Masamang Ugat

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Masamang Ugat
Directed by Willy Milan
Written by
  • Willy Milan
  • Marlon Rivero
Produced by
  • Vincent del Rosario III
  • Veronique del Rosario-Corpus
Starring
CinematographyJun Pereira
Edited byRene Tala
Music by Jaime Fabregas
Production
company
Distributed byViva Films
Release date
  • July 18, 2003 (2003-07-18)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryPhilippines
LanguageFilipino

Masamang Ugat is a 2003 Philippine action film co-written and directed by Willy Milan. The film stars Eddie Garcia, Ace Vergel, Victor Neri and Mikey Arroyo. This marks Ace Vergel's final theatrical appearance. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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References

  1. "Masamang Ugat sina Eddie, Victor at Ace". The Philippine Star . April 27, 2003. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  2. "It's payback time for Eddie". The Philippine Star . July 7, 2003. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  3. Rañoa-Bismark, Maridol (July 7, 2003). "Eddie Garcia Plays Bad Guy in Viva's "Masamang Ugat"". Philippine Headline News Online. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  4. "Hot Babes Maui and Gwen Heat Up Action Drama". Philippine Headline News Online. July 14, 2003. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  5. Gallardo, Ricky (July 16, 2003). "The second coming of Ace Vergel". The Philippine Star . Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  6. Arcellana, Juaniyo (July 19, 2003). "Mikey's latest action-comedy is rated "VFI"". The Philippine Star . Retrieved June 26, 2022.