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Boy Negro (1988)

Boy Negro poster
Original title
Arsenio Cayanan: Alyas Boy Negro
Directed by
Pepe Marcos
Genre
drama, action
Country
Philippines
Runtime
2h
Rated
R-18
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This film is the biography of Arsenio Cayanan, a man from the Philippines. It focuses on his life and experiences in the world of crime.

biographicalaction-packeddramaticcrime-focusedintense1980s stylebased on true story

What happens

Boy Negro is a 1988 Philippine biographical action film directed by Pepe Marcos. The film stars Phillip Salvador in the title role. The film is based on the life of Arsenio Cayanan as told by the late crime columnist Max Buan. A sequel Anak ni Boy Negro was released in 1997. The film is streaming online on YouTube. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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