Cordora: Lulutang Ka sa Sarili Mong Dugo

Cordora:
Lulutang Ka sa Sarili Mong Dugo
Cordora:; Lulutang Ka sa Sarili Mong Dugo
Directed by	Francis "Jun" Posadas
Written by	Tony Tacorda
Produced by	Rosita Go; William Chua;
Starring	Eddie Garcia; Daniel Fernando; Roy Alvarez; Banjo Romero; Roi Vinzon; Tessie Tomas; Vanessa Escano; Jobelle Salvador; Jenny Roa;
Cinematography	Ver Dauz
Edited by	Ever Ramos
Music by	Mon del Rosario
Production; companies	First Films; EG Productions
Release date	June 24, 1992;
Country	Philippines
Language	Filipino
Budget	₱13 million

Cordora: Lulutang Ka sa Sarili Mong Dugo (lit. 'Cordora: You Will Float in Your Own Blood') is a 1992 Filipino action film about Gaudencio "Boy" M. Cordora, a chief inspector for the Philippine National Police. Directed by Francis "Jun" Posadas, it stars Eddie Garcia as the titular police inspector, alongside Daniel Fernando, Roi Vinzon, Roy Alvarez, Tessie Tomas, Fred Montilla, Dick Israel, Roberto Talabis, Zandro Zamora, and Banjo Romero.

Based on real events, the film was produced by First Films and was released on June 24, 1992, as part of the revived Manila Film Festival, winning the award for Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Actress.^[3] Despite this, critic Justino Dormiendo criticized the film as a routine Filipino action film, and considered its "superhuman" depiction of Cordora to be the "depth of idiocy".

Cast

Eddie Garcia portrays the role of Gaudencio "Boy" M. Cordora

Daniel Fernando portrays the role of Ka George

Eddie Garcia as Gaudencio "Boy" M. Cordora
Daniel Fernando as Ka George
Roi Vinzon
Roy Alvarez as Benjamin Cabrera/Ka Bernie
Tessie Tomas
Fred Montilla
Dick Israel
Roberto Talabis
Zandro Zamora
Banjo Romero
Jobelle Salvador
Vanessa Escano
Jenny Roa
Jess Lapid Jr. as Ben Tumbling
Gabriel Romulo
Rey Ravelo
Jonathan Gabriel
Raul "Boy Fernandez
Edward Salvador
William Magallanes Jr.
Rey Lapid
Leo Lazaro
Robert Miller
Jim Rosales
Tony Tacorda
Ben Dato
Danny Rojo
Marlo Escudero
Ernie Zarate
Ross Olgado
Nanding Fernandez
Vic Felife
Flora Gasser

Production

Pre-production

Preparations for Cordora lasted six months, with screenwriter-actor Tony Tacorda researching into Gaudencio Cordora's life.^[2]

Casting

Tessie Tomas, a comedian and actress mostly known for her imitations of Imelda Marcos, was cast in Cordora against type in a dramatic role as the wife of Gaudencio Cordora.^[4]^[1]

Filming

Principal photography took place over four months.^[2]

Critical response

Justino Dormiendo, writing for the Manila Standard, gave Cordora a negative review. He criticized the film's screenplay and direction, noting that the storytelling offered nothing new for the action genre, "content as it is with the usual intramurals of bloody confrontations, domestic feuds and the law enforcer's death-defying feats". Dormiendo was also critical of the film's "superhuman" depiction of Cordora, stating that him surviving numerous gunshots to his body is "the depth of idiocy." For the actors, he was disappointed with Eddie Garcia's exaggerated acting and Tessie Tomas' "hardly believable" character, and expressed that with the exception of Roy Alvarez as the "gutsy" leader of the New People's Army, the supporting actors were the typical victims and villains of action films.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Red, Isa Vasquez (June 21, 1992). "Now Showing". Sunday Standard Magazine. Kamahalan Publishing Corp. pp. 8–9. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Movie Tribute To Pasay Cop". Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corp. June 24, 1992. p. 22. Retrieved November 3, 2020. ... more than P13 million of investment went into the making of Cordora...
^ ^a ^b Dormiendo, Justino (July 1, 1992). "A case of double jeopardy". Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corp. p. 19. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
^ Custodio, Arlo (March 22, 2020). "Woman of smarts, substance and sparkle". The Manila Times. The Manila Times Publishing Corp. Retrieved November 3, 2020.