Underplayed Gems

Anak ng Panday (1949)

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How it feels

Flavio is a blacksmith who fights supernatural evil using a magical sword. He protects his village from the villain Lizardo and other dark forces.

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What happens

Si Panday, na Flavio ang tunay na pangalan, ay isang kathang-isip na karakter sa komiks mula sa Pilipinas na nilikha nina Carlo J. Caparas (kuwento) at Steve Gan (guhit). Unang nailathala ang kanyang pakikipagsapalaran sa serye ng mga komiks na Ang Panday sa Pilipino Komiks noong huling bahagi ng dekada 1970. Pumasok at naging tanyag ang karakter sa popular na kultura sa Pilipinas nang lumabas ang unang pelikula batay sa karakter na Ang Panday noong 1980 at si Fernando Poe Jr. ang gumanap na Flavio at si Max Alvarado naman ang kontrabidang si Lizardo. Simula noon, nagkaroon ng tatlong karugtong na mga pelikula at nagkaroon din na mga pelikula at mga palabas sa telebisyon na maluwag na binatayan ang unang pelikula kabilang ang isang animisayong serye sa telebisyon. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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