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- ↑ "1956 FAMAS AWARDS" . Retrieved 2013-01-28.[ permanent dead link ]
- ↑ "1FAMAS 1957: KALIBRE .45". Archived from the original on 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
- ↑ "THE 8th FAMAS AWARD WINNERS" . Retrieved 2013-01-31.[ permanent dead link ]
- ↑ "THE 9th FAMAS AWARD WINNERS" . Retrieved 2013-01-31.[ permanent dead link ]
- ↑ "THE 10th FAMAS AWARD WINNERS" . Retrieved 2013-01-31.[ permanent dead link ]