa and then-rising star Vilma Santos. A tie was unheard of at that time, which resulted in accusations of lessening prestige on the part of FAMAS. After a voting stint at the FAMAS, these future MPP members set up the Gawad Urian Awards. Members The members of the MPP who judge the annual Gawad U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ABS-CBN
ABS-CBN (an initialism of its two predecessors' names, Alto Broadcasting System and Chronicle Broadcasting Network) is a Television in the Philippines, Philippine Commercial broadcasting, commercial broadcast broadcast network, network that serves as the flagship property of ABS-CBN Corporation, a company under Lopez Holdings Corporation owned by the López family of Iloilo, López family. The network is headquartered at the ELJ Communications Center and ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center in Quezon City, with additional offices and production facilities in 25 major cities including Baguio, Naga, Camarines Sur, Naga, Bacolod, Iloilo City, Iloilo, Cebu City, Cebu, Davao City, Davao, and Bulacan, where ABS-CBN's production and post-production facility in ABS-CBN Soundstage, Horizon IT Park is located. ABS-CBN is colloquially referred to as the ''Kapamilya'' Network; the branding was originally introduced in 1999 and was officially introduced in 2003 during the celebration of its 50th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977 Metro Manila Film Festival
The 3rd Metro Manila Film Festival was held in the year 1977. Previously known as the Metropolitan Film Festival and Filipino Film Festival, it was changed to Metro Manila Film Festival. A total of nine movies directed by the Philippines' great filmmakers participated in the 1977 Metro Manila Film Festival. In this year, only two films were awarded. Ian Film Productions' '' Burlesk Queen'', the top grosser of the 10-day festival, romped away with most of the awards. It won seven major awards including the Best Film, Best Actress for Vilma Santos, Best Actor for Rolly Quizon, and more. Pera Films' ''Mga Bilanggong Birhen'' won two awards: Best Cinematography for Romy Vitug and Best Art Direction for Laida Lim-Perez. Entries Awards Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. Multiple awards Ceremony Information Controversies Director Lino Brocka walked out of the awarding ceremonies at the Metropolitan Theater when Celso Ad. Castillo's ''Burlesk Queen'' starri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gawad Urian Award
The Gawad Urian Awards are annual film awards in the Philippines held since 1977. It is given by the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino (MPP, "the Filipino Film Critics") and is currently regarded as the counterpart of the United States' New York Film Critics Circle. Establishment The MPP was formed by a host of scholars, film writers and other award-winning writers on May 1, 1976 as a critics' voice to rival the then-only award-giving body in the Philippines, which is its Oscars', the FAMAS Awards. Three years earlier, what would be the members of the MPP were included in the judges' roster of the FAMAS after a shocking 1972 Best Actress tie materialized between major star Boots Anson-Roa and then-rising star Vilma Santos. A tie was unheard of at that time, which resulted in accusations of lessening prestige on the part of FAMAS. After a voting stint at the FAMAS, these future MPP members set up the Gawad Urian Awards. Members The members of the MPP who judge the annual Gawad U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roderick Paulate
Roderick Mendenilla Paulate (, born April 4, 1960) is a Filipino former actor, TV host, comedian and politician. Paulate had previously hosted TV shows like ''Vilma On 7'', ''Tonight With Dick & Carmi'', ''Magandang Tanghali Bayan'', and ''The Singing Bee''. Paulate is also a comedian in shows ''Abangan Ang Susunod Na Kabanata'', ''Oki Doki Doc'', ''Mana Mana'', ''Ang Tanging Ina: The Comedy Series'', and ''Tweets For My Sweets''. Paulate is also a dramatic actor in previous shows, ''Malayo Pa Ang Umaga'', ''Makita Ka Lang Muli'', ''Rosalinda'', ''Munting Heredera'' and his current action drama series, the long running ''FPJ's Ang Probinsyano'', which he plays a straight mayor-politician. Biography Child actor Paulate started his career as a child actor. He received his first Best Child Actor award from the Manila Film Festival for the movie ''Kasalanan Kaya'' in 1968. His first FAMAS award was for ''Anghel na Walang Langit'' in 1970. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guns, Goons, And Gold
The phrase "guns, goons, and gold," sometimes referred to as the "Three Gs of Philippine Politics" was a catchphrase coined by media to describe the violence and vote-buying that characterized the political campaign period in the Philippines, beginning with the presidential reelection campaign of 1969, declining only with the advent of electronic voting machines during the elections of 2010. In popular culture * The 1977 Eddie Romero classic Banta ng Kahapon starring Vic Vargas, Bembol Roco, Roland Dantes, and Chanda Romero was set during the 1969 campaign period. The motif of "guns, goons, and gold" was prominently featured. * The 1991 Jun Urbano political comedy Juan Tamad at Mister Shooli sa Mongolian Barbecue also prominently featured the motif of "guns, goons, and gold," portraying the belief that mainstream politicians at the time the film was released could not get reelected without violence or vote-buying. See also * Ferdinand Marcos presidential campaign, 1969 Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vic Vargas
Jose Maria Marfori Asuncion (March 28, 1939 – July 19, 2003), better known by his stage-name Vic Vargas, was a Filipino film actor and judoka. Early life and career Vic Vargas was born on March 28, 1939. When he was 17, Vargas won three championships for judo in the Philippines. He finished architecture at the University of Santo Tomas and then afterwards, became a physical education instructor teaching martial arts at the University of the East. Eventually, he reluctantly entered show business after being challenged by a friend, and then, he debuted in the film ''Diegong Tabak'' in 1962. His early films also include pairing with Filipina actress Josephine Estrada particularly in the film ''Prinsipeng Tulisan'' made by VP Pictures, a subsidiary of Sampaguita Pictures, where he was one of its contract actor. Being an expert on judo, he became a judo instructor for a television program broadcast by Channel 7. Later career He starred in numerous films from early 1960s up to 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
