Ang Dalubhasa
| Ang Dalubhasa | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Fernando Poe, Jr. |
| Produced by | Eric M. Cuatico |
| Written by | Fernando Poe, Jr. |
| Starring |
Fernando Poe, Jr. Nanette Medved Maritoni Fernandez |
| Music by | Jaime Fabregas |
Release date |
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| Country |
 Philippines |
| Language | Tagalog |
Ang Dalubhasa (literally: The Expert) is a 2000 Filipino action, comedy film that stars Fernando Poe, Jr., Nanette Medved and Maritoni Fernandez. While this was Medved's comeback movie after graduating summa cum laude in Babson College for business studies, the movie was considered to the first blockbuster in Philippine film in 2000.[2] This comes after his 1999 film, Isusumbong Kita Sa Tatay Ko, was that year's highest grossing Philippine film.[3]
This was also pop star Cris Villonco's film debut.[4] Villonco later stated that she thought Fernando Poe, Jr. discovered her via the Pop Cola commercial.[5]
Plot
Jimmy de Guzman is a military doctor who is the lone survivor of a massacre during his wife's boss farewell dinner, he spent years hunting down the criminals until he was able to kill the last of them. Returning to his normal life, he became a respected military neurosurgeon, and engaged to the daughter of one of the hospital tycoons in Cebu. When his fiancee's niece succumbed to aneurism, Jimmy was the lead surgeon, but the girl died while recuperating, he was blamed by the family and moved to Manila becoming a drunk.
However, he went still unnoticed since his background is being question, after overrcoming alcoholism, he was respected by the community, and conduct surgery to the son of the police officer during a flood. It was then revealed that one of his co doctors, jealous of his success deliberately overdose his former fiancee niece, who confessed to his wife and every one in the party that he poisoned the girl, causing his wife to disowns and arrests him for it.
He coaxed to go back to Cebu but he choose to remain with new friends and newfound love.
Cast
- Fernando Poe, Jr. as Jimmy De Guzman
- Nanette Medved as Connie
- Maritoni Fernandez
- Cris Villonco as Shella
- Paquito Diaz
- Ricardo Cepeda
- Berting Labra as Pekto
- Bob Soler
- Romy Diaz
- Zandro Zamora
- Jonny Vicar
- Marco Polo Garcia
- Dindo Arroyo
- Manjo del Mundo
- Nonoy de Guzman
- Gerald Ejercito
- R.J. Gutierrez
- Bong Francisco
- Mark Angelo Wilson
- Tony Carreon
- Nanding Fernandez
- Bert Olivar
- Bon Vibar
- Vic Varrion
- Eddie Tuazon
- Marita Zobel
- Dante Castro
References
- ↑ Deza, Alfonso B. (2006). Mythopoeic Poe : understanding the masa as audience through the films of Fernando Poe, Jr. Quezon City: Published and exclusively distributed by Great Books Pub. p. 11. ISBN 9710391186.
- ↑ "RICKY LO'S SHOWBIZ 'CURTAIN-RAISERS' NEWSBITS". Philippine Star. Newsflash.org. 2000-04-18. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
- ↑ Lo, Ricky (2008-10-06). "FPJ: A". Philippine Star. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
- ↑ Lo, Ricky (2008-10-06). "Are they really running?". Philippine Star. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
- ↑ Lo, Ricky (2008-10-06). "CRIS VILLONCO: Every Girl's Role Model". Philippine Star. Retrieved 2012-11-16.