''Kamao'' () is a 1987 Filipino

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directed by Celso Ad. Castillo and starring

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, Castillo,

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, and Rachel Ann Wolfe. Produced as the first television film for the '' Artista'' anthology program on

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(RPN), it is about a boxer-turned-

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captain who has to deal with a gang of drug dealers. The film first aired on RPN in the Philippines on June 11, 1987.

Cast

* Celso Ad. Castillo *

* Rachel Ann Wolfe

Release

''Kamao'' originally aired on RPN in the Philippines on June 11, 1987, as the first installment of the '' Artista'' anthology program.

Critical response

Art Dialogo of the ''

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'' gave ''Kamao'' a positive, albeit cynical, review. While he considered

as "not a letdown" and Celso Ad. Castillo to be "believable", he gave special praise to Rachel Ann Wolfe's performance as the drug-addled sister of Poe's character, stating that she "lent freshness to what could have been another washed out production.

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, 5076850 1987 television films 1987 films 1987 action films Filipino-language films Films about drugs Philippine action films Philippine television films Radio Philippines Network original programming Films directed by Celso Ad. Castillo