Asedillo

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", 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]

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

Cast

Awards and nominations

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

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