In 1962, the young FPJ, only 22, pooled his resources, established FPJ Productions and released its initial offering titled "Batang Maynila." This was FPJ's second attempt as a producer. His first, the Poe-Zshornack Productions, in partnership with fellow actor-buddy Zaldy Zshornack.
"Batang Maynila" (1962) FPJ Productions Released thru Tagalog Ilang-Ilang Productions Release Date May 1, 1962/ Center Music Paquito Toledo Direction Efren Reyes Cast Fernando Poe, Jr., Rebecca, Paquito Diaz, Jay Ilagan, Benny Mack, Manolo Robles and Dencio Padilla/ Guests- Max Alvarado and Jess Lapid
This movie got me hooked on FPJ. I started collecting all his movie ads and articles since then, from newspapers and magazines and pasting them in a grade school spiral notebook. I was a very young kid then when I saw this movie on TV. "Mapusok na Paghihiganti," a 1962 action-packed thriller, is a story of revenge and redemption. The young man (played by FPJ) took the law in his own hand when his sister was raped and killed when a band of notorious bandits (led by Jose Romulo and company) looted the town. He pursued them and one by one gunned them down . His only evident was a shirt button found in her sister's hand. No one matched the button until he returned home finding their gardener (Johnny Monteiro), wearing the shirt with the missing button, the perpetrator of the crime.
"Mapusok na Paghihiganti" (1962)
Balatbat Productions Release Date March 26- April 10, 1962/ Boulevard Story and Screenplay Armando Herrera Photography F. Pagsisihan Music Tony Maiquezz Direction Ben S. Balatbat Cast Fernando Poe, Jr., Jose Romulo, Carlos Padilla, Jr., Paquito Diaz, Vilma Valera and Liza Moreno/ Co-starring Stella Suarez, Alice Brias, Johnny Monteiro, Jose Garcia, Lolita Lopez/ with Bino garcia, Muke de la Cruz, Ponching Adriano, Vic Borlongan, Romy de la Rosa, Tony Garcia, Itoy Victoria, Rudy Dominguez, Ben Sanchez, Angel Santos, Conrado Gumin, Rudy Robledo
