El Presidente (film)

El Presidente: The Story of Emilio Aguinaldo and the First Philippine Republic
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Directed by	Mark Meily
Written by	Mark Meily
Based on	"Memoirs of a Revolution" by Emilio Aguinaldo
Produced by	Maylyn Villalon-Enriquez Leonard Villalon
Starring	Jeorge "E.R." Ejercito Estregan Nora Aunor Christopher de Leon Cristine Reyes Cesar Montano
Cinematography	Carlo Mendoza
Edited by	Jason Cahapay Ryan Orduña
Music by	Jessie Lasaten
Production companies	Scenema Concept International CMB Films San Miguel Corporation
Distributed by	VIVA Films
Release date	December 25, 2012 (2012-12-25)
Running time	165 minutes
Country	Philippines
Languages	Filipino Spanish English
Budget	₱130 million[1]
Box office	₱22.6 million

El Presidente: General Emilio Aguinaldo Story and the First Philippine Republic, (Spanish: El Presidente: Historia del General Emilio Aguinaldo y la Primera República de Filipinas; Tagalog: Ang Pangulo: Kuwento ni Heneral Emilio Aguinaldo at ang Unang Republika ng Pilipinas) or simply El Presidente (English: The President), is a 2012 Filipino biographical historical drama film written and directed by Mark Meily about the life of General Emilio Aguinaldo, the first president of the Philippine Republic. The film stars Jeorge "E.R." Ejercito Estregan in the title role, along with Nora Aunor, Christopher de Leon, Cristine Reyes, and Cesar Montano.^[2]

The film was one of the official entries to the 2012 Metro Manila Film Festival and was released in theaters nationwide on December 25, 2012.^[3] Produced by Scenema Concept International, CMB Films and Viva Films, in cooperation with San Miguel Corporation, Petron Corporation, Boy Scouts of the Philippines, Las Casas Filipinas de Acúzar, and the Film Development Council of the Philippines, it premiered on December 18, 2012, at the SM Mall of Asia's SMX Convention Center Manila.