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Manila Boy
''Manila Boy'' is a 1993 Filipino crime action comedy-drama film which starring Robin Padilla, Tony Ferrer, Aurora Sevilla, Andy Poe, Berting Labra, Rommel Padilla and Judy Ann Santos. Directed by Arturo San Agustin under Pioneer Films. Plot This is a story about Diego (Robin Padilla), a wacky provincial man from Zambales. He gets to find a job and ends up working to Manila for Mang Berto ( Berting Labra) and finding Mang Berto's long time friend Sibuboy (Val Iglesia) the two met Diego and thanked him for helping him and he willingly worked with Sibuboy as his business partner. Suddenly Mang Berto escapes when the cops captured Diego and Sibuboy as a gun runners. Then Ragoy (Romy Diaz) and his men prepared to release Diego and Sibuboy out of jail and they ended up working for a millionaire kingpin Señor Escudero (Tony Ferrer) as their big boss and they get involved with his enemies and drug smuggling, sex trafficking, hoodlum in roads, and illegal gambling for Señor Escudero ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Padilla
Robinhood Ferdinand Cariño Padilla (; born November 23, 1969), known professionally as Robin Padilla, is a Filipino politician, television personality, martial artist, actor and director currently serving as a Senator of the Philippines since June 30, 2022. He is known as the "Bad Boy" of Philippine cinema for portraying anti-hero gangster roles in films such as ''Anak ni Baby Ama'' (1990), ''Grease Gun Gang'' (1992), ''Bad Boy'' (1990), and ''Bad Boy 2'' (1992). He has also been dubbed the "Prince of Action" in Philippine cinema. Padilla placed first in the 2022 Senate election, garnering 27 million votes. He assumed office in the Senate on June 30, 2022, becoming the first Muslim senator of the Philippines since Santanina Rasul, who served in the Senate until 1995. As a lawmaker, Padilla vowed to promote and work for peace not only among Muslims but among all Filipinos. Acting career Padilla played his first major role in the 1985 comedy film ''Public Enemy No. 2: Maram ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Alvarado
Max Alvarado (February 19, 1929 – April 6, 1997) was a FAMAS award-winning Filipino film actor known mainly by his portrayals of villains in a career which spanned six decades. Early life Max Alvarado was born as Gavino Maximo Teodosio in Manila. In his youth, he was a member of street gangs A gang is a social group, group or secret society, society of associates, friends or members of a family with a defined leadership and internal organization that identifies with or claims control over Territory (animal), territory in a communi ..., as well as an itinerant manual laborer. Career He broke into films in 1948 as a bit part, bit player in ''Halik sa Bandila''. Soon after, he was frequently cast as a villain in films produced by Premiere Production and its sister company, Larry Santiago Productions, as well as People's Pictures. He first gained critical notice in the 1953 film ''Ang Sawa sa Lumang Simboryo'' directed by Gerry de Leon. For that role, he garnered a F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993 Comedy Films
File:1993 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Oslo I Accord is signed in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; The White House (Moscow), Russian White House is shelled during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Czechoslovakia is peacefully Dissolution of Czechoslovakia, dissolved into the Czech Republic and Slovakia; In the United States, the ATF Waco siege, besieges a compound belonging to David Koresh and the Branch Davidians in a search for illegal weapons, which ends in the building being set alight and killing most inside; Eritrea gains independence; A major 1993 Storm of the Century, snow storm passes over the United States and Canada, leading to over 300 fatalities; Drug lord and narcoterrorism, narcoterrorist Pablo Escobar is killed by Military Forces of Colombia, Colombian special forces; Ramzi Yousef and other Islamic terrorism, Islamic terrorists 1993 World Trade Center bombing, detonate a truck bomb in the subterranean garage of List of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990s Tagalog-language Films
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippine Comedy-drama Films
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republika sang Filipinas * ibg, Republika nat Filipinas * ilo, Republika ti Filipinas * ivv, Republika nu Filipinas * pam, Republika ning Filipinas * krj, Republika kang Pilipinas * mdh, Republika nu Pilipinas * mrw, Republika a Pilipinas * pag, Republika na Filipinas * xsb, Republika nin Pilipinas * sgd, Republika nan Pilipinas * tgl, Republika ng Pilipinas * tsg, Republika sin Pilipinas * war, Republika han Pilipinas * yka, Republika si Pilipinas In the recognized optional languages of the Philippines: * es, República de las Filipinas * ar, جمهورية الفلبين, Jumhūriyyat al-Filibbīn is an archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It is situated in the western Pacific Ocean and consists of aro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filipino-language Films
Filipino (; , ) is an Austronesian language. It is the national language ( / ) of the Philippines, and one of the two official languages of the country, with English. It is a standardized variety of Tagalog based on the native dialect, spoken and written, in Metro Manila, the National Capital Region, and in other urban centers of the archipelago. The 1987 Constitution mandates that Filipino be further enriched and developed by the other languages of the Philippines. Filipino is only used as a tertiary language in the Philippine public sphere. Filipino, like other Austronesian languages, commonly uses verb-subject-object order, but can also use subject-verb-object order as well. Filipino follows the trigger system of morphosyntactic alignment that is also common among Austronesian languages. It has head-initial directionality. It is an agglutinative language but can also display inflection. It is not a tonal language and can be considered a pitch-accent language and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990s Crime Comedy-drama Films
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993 Films
The year 1993 in film involved many significant films, including the blockbuster hits '' Jurassic Park'', '' The Fugitive'' and ''The Firm''. (For more about films in foreign languages, check sources in those languages.) Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 1993 by worldwide gross are as follows: Events * January 1 – China Film Import & Export Corporation ends its 40-year monopoly distributing all films in China, with 16 other Chinese film studios now responsible for distributing their own films. * January 29 – '' Bram Stoker's Dracula'' opens in the United Kingdom setting an opening weekend record of £2,633,635 million. * March 31 – Actor Brandon Lee is accidentally killed during the filming of ''The Crow''. * May 27 – Actress Kim Basinger files for bankruptcy after a California judge initially orders her to pay $8.9 million for refusing to honor a verbal contract to star in the film '' Boxing Helena''. As a result, Basinger loses the town that she pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfredo Lim
Alfredo "Fred" Siojo Lim Jr.. (; December 21, 1929 – August 8, 2020) was a Filipino politician and police officer who served as a Senator of the Philippines from 2004 to 2007. He also served as the Mayor of Manila twice: first from 1992 to 1998, and again from 2007 to 2013. Prior to entering politics, Lim was a policeman for three decades. During the administration of President Corazon Aquino, he was appointed the Director of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), serving from 1989 to 1992. In 1992, he was elected Mayor of Manila, serving for two consecutive terms. He then unsuccessfully ran for president in 1998. Two years later, in 2000, he was appointed by President Joseph Estrada as the Secretary of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). In 2001, he ran again for mayor of Manila but lost to then-incumbent Lito Atienza. In the 2004 elections, he ran for senator and won. Three years into his tenure in the Senate, he resigned in order to run for mayor of Manila, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bomber Moran
Bomber Moran, born Arturo Ocampo, (October 18, 1944 - August 14, 2004) was a Filipino actor noted for his starring roles in action movies. Life and career Moran was born in Manila, Philippines on October 18, 1944. During his career he acted in over 400 movies, often portraying "mean tough guy" characters. He was married to Erlinda Ocampo and had two children; Ramon and Sarah. He died at his home in San Francisco, California, on August 14, 2004. His cause of death was non-communicable disease. Filmography Film References {{DEFAULTSORT:Moran, Bomber 1944 births 2004 deaths Deaths from cancer in California Deaths from prostate cancer Filipino male child actors Filipino male film actors Male actors from Manila ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renato Del Prado
Renato del Prado (January 26, 1940 – November 1, 2013) was a Filipino film actor. Early life Born Renato Natividad-Mateo on March 17, 1940 in Manila. Personal life He was married with 6 children. His youngest son, Janus is also both a film and television actor. Career Renato Del Prado was discovered by Sampaguita producer Jose Vera-Perez in the 1960s. Among his films were ''Tansan vs. Tarsan'' with Dolphy, ''Ang Mahiwagang Mundo ni Lola Sinderella'' with Amalia Fuentes and ''My Beloved'' with Nora Aunor. The older Del Prado was best known for his role as Guido in the GMA Network soap ''Anna Liza'' in the 1980s. His last film was ''Lapu-Lapu'', which starred Lito Lapid in 2002. Filmography Actor *1964 ''Umibig Ay Di Biro'' *1964 ''From Tokyo with Love'' *1964 ''Kumander Judo'' *1964 ''Anak ni Kamagong'' *1965 ''Isinulat sa Dugo'' *1965 ''Hamon sa Kampeon'' *1965 ''Walis ni Tenteng'' *1965 '' Iginuhit ng Tadhana: The Ferdinand E. Marcos Story'' *1965 ''Magnificent Bakya'' *19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
