''Jaguar'' is a 1979 Filipino

neo noir Neo-noir is a film genre that adapts the visual style and themes of 1940s and 1950s American film noir for contemporary audiences, often with more graphic depictions of violence and sexuality. During the late 1970s and the early 1980s, the term ...

crime film Crime film is a film belonging to the crime fiction genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and fiction. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine with many other genres, such as Drama (film and television), dr ...

directed by

Lino Brocka Catalino Ortiz Brocka (April 3, 1939 – May 22, 1991) was a Filipino film director. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential and significant filmmakers in the history of Philippine cinema. His filmography often addressed the co ...

from a story and screenplay written by Jose F. Lacaba and

Ricky Lee Ricardo Arreola Lee ONA (born March 19, 1948) is a Filipino screenwriter, journalist, novelist, and playwright. Starting in 1973, he has written more than 180 film screenplays and collaborated with many of the Philippines' most notable film di ...

. It was entered into the 1980 Cannes Film Festival. The story is based on the real-life "Brown Derby Shooting" in 1960 as documented by Quijano de Manila in the article ''"The Boy Who Wanted to Become Society"'', later republished in the non-fiction crime anthology, ''Reportage on Crime'' (1977). The film was nominated for the

Palme d'Or The (; ) is the highest prize awarded to the director of the Best Feature Film of the Official Competition at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee. Previously, from 1939 to 1954, the festiv ...

at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival, becoming the first Filipino film to compete in the main competition of the festival. It won Best Picture and Best Director at the 1980 FAMAS Awards. It also won five

Gawad Urian Award The Gawad Urian Awards are annual film awards in the Philippines presented since 1977 by the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino (), a Film criticism, film critic organization composed of critics, writers, and scholars. It is the regarded as the h ...

s, including Best Picture and Best Direction. Anita Linda was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the Urian Awards. A 4K restoration of the film was premiered at the 16th Lumière Film Festival in October 2024 in Lyon, France.

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* Phillip Salvador as Poldo Miranda *

Amy Austria Esmeralda Dizon Tuazon-Ventura (born December 13, 1961), known professionally as Amy Austria (), is a Filipino film and television actress. She is a recipient of a FAMAS Award, 2 Gawad Urian Awards, 3 FAP Awards and 4 MMFF Awards (including ...

as Cristy Montes * Menggie Cobarrubias as Sonny Gaston *

Anita Linda Anita Linda (born Alice Bueñaflor Lake; November 23, 1924 – June 10, 2020), was a Filipino actress whose career spanned nearly eight decades and had done close to 400 motion pictures. A romantic lead in her early years, she gained wides ...

as Mother * Johnny Delgado as Direk San Pedro *

Mario Escudero Mario Escudero (October 11, 1928 – November 19, 2004), was one of a handful of Spanish flamenco guitar virtuosos who, following on the footsteps of Ramon Montoya, helped spread flamenco beyond their Spanish homeland when they migrated to the U ...

as Mang Berto * Jimmy Santos * Gigi Salvador as Apple *

Joel Lamangan Joel Lamangan (born September 21, 1952) is a Filipino film director, television director, actor, and comedian. His award-winning films include '' The Flor Contemplacion Story'', '' Sidhi'', '' Deathrow'', ''Hubog'', '' Aishte Imasu 1941'', ''Bl ...

as Press * Roi Vinzon as Edmon

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* 1979 films 1979 crime drama films Films directed by Lino Brocka Films with screenplays by Ricky Lee Films with screenplays by Jose "Pete" Lacaba Films scored by Max Jocson Philippine neo-noir films Philippine crime drama films 1970s English-language films English-language crime drama films {{Philippines-film-stub

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