Manila premiere as part of the CINEMALAYA 2012 Film Festival
CCP Little Theater (Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino)
July 26, Thursday, 6:15 p.m.
Film Development Council of the Philippines in cooperation with Red Room Media Productions, First Option Events and Entertainment Services, and Lasponggols Collective
ABOUT THE FILM:
“ANG MGA KIDNAPER NI RONNIE LAZARO” is about a group of down and out-of-luck men who decided to make a film starring Ronnie Lazaro, the most sought-after indie actor in the Philippines. Things get complicated when Lazaro decides to beg-off from acting on their supposed “indie film” and the guys were forced to abduct the actor.
BEBOT, a former Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) has been down and out of luck after the Middle East crisis, that left him jobless and his family leaving him in the process. He hatches a plan with his loser friends from Quiapo — PIPOY, a call center agent; BOY GEORGE, a camera repairman; ABDUL, a Muslim pirated DVD seller; HESUS, a prophet of doom; and HECTOR, a former stuntman who has grown fat because of the demise of action films — to make an independent film of their own starring what to them is the most famous Filipino indie film actor nowadays especially with the sudden boom of indie films — RONNIE LAZARO. However, things become complicated when RONNIE LAZARO decides to beg off from acting on their supposed indie film. They suddenly found themselves accidentally kidnapping RONNIE and holing him up at BEBOT’s old dilapidated place in Quiapo. What will happen now that they have the most famous indie actor in the Philippines? Will they be able to finish their film on time? Or will the kidnapping test their bond of friendship?
The film won the Grand Festival Prize at the first staging of the Film Development Council of the Philippines’ Sineng Pambansa National Film Competition held in Davao City from June 29 to July 3. Sigfreid Barros-Sanchez’s ensemble cast made up of Ronnie Lazaro, Nonie Buencamino, Epy Quizon, Dwight Gaston, Soliman Cruz, Raul Morit, Hector Macaso and Mon Lee also took home the Best Actor Award.
CAST:
RONNIE LAZARO as HIMSELF
NONIE BUECAMINO as BEBOT/ PAQUITO DIAZ LOOK-ALIKE
EPY QUIZON as PIPOY/ PHILLIP GAMBOA LOOK-ALIKE
DWIGHT GASTON as BOY GEORGE/ WARDEN
SOLIMAN CRUZ as ABDUL/ BOMBER MORAN LOOK-ALIKE
RAUL MORIT as HESUS/ MYRNA
HECTOR MACASO as HECTOR/ ALING ISING
MON LEE as PARE
RAMONA DELA CRUZ-GASTON as MRS. ROBINSON/ BETH BAUTISTA LOOK-ALIKE
ROENCE SANTOS as VIRGIE/ INAY
JOEL TORRE as HIMSELF
SHAMAINE CENTENERA-BUENCAMINO as BETCHAY
BOMBI PLATA as DIREK 1/ GOON 1
PIPO ALFAD III as DIREK 2/ GOON 2
FRANK CORONA as DIREK 3/ GOON 3
ICKAY EUSEBIO as DIREK 4/ MAMA-SAN
MERCEDES CABRAL as PHOEMELA BARRACUDA
RAMON BAUTISTA as RAMON BATUTA
TADO as TATA DOMENG
LOURD DE VEYRA as DR. SIMEON MATIAS
JUN SABAYTON as PO4 CHARLES BACABAC
XIXI MATURAN as KUYA GOY
JIM LIBIRAN as JOAQUIN FAJARDO LOOK-ALIKE
DONG ABAY as KING GUTIERREZ LOOK-ALIKE
MIDEO CRUZ as RODOLFO BOY GARCIA LOOK-ALIKE
BUHAWI MENESES as GOON 4
SASI CASAS as GOON 5
TIKBOY GUAN as GOON 6
LEON GASTON/ SZACKOBE KABRO SANCHEZ/ STANLEE KUBRICK SANCHEZ as BEBOT’S KIDS
KEY PRODUCTION CREW
SIGFREID BARROS-SANCHEZ Director/ Screenwriter/ Producer
ARVIN VIOLA Director of Photography
FRANCIS ICKAY/ LEO VELASCO Production Designers
KARR COTAMORA Production Manager/ Line Producer
RICHARD LEGASPI/ SEYMOUR BARROS SANCHEZ 2nd Unit Directors
RACQUEL ZABALLERO-SANCHEZ Producer
DEAN ECLAR and ELISE PALAD-ECLAR Producers
LINO EDGARDO SCHRAMM CAYETANO Producer
SEYMOUR BARROS SANCHEZ Producer
KATHRYN JERRY PEREZ Editor
WALDEE OASAN Musical Scorer
ALLAN HILADO Soundman
REN’Z ZAIRA ESTACIO Assistant Director
DAN MAGALLANES Art Director
KATHERINE GRETA MENDIOLA/ AMANDA NAVA Wardrobe Specialists
RIA DE GUZMAN/ SYREL LOPEZ Make-Up Specialist
SHARRIZAH AIATH MACLIT-MARTIN Asst. Production Manager
ARMAE SUPANHARI Technical Coordinator
GRACE SIMBULAN Script Continuity Supervisor
MINA CRUZ Assistant Wardrobe Specialist
JAI SHANE CANETE/ KATRIN ANGELIQUE LLARENA Production Assistants
SEBASTIAN KARL ZABALLERO SANCHEZ Production Assistant/ Clapper
GENERAL TICKET INFORMATION
Regular Price: 150 pesos
Discounts: 50% off for students
20% off for senior citizens
20% off for government and military personnel
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