PINOY ACTION FILM IS BACK!

Manila Kingpin: The Asiong Salonga Story is an official entry of the 2011 Metro Manila Film Festival .

Produced by Scenema Concept International (released through Viva Films ) and under the direction of Tikoy

Aguiluz, “Manila Kingpin” stars Jeorge “E.R.” Estregan in the title role, with Carla Abellana and

Phillip Salvador.

The MMFF action movie is based on the story of the notorious gang leader in Tondo named Nicasio “Asiong” Salonga, whose true-to-life accounts had been portrayed in several movie versions since 1961 (starring

Joseph Estrada). It is also the the first Filipino major film produced in black-and-white in the 21st century as well as the returning action genre movie.

Other cast-members include Baron Geisler, Yul Servo, Dennis Padilla, Ketchup Eusebio, Ping

Medina, Amay Bisaya, Gerard Ejercito, and Jerico Ejercito.