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Jaguar (1979)

He has battled with the screen's heavies. Starred opposite its most desirable beauties. Lived thru the full range of human emotions. Now, he is ready for the big time!

Genre : Drama, Action

Runtime : 1H 40M

Director : Lino Brocka
Writer : Jose F. Lacaba, Ricardo Lee

Synopsis

Poldo, a lowly security in a publishing firm, dreams to be rich. He becomes the personal bodyguard to his employer's son, Sonny, when he impresses the latter with his courage and skills during a quarrel where Poldo defended Sonny. Poldo gets a taste of his boss' carefree and extravagant lifestyle and thinks that he accepts him as a friend. In one of the nightclubs they frequent, Sonny is smitten by dancer Cristy and aggressively pursues her despite a warning from San Pedro, the movie director with whom Cristy has an affair. When they chance upon each other, Sonny and San Pedro fight. Poldo comes to his boss' rescue and guns down San Pedro. In subsequent circumstances, Poldo would soon arrive at a bitter realization. As he could not see in Sonny the benefactor that he pictured him to be, Poldo finds himself alone, abandoned and betrayed.

Actors

Phillip Salvador
Phillip Salvador
Poldo
Amy Austria
Amy Austria
Cristy
Menggie Cobarrubias
Menggie Cobarrubias
Sonny Gaston
Johnny Delgado
Johnny Delgado
Direk San Pedro
Mario Escudero
Mario Escudero
Berting
Jimmy Santos
Jimmy Santos
Anita Linda
Anita Linda
Mother
Aida Carmona
Aida Carmona
Estrella
Joe Cunanan
Joe Cunanan
Fred Param
Fred Param
Nonoy De Guzman
Nonoy De Guzman
Eddie Gicoso
Eddie Gicoso
Nando Tiongson
Nando Tiongson
Rey Tomenes
Rey Tomenes
Eddie Laburiante
Eddie Laburiante
Dexter Doria
Dexter Doria
Chuchay
Deborah Sun
Deborah Sun
Apple
Roi Vinzon
Roi Vinzon
Edmon
Joel Lamangan
Joel Lamangan
Press
Khryss Adalia
Khryss Adalia
Comics Publishing Worker

Crews

Lino Brocka
Lino Brocka
Director
Jose F. Lacaba
Jose F. Lacaba
Screenplay
Nick Joaquin
Nick Joaquin
Screenstory
Ricardo Lee
Ricardo Lee
Screenplay
Conrado Baltazar
Conrado Baltazar
Director of Photography
Rolando S. Atienza
Rolando S. Atienza
Executive Producer
Vanishing Tribe
Vanishing Tribe
Music
Rene Tala
Rene Tala
Editor
Bobby Bautista
Bobby Bautista
Production Design
Bobby Bautista
Bobby Bautista
Art Direction
Joey Luna
Joey Luna
Makeup & Hair

Posters and backgrounds

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