Laguna governor E.R. Ejercito alyas Asiong Salonga, Kingpin ng Maynila rides with us...this Friday, January 28, 2012.The much talked about movie spawned a number of Asiong wannabes on the net, copying scenes from the latest remake of the true to life story of Tondo hero Asiong Salonga.
The first Asiong movie starred the former president Erap--the uncle of Gob E.R.
Claiming his major influence is Pres. Erap, E.R. made his own version of the Asiong movie in 1988 but never had the critical and commercial success it is enjoying right now.
Kingpin ng Maynila won 11 MMFF awards including best picture and best director. There are some controversies surrounding the actual showing of the film that we discussed with E.R. being the lead actor and producer of the film.
We rode around Laguna on a pair of BMW motorcycles, our own GS 650 and a brand new S 1000, and visited the places where some of the scenes in the movie were shot.
In this photo, 'Asiong' gamely posed with me ala movie poster for a souvenir shot. That "Greasegun" I am holding is not a prop and it is really heavy. :)
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