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Saturday, March 21, 2015

FERNANDO POE, JR., JOSEPH ESTRADA, RODOLFO CRISTOBAL, BERT SILVA, YOLANDA GUEVARRA, HELEN GAMBOA AND VAN DE LEON IN "WALANG PAGKALUPIG" (1962)

Walang Pagkalupig tells of the heroic exploits of PC Ranger Captain Laudemer Kahulugan (played by Fernando Poe, Jr.) tasked to hunt down Huk dissident leader Casto Alejandrino (Van de Leon). The movie, which was serialized over radio DZBB, also stars Joseph Estrada, Yolanda Guevarra, Helen Gamboa, Rodolfo Cristobal, Bert Silva and Paquito Diaz, under Pablo Santiago direction




"Walang Pagkalupig" (1962)
Jasmin Tagalog Pictures
Released thru Larry Santiago Productions
Release Date August 22, 1962/ Center
Story Eliseo Corcuera
A DZBB Radio Serial
Screenplay Tommy David
Music Tito Arevalo
Direction Pablo Santiago
Cast Fernando Poe, Jr., Joseph Estrada, Rodolfo Cristobal, Bert Silva, Yolanda Guevarra, Helen Gamboa,  Paquito Diaz, Oscar Roncal, Jerry Pons and Van de Leon



FPJ (in a Scout Ranger uniform) in action


Dissident Casto Alejandrino (played by Van de Leon) 
being arrested by PC rangers (FPJ and Joseph Estrada).

Tuesday, March 10, 2015

FERNANDO POE, JR., VAN DE LEON, LOU SALVADOR, JR., ADORABLE LIWANAG, OSCAR KEESEE AND PARALUMAN IN GERARDO DE LEON'S "AKO ANG KATARUNGAN" (1962)

National Artist for Film, the great Gerardo 'Gerry' de Leon directed the young FPJ in this 1962 action-drama, Ako ang Katarungan. The famed director also directed him in other movies like Kamay ni Cain, Bicol Express, Apollo Robles and Walls of Hell.


"Ako ang Katarungan"(1962)
Premiere Productions, Inc.
Release Date July 28, 1962/ Dalisay
Screenplay Augusto Buenaventura
Music Tito Arevalo
Story and Direction Gerardo de Leon
Cast Fernando Poe, Jr., Van de Leon, Lou Salvador, Jr., Adorable Liwanag, Oscar Keesee and Paraluman


(l-r) Oscar Keesee, Van de Leon, Paraluman

In the 60s, Taliba, a daily Pilipino broadsheet newspaper ran a series of so-called Sine Komiks, featuring upcoming Tagalog movies--- some sort of a movie preview or a teaser--- one way to promote movies that time.






Friday, March 6, 2015

FERNANDO POE, JR., BOB SOLER, EDDIE MESA, CARLOS PADILLA, JR., LOU SALVADOR,JR. AS THE "ALBANO BROTHERS" (1962)



"Albano Brothers" (1962)
FPJ Productions
Released thru Tagalog Ilang-Ilang Productions
Release Date June 16-22, 1962/ Center
Music Tony Maiquez
Direction Efren Reyes
Cast Fernando Poe, Jr., Bob Soler, Eddie Mesa, Carlos Padilla, Jr., Lou Salvador, Jr./ Co-starring Oscar Keesee, Elvira Reyes, Danilo Jurado, Manolo Robles, Jay Ilagan/ Guest stars- Lani Oteyza, Vilma Valera, Norma Blancaflor




(l-r) Fernando Poe, Jr., Bob Soler, Eddie Mesa, Carlos Padilla, Jr., Lou Salvador, Jr.