Manila Kingpin: The Asiong Salonga Story

The Untold Story of Asiong Salonga

3.0
20111h 56m

Mobster Asiong Salonga (ER Ejercito) rules the mean streets of Manila with an iron fist—until he is betrayed by a trusted friend. Manila Kingpin is based on the story of the notorious Tondo, Manila, gang leader Nicasio “Asiong” Salonga, whose true-to-life accounts had been portrayed in several movie versions since 1961 (starring Joseph Estrada). It is also the first Filipino major film produced in black-and-white in the 21st century as well as the returning action genre movie. Before the film was shown, Tikoy Aguiluz requested the producers, through his lawyers, that his directorial credits in the film and promotional tools be removed because the final version of the film can no longer be described as his after the producers made a reedit, re-shoot and music mixing without his involvement. He also demanded that he be allowed to make a director's cut of the film.

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Cast

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Phillip Salvador

Sgt. Doming Salonga

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John Regala

Totoy Golem

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Baron Geisler

Erning Toothpick

Photo of Amay Bisaya

Amay Bisaya

Ayes Gago

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Joko Diaz

Pepeng Hapon

Photo of Archie Adamos

Archie Adamos

Turong Pajo

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Perla Bautista

Maria Salonga

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Robert Arevalo

Cando Salonga

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