El Presidente (film)

El Presidente:
The Story of Emilio Aguinaldo and the First Philippine Republic
Theatrical film poster
Directed byMark Meily
Written byMark Meily
Based on"Memoirs of a Revolution"
by Emilio Aguinaldo
Produced by
  • Maylyn Villalon-Enriquez
  • Leonard Villalon
Starring
CinematographyCarlo Mendoza
Edited by
  • Jason Cahapay
  • Ryan Orduña
Music byJessie Lasaten
Production
companies
Distributed byVIVA Films
Release date
  • December 25, 2012 (2012-12-25)
Running time
165 minutes
CountryPhilippines
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.

  1. ^ "ER Ejercito on El Presidente's P130M budget: "Ito na yata ang pinakamalaki at pinakamagastos na pelikulang Pilipino."". Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
  2. ^ "Nora Aunor starts filming El Presidente". Retrieved June 19, 2012.
  3. ^ "2012 MMFF Official Entries: Official Website". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012.