Asedillo is a 1971 Philippine bio-pic, period and action film written and directed by Celso Ad Castillo starring Fernando Poe Jr. as "The Terror of the Sierra Madre", Teodoro Asedillo. The film, while critically and commercially a success, is infamous for having begun the SOP of informing cinema owners ahead of time if Fernando Poe Jr. will die in his films as a riot ensued following the death of Poe's character in a screening in Zamboanga.[1][2][3][4][5]

Asedillo
Theatrical Poster
Directed by	Celso Ad Castillo
Screenplay by	Celso Ad Castillo
Story by	Celso Ad Castillo
Produced by	FPJ
Starring	Fernando Poe Jr.
Cinematography	Sergio Lobo
Edited by	Augusto Salvador
Music by	Restie Umali
Production company	FPJ Productions
Distributed by	FPJ Productions
Release date	3 September 1971 (1971-09-03)
Running time	120 minutes
Country	Philippines
Language	Filipino

Cast

• Fernando Poe Jr. as Teodoro Asedillo
• Paquito Diaz as Vicente
• Barbara Perez as Julia
• Jose Romulo as Pepe
• Carlos Padilla Jr.
• Rebecca
• Imelda Ilanan
• Lito Anzures as Tano
• Roberto Talabis as Tonyo
• Ruel Vernal as Abel

Awards and nominations

References

External links

• Asedillo (1971) at IMDb