Manila Kingpin

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Jorge Estregan

Asiong Salonga

Age : N/A | Popularity : 13%

Carla Abellana

Fidela

Age : N/A | Popularity : 43%

Phillip Salvador

Sgt. Doming Salonga

Age : N/A | Popularity : 10%

John Regala

Totoy Golem

Age : N/A | Popularity : 8%

Baron Geisler

Erning Toothpick

Age : N/A | Popularity : 26%

Valerie Concepcion

Mely

Age : N/A | Popularity : 28%

JC Parker

Fe

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

Paloma Esmeria

Rosing

Age : N/A | Popularity : 11%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Gary dela Cruz Tikoy Aguiluz
Writing	Writer	Roy Iglesias Rey Ventura
Art	Set Decoration	Armando Raysag
	Production Design	Mona Silorio Fritz Silorio
	Art Direction	Mona Soriano
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Joel Bilbao Syrel Lopez
Production	Associate Producer	Maylyn Villalon-Enriquez Joven Tan Leonard Villalon
	Executive Producer	Elaine Lozano
Sound	Music	Jessie Lasaten
Editing	Editor	Jason Cahapay Mirana Medina-Bhunjun Ryan Orduna
Crew	Cinematography	Carlo Mendoza
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