Asedillo
Theatrical Poster
Directed byCelso Ad Castillo
Screenplay byCelso Ad Castillo
Story byCelso Ad Castillo
Produced byFPJ
StarringFernando Poe Jr.
CinematographySergio Lobo
Edited byAugusto Salvador
Music byRestie Umali
Production
company
Distributed byFPJ Productions
Release date
  • September 3, 1971 (1971-09-03)
Running time
120 minutes
CountryPhilippines
LanguageFilipino

Asedillo is a 1971 Philippine bio-pic, period and action film written and directed by Celso Ad Castillo starring Fernando Poe Jr. as "The Terror of the Sierra Madre", Teodoro Asedillo. The film, while critically and commercially a success, is infamous for having begun the SOP of informing cinema owners ahead of time if Fernando Poe Jr. will die in his films as a riot ensued following the death of Poe's character in a screening in Zamboanga.[1][2][3][4][5]

Cast and characters

Awards and nominations

Award-Giving BodyCategoryRecipientResult
1972 FAMAS Awards[6]
Best ActorFernando Poe Jr.Won
Best PictureAsedilloNominated

References

  1. "Legend: FPJ Must Live!". PEP. May 23, 2008. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  2. Ching, Mark Angelo (October 17, 2019). "Fernando Poe Jr: Da King of Philippine movies". PEP. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  3. Zinampan, Tristan (June 19, 2019). "[OPINION] Is it time to revamp our heroes in movies and on TV?". Rappler. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  4. Benoza, Paulea. "FPJ in retrospect: A guide to Da King's most memorable films". Star Studio. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  5. Carballo, Bibsy M. (December 23, 2013). "FPJ: From real to legend by Nick Joaquin". The Philippine Star. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  6. "FAMAS Awards (1972)". IMDb. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
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