Lucio Margallo

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Lucio Margallo
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Directed byAugusto Salvador
Written byJun Lawas [1]
Produced by
  • Wally Chua
  • Victor Villegas
Starring
CinematographySergio Lobo
Edited by
  • Rene Tala
  • Danny Gloria
Music byMon del Rosario
Production
company
Moviestars Production
Distributed byMoviestars Production
Release date
  • July 22, 1992 (1992-07-22)
Running time
120 minutes
Country Philippines
Language Filipino

Lucio Margallo is a 1992 Filipino biographical action film directed by Augusto Salvador. The film stars Phillip Salvador as the titular policeman, alongside Miguel Rodriguez, Tirso Cruz III, Jean Garcia, Paquito Diaz and Edwin Reyes. The film depicts the true story of police officer Margallo [2] and his partner Sgt. Goyena (Cruz) of the Western Police District (WPD) who come to face off against a dangerous drug syndicate with ties to officials from their own police agency. [1] [3] Produced by Moviestars Production, the film was released on July 22, 1992.

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Critic Justino Dormiendo of the Manila Standard gave Lucio Margallo a positive review, commending its action scenes and performances which helped the film overcome its formulaic plot. The film won the FAMAS Award for Best Editing (Rene Tala and Danny Gloria), tying with Ikaw Pa Lang ang Minahal .

The film is streaming online on YouTube.

Cast

Release

Lucio Margallo was released in theaters on July 22, 1992. [4] [5]

Critical response

Justino Dormiendo, writing for the Manila Standard , gave the film a positive review. Though he found it to be compromised by "formula filmmaking," he commended the film's well-staged action scenes, "literate dialogue" and the "convincing" performances of Salvador, Cruz and Diaz, leading him to consider that the film "acquits itself exceedingly well." Dormiendo concluded that "We can only hope that the next time Salvador and company flex their cinematic muscles, the territory would be less than compromising..." [1]

Accolades

GroupCategoryNameResult
FAMAS Awards Best Editing [6] Rene Tala and Danny GloriaWon

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