Lapu-Lapu (2002)
December 25, 2002Release Date
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Lito Lapid
Lapu-Lapu
Dante Rivero
Magellan
Joyce Jimenez
Bulakna
Vic Vargas
Raha Humabon
Mark Lapid
Roi Vinzon
Datu Zula
Jeric Raval
Maisug
Ian Veneracion
Sebastian Del Cano
Jess Lapid Jr.
Zula's Man
Julio Diaz
Radeen
Gloria Sevilla
Reyna Bauga
Maria Isabel Lopez
Mingming
Patrick Dela Rosa
Chinese Trader
Alma Soriano
Katulanga
Bob Soler
Pigafetta
Conrad Poe
Christoforo
Archie Adamos
El Moro
Blitz Padua
Composer
Robert Rivera
Gonzalo Gomez De Espino
Jun Dalawis
Cinematographer
Boy Pineda
Captain Serrano
Cloyd Robinson
Padre Valderrama
Renato Del Prado
Itong
Lucita Soriano
Mother of Katulanga
Cris Daluz
Father of Katulanga
Boy Alano
Lagum
Arsenio Bautista
Datu Sambarano
Lilia Cuntapay
Babaylan
Susing Sayson
Village Kumadrona
Gigi Locsin
Mother of Bulakna
Rando Almanzor
Lapu-Lapu's Man
Leon Miguel
Lapu-Lapu's Man
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Release DateDecember 25, 2002
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 5m
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Lapu-Lapu is a 2002 Filipino historical film co-produced and directed by William G. Mayo and written by Jerry O. Tirazona. It stars Lito Lapid as the titular datu, alongside Joyce Jimenez, Dante Rivero, Vic Vargas, Roi Vinzon, Jeric Raval, Ian Veneracion, Jess Lapid Jr., and Gloria Sevilla. Produced by Calinauan Cineworks, the film is based on the 1521 encounter of Datu Lapulapu and other pre-Hispanic Philippine natives with explorer Ferdinand Magellan and his crew, who were serving the Spanish Empire.
Lapu-Lapu was released on December 25, 2002 as part of the 28th Metro Manila Film Festival. Earning only ₱5.7 million by the end of the festival against a budget of at least ₱35 million, it was a box-office bomb. However, the film won seven FAP Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director (Mayo), and Best Actor (Lapid).