''Ang Anino ni Asedillo'' () is a 1988 Filipino period action film directed by Bert Mendoza and Jose M. Dagumboy. A sequel to the 1971 biographical film ''

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 Madre", Teodoro Asedillo. The film, while critically and commercially a success ...

'', it stars

Conrad Poe Conrad Castro Poe (April 11, 1948 – June 26, 2010) was a Filipino actor, and half-brother of Fernando Poe Jr. Early life He was born on April 11, 1948 to Fernando Poe Sr. and former leading lady Patricia Mijares. He was a paternal half-bro ...

Dante Rivero Dante Rivero is a Filipino film and television actor who has won a FAMAS award and nominated for a Gawad Urian Award. Filmography Film Television Awards and nominations *2008: 26th Luna Awards The 26th Luna Awards were held on February 8 ...

George Estregan Jesús Jorge Ejército (; July 10, 1939 – August 8, 1988), better known as George Estregan or George Estregan Sr., was a Filipino ''mestizo'' film actor. Estregan made his film debut in 1963 with ''Jose Nazareno, ang Taxi Driver''.Villanueva ...

, Philip Gamboa, Carlos Salazar, Zandro Zamora,

Beverly Vergel Beverly Vergel is an actress and film writer, director and producer, who now lives and works in Canada after many screen appearances in the Philippines during the 1980s and 1990s. Biography She was born in Manila, Philippines to actors César ...

, Guia Guizon, and Farrah Floro;

Fernando Poe Jr. Ronald Allan Kelley Poe (August 20, 1939 – December 14, 2004), known professionally as Fernando Poe Jr., and often referred to by his initials FPJ, was a Filipino actor, film director, producer, screenwriter, and politician. His long and s ...

is featured in archival footage from the previous film. Produced by D'Camp Films International, the film was released on June 1, 1988. Critic

Lav Diaz Lavrente Indico Anciro Diaz (born December 30, 1958) is a Filipino independent filmmaker and former film critic. Frequently known as one of the key members of the slow cinema movement, having made several of the longest narrative films on recor ...

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

Manila Manila ( , ; fil, Maynila, ), officially the City of Manila ( fil, Lungsod ng Maynila, ), is the capital city, capital of the Philippines, and its second-most populous city. It is Cities of the Philippines#Independent cities, highly urbanize ...

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 Zandro P. Limpot Jr. (born December 14, 1971), also known as Jun Limpot, is a Filipino former professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association. Playing career As a De La Salle Green Archer, Limpot led his team to two U ...

*Guia Guizon *Farrah Floro *

as Teodoro Asedillo (archival footage) *

Romy Diaz Jose Romeo Bustillos Diaz (November 28, 1940 – May 10, 2005) was a Filipino actor. He performed in films such as ''Ang Maestro'' (1981), ''The Impossible Kid'' (1982), ''Gising Na... Ang Higanteng Natutulog'' (1995) and ''Si Samson at Si De ...

Ruben Rustia Ruben Matias Cayari (July 25, 1923 – April 7, 1994), professionally known as Ruben Rustia, was a Filipino actor and screenwriter. He is best known for his portrayal of President Ferdinand Marcos in the 1988 Australian miniseries ''A Dangerous Li ...

*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

Movie and Television Review and Classification Board The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board ( fil, Lupon sa Rebyu at Klasipikasyon ng Pelikula at Telebisyon; abbreviated as MTRCB) is a Philippine government agency under the Office of the President of the Philippines that is respon ...

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

Critical response

, writing for the ''

Manila Standard The ''Manila Standard'' is a broadsheet newspaper in the Philippines. , it is owned by the Romualdez family. The Romualdezes, through incumbent speaker of the House Martin Romualdez, also own Journal Publications, Inc., the owner of tabloid p ...

'', gave the film a negative review, criticizing the 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