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Ang Pagbabalik ni Pedro Penduko (1994)

Ang Pagbabalik ni Pedro Penduko poster
Directed by
J. Erastheo Navoa
Genre
family, fantasy, action, adventure
Country
Philippines
Runtime
1h 51m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man named Pedro Penduko, a character from a popular Filipino comic, goes on a fantastical adventure full of comedy and magic. He faces various challenges with a playful spirit in a story that blends classic folklore with slapstick humor.

funlightheartedwhimsicaladventurouscheerfulnostalgiccomic

What happens

Ang Pagbabalik ni Pedro Penduko (English: The Return of Pedro Penduko) is a 1994 Philippine fantasy comedy film directed by J. Erastheo Navoa. Based on a Philippine comic character created by Francisco V. Coching, the film stars Janno Gibbs as the titular character. It was one of the entries in the 1994 Metro Manila Film Festival. A sequel Pedro Penduko 2: The Return of the Comeback was released in 2000. The film is streaming online on YouTube. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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