Friday, July 31, 2015

FERNANDO POE, JR., LIZA MORENO, EDDIE FERNANDEZ, PAQUITO DIAZ, VIC DIAZ AND MINA ARAGON IN MAGNONG MANDURUKOT" (1963): KOMIKS SERIAL AND MOVIE ADAPTATION


"Magnong Mandurukot" (1963)
People's Pictures, Inc.
Release Date September 21- 30, 1963/ Dalisay
Story Clodualdo del Mundo
Screenplay Augusto Buenaventura
Music Tito Arevalo
Direction Cirio H. Santiago and Armando Herrera
Cast Fernando Poe, Jr., Liza Moreno, Eddie Fernandez, Paquito Diaz, Vic Diaz and Mina Aragon/ Also Starring Elvira Reyes, Jose Garcia, Andres Centenera, Boy Francisco, Carpi Asturias, Johnny Long, Jay Ilagan, Cesar Leyson, Paquito Salcedo/ Guest star- Jose Romulo


Photo above via James de la Rosa (Baul ni Juan)



In 1963, Fernando Poe, Jr. starred, in one of his off-beat roles, as a pickpocket in "Magnong Mandurukot," a komiks novel by Clodualdo del Mundo. The komik serial, illustrated by Fred Carillo, appeared on the pages of Liwayway.



"Magnong Mandurukot"
Nobela ni Clodualdo del Mundo
Guhit ni Fred Carrillo
Inilathala sa Liwaway Magzine/ 1963


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Liwayway/ Hunyo 10, 1963


Monday, July 20, 2015

FERNANDO POE, JR., FE GALVEZ, MAX ALVARADO, MARTIN MARFIL, BERT OLIVAR AND JESS LAPID IN "TAHIMIK NGUNIT MAPANGANIB" (1963)


"Tahimik Ngunit Mapanganib" (1963)
RTG Productions
Release Date August 23, 1963/ Boulevard
Music Tony Maiquez
Producer Atty. Ruben T. Gozon
Direction Alex M. Sunga
Cast Fernando Poe, Jr., Max Alvarado, Martin Marfil, Bert Olivar, Manolo Robles, Ruben de Jesus and Jess Lapid/ Also Starring Rosario del Pilar, Nemia Velasco and Fe Galvez/ Featuring Pablo Virtuoso and Nello Nayo


 (l-r) Martin Marfil, Ruben de Jesus, Manolo Robles, Fernando Poe, Jr., Jess Lapid, Bert Olivar


(l-r) Nemia Velasco, Rosario del Pilar, Fe Galvez


Rosario del Pilar and Pablo Virtuoso


Fernando Poe, Jr. and Fe Galvez


FPJ reprimands his men to stop their petty quarrels


The DVD release of the movie

Friday, July 10, 2015

FERNANDO POE, JR., JOSEPH ESTRADA, MAGGIE DE LA RIVA, PAQUITO DIAZ, VIC DIAZ, ARABELLA HARMON IN "LOS PALIKEROS" (1963)


"Los Palikeros" (1963)
FPJ Productions
Release Date July 23, 1963/ Center and Dalisay
Music Tony Maiquez
Direction Cirio H. Santiago and Armando A. Herrera
Cast Fernando Poe, Jr., Joseph Estrada, Maggie de la Riva, Paquito Diaz, Vic Diaz, Arabella Harmon




Fernando Poe, Jr. and Joseph Estrada


Fernando Poe, Jr. and Maggie de la Riva


Fernando Poe, Jr. and Vic Diaz


Fernando Poe, Jr. and Paquito Diaz