Manila Kingpin: The Asiong Salonga Story

CAST: Jeorge Estregan, Carla Abellana, Philip Salvador, Baron Geisler, John Regala, Ronnie Lazaro, Robert Arrevalo, Perla Bautista; DIRECTOR: Tikoy Aguiluz
SCREENWRITER: Roy Iglesias, Rey Ventura; PRODUCER: EDITOR: MUSICAL DIRECTOR; GENRE: Action, Drama; CINEMATOGRAPHER: Carlo Mendoza; DISTRIBUTOR LOCATION: Tondo, Manila; RUNNING TIME: 120 minutes

Technical Assessment: 3
Moral Assessment: 2
Cinema Rating: For viewers 18 years old and above

Just like the first version, which was released in 1961 starring former President Joseph Estrada (the second, with Rudy Fernandez, in 1977 and the third, with George Estregan Jr., in 1990), the current one is filmed in black and white purportedly to capture the look and mood of Asiong’s era.