Pugoy – Hostage: Davao is a 1993 Filipino action film directed by Francis "Jun" Posadas. The film stars Ian Veneracion as Felipe Pugoy. The film is based on the 1989 Davao hostage crisis.[1][2] Produced by First Films, the film was released in early 1993.[3]
Plot
This film is about the story of Felipe Pugoy, a troubled inmate who, with his gang, instigated a hostage crisis in a Davao City prison that led to 21 deaths (5 hostages and 16 inmates, including Pugoy) in 1989. Among them were a visiting Australian female missionary Jacqueline Hamill with the evangelical Joyful Assembly of God.
Cast
- Ian Veneracion as Felipe Pugoy
- Lito Legaspi[citation needed] as Mayor Antonio Duwalde (based on Mayor Rodrigo Duterte)
- Roy Alvarez as Lt. Col. Franco Calida
- Gina Pangle as Jacqueline Raye Hamill
- Mark Gil as Mohammad Nazir Samparani
References
- ^ "How Duterte comics portrayed Pugoy hostage crisis". ABS-CBN News. April 18, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
- ^ "Pugoy: Davao Hostage Crisis movie based on 1989 crisis starred Ian Veneracion". Manila Channel. April 18, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
- ^ "Theater Movie Guide". Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corp. March 13, 1993. p. 19. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
CINERAMA 4 [-] Pugoy
External links
Pugoy – Hostage: Davao at IMDb
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