''Ang Anino ni Asedillo'' () is a 1988 Filipino

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directed by Bert Mendoza and Jose M. Dagumboy. A sequel to the 1971 biographical film '' Asedillo'', it stars

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, Philip Gamboa, Carlos Salazar, Zandro Zamora, Beverly Vergel, Guia Guizon, and Farrah Floro; Fernando Poe Jr. is featured in archival footage from the previous film. Produced by D'Camp Films International, the film was released on June 1, 1988. Critic

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gave the film a negative review, criticizing its direction, writing, production design, technical qualities, and action scenes.

Plot

Simon Crisostomo idolizes Teodoro Asedillo as a kid in the provincial town of San Antonio, wishing to become a righteous teacher like him someday. Fifteen years later, Simon has since become a factory worker in

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during the Magsaysay administration. When an official from his company rapes and murders his girlfriend, Simon confronts the official and kills him, thus forcing him to return to San Antonio. Upon arrival, he discovers the town's land has been taken over by a greedy don and his henchmen, who have replaced the farmers' crops of rice with sugar cane. Simon then teams up with Alfonso to plan the don's defeat and return the land back to the farmers.

Cast

as Simon Crisostomo *

as Sangre *

as Tandang Birong * Philip Gamboa * Carlos Salazar * Zandro Zamora * Beverly Vergel *Guia Guizon *Farrah Floro * Fernando Poe Jr. as Teodoro Asedillo (archival footage) *

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*Nick Romano *Vic Varrion *Val Iglesia *Rey Sagum *Danny Riel *Joe Andrade *Rene Matias *Rene Romero *Robert Miller *Ramon 'Boy' Bagatsing Jr.

Production

The score for ''Ang Anino ni Asedillo'' was composed in February 1988.

Release

''Ang Anino ni Asedillo'' was graded "B" by the

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(MTRCB), indicating a "good" quality, and was released in theaters on June 1, 1988.

Critical response

, writing for the ''

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'', gave the film a negative review, criticizing its storytelling for being muddled "from beginning to end" and hampered by poor direction, writing, sound design and lighting, as well as "kenkoy" () action scenes.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Anino ni Asedillo, Ang 1988 films 1988 action films Filipino-language films Films about farmers Films set in Manila Films set in the 1950s Philippine action films