Once Upon A Time In Manila 1994
5.8 / 10
Once Upon A Time In Manila
Vic Sotto plays a barangay tanod who always seems to have a knack for saving the local folks from dangerous situations at the right moment. Cynthia Luster (Yukari Oshima) is Lt. Cynthia Wang, is a Royal Hong Kong Police on the look-out for Nikita, the infamous gang leader. Amparo Lagman (played by Gloria Sevilla), working as a domestic helper, becomes the unwitting target of the Nikita's gang when she comes into possession of some important documents. Nikita follows her to the Philippines, along with Lt. Cynthia Wang who is in pursuit of Nikita. - Written by ledster
Vic Sotto plays a barangay tanod who always seems to have a knack for saving the local folks from dangerous situations at the right moment. Cynthia Luster (Yukari Oshima) is Lt. Cynthia Wang, is a Royal Hong Kong Police on the look-out for Nikita, the infamous gang leader. Amparo Lagman (played by Gloria Sevilla), working as a domestic helper, becomes the unwitting target of the Nikita's gang when she comes into possession of some important documents. Nikita follows her to the Philippines, along with Lt. Cynthia Wang who is in pursuit of Nikita. - Written by ledster
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Full Cast & Crew
... Jet
... Lt. Cynthia Wang
... Amparo Lagman
VS
Val Sotto... Sgt. Beltran
LS
Larry Silva... Shepherd
... Dong
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Release Date:
Jan 01, 1994 (Philippines)
Run Time:
1hr 45`
MMPA Rating:
Original Language:
Tagalog
Production Countries:
Philippines
Status:
Released
Cast & Crew of
Once Upon A Time In Manila
Directors & Credit Writers
TYR
Tony Y. Reyes... Director
Cast
... Jet
... Lt. Cynthia Wang
... Amparo Lagman
VS
Val Sotto... Sgt. Beltran
LS
Larry Silva... Shepherd
... Dong
... Tom
RD
Romy Diaz... Mario
... Luigi
... Carnapped Victim
... Boboy
B
Babalu... Carnapper
TP
Tiya Pusit... Panchang
MT
Mely Tagasa... Salome
... Naked Old Woman
PD
Protacio Dee... Chin
EE
Ever Etafo... Nikita
BJA
Barbie Jones Ang... Clovy
... Surgeon
...
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