''Jaguar'' is a 1979 Filipino
film noir
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directed by
Lino Brocka
Catalino Ortiz Brocka (April 3, 1939 – May 22, 1991) was a Filipino film director. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential and significant filmmakers in the history of Philippine cinema. He co-founded the organization Concerned Ar ...
. It was entered into the
1980 Cannes Film Festival
The 33rd Cannes Film Festival was held between 9 and 23 May 1980. The Palme d'Or went to the '' All That Jazz'' by Bob Fosse and '' Kagemusha'' by Akira Kurosawa.
The festival opened with '' Fantastica'', directed by Gilles Carle and closed wit ...
.
The story is based on the real-life "Brown Derby Shooting" in 1960 as documented by
Quijano de Manila in the article ''"The Boy Who Wanted to Become Society"'', later republished in the non-fiction
crime anthology, ''Reportage on Crime'' (1977).
Cast
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Phillip Salvador as Poldo Miranda
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Amy Austria as Cristy Montes
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Menggie Cobarrubias as Sonny Gaston
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Anita Linda as Mother
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Johnny Delgado
Juan Marasigan Feleo (February 28, 1948 – November 19, 2009), better known as Johnny Delgado, was a Filipino television and movie actor, comedian, and writer. He is best known for his television work on the TV gag show ''Goin' Bananas''. Oth ...
as Direk San Pedro
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Mario Escudero as Mang Berto
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Jimmy Santos
* Gigi Salvador as Apple
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Joel Lamangan
Joel Lamangan (born September 21, 1952) is a Filipino people, Filipino film director, television director and actor. His award-winning films includes ''The Flor Contemplacion Story'', ''Sidhi (film), Sidhi'', ''Deathrow (film), Deathrow'', ''Hubo ...
as Press
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Roi Vinzon as Edmon
See also
* ''
Kisapmata''
* ''
Bayan Ko: Kapit sa Patalim''
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Orapronobis''
* ''
Manila
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References
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1979 films
1979 drama films
Films directed by Lino Brocka
Philippine drama films
1970s English-language films
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