Jaguar (1979 film)

Jaguar
Jaguar
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Lino Brocka
Written by	Jose F. Lacaba; Ricardo Lee;
Based on	"The Boy Who Wanted to Become Society"; by Quijano de Manila
Produced by	Rolando S. Atienza
Starring	Phillip Salvador
Cinematography	Conrado Baltazar
Edited by	Augusto Salvador; Rene Tala;
Music by	Max V. Jocson; Winston Raval;
Production; company	Bancom Audiovision
Distributed by	Bancom Audiovision
Release date	31 August 1979;
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Philippines
Language	Filipino

Jaguar is a 1979 Filipino neo noir crime film directed by Lino Brocka from a story and screenplay written by Jose F. Lacaba and Ricky Lee.^[1] It was entered into the 1980 Cannes Film Festival.^[2] The story is based on the real-life "Brown Derby Shooting" incident in 1960 as documented by Quijano de Manila in the article "The Boy Who Wanted to Become Society", later republished in the non-fiction crime anthology, Reportage on Crime (1977).^[3]^[4]

The film was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival, becoming the first Filipino film to compete in the main competition of the festival.^[5] It won Best Picture and Best Director at the 1980 FAMAS Awards.^[6]^[7] It also won five Gawad Urian Awards, including Best Picture and Best Direction. Anita Linda was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the Urian Awards.^[8]

A 4K restoration of the film premiered at the 16th Lumière Festival in October 2024 in Lyon, France.^[9]

Cast

Phillip Salvador as Poldo Miranda
Amy Austria as Cristy Montes
Menggie Cobarrubias as Sonny Gaston
Anita Linda as Mother
Johnny Delgado as Direk San Pedro
Mario Escudero as Mang Berto
Jimmy Santos
Gigi Salvador as Apple
Joel Lamangan as Press
Roi Vinzon as Edmon

Reception

Accolades

Accolades received by *Jaguar (1979 film)*
Year	Award	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
1980	Gawad Urian Awards	Best Film	Jaguar	Won	^[10]
		Best Director	Lino Brocka	Won
		Best Screenplay	Jaguar Written by Jose F. Lacaba and Ricky Lee	Won
		Best Actor	Phillip Salvador	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	Menggie Cobarubbias	Won
		Best Supporting Actress	Amy Austria	Won
		Best Supporting Actress	Anita Linda	Nominated
		Best Cinematography	Conrado Baltazar	Won
		Best Editing	Rene Tala	Nominated
		Best Music	Winston Raval (Vanishing Tribe)	Nominated
		Best Production Design	Bobby Bautista	Nominated
	FAMAS Awards	Best Picture	Jaguar	Won
		Best Director	Lino Brocka	Won
		Best Screenplay	Jaguar Written by Jose F. Lacaba and Ricky Lee	Nominated
		Best Actor	Phillip Salvador	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	Menggie Cobarubbias	Nominated
		Best Editing	Rene Tala	Nominated
		Best Sound	Luis Reyes and Ramon Reyes	Nominated
		Best Production Design	Bobby Bautista	Nominated

Notes

↑ Philippine version
↑ Credited as "Vanishing Tribe". International version

References

↑ "LISTICLE: The Essential Films of Lino Brocka". Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
↑ "Festival de Cannes: Jaguar". Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 9 May 2009.
↑ Romulo, Erwin T. (26 February 2010). "Pop crimes: Quijano de Manila's 'Reportage on Crime'". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
↑ Capino, José B. (2020). Martial Law Melodrama: Lino Brocka's Cinema Politics. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 77–84. ISBN 9780520974012.
↑ "Lino Brocka: The Philippines' Greatest Director". Culture Trip. 16 November 2016. Archived from the original on 23 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
↑ "Director Lino Brocka: Stronger than Life". PEP.ph. 28 September 2007. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
↑ "Four classic Lino Brocka films you can livestream now". ABS-CBN. 1 June 2018. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
↑ Carballo, Bibsy M. "The Invincible Anita Linda". Philippine Star. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
↑ "Lino Brocka's restored 'Jaguar' to premiere at 16th Lumière Film Festival". GMA News Online. 27 September 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
↑ Hernando, Mario (1993). Lino Brocka: The Artist and His Times. Cultural Center of the Philippines. pp. 265–266. ISBN 9789718546161. Retrieved 28 March 2026 – via Google Books.

External links

Jaguar at IMDb

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[1] Philippine version

[2] Credited as "Vanishing Tribe". International version

[3] "LISTICLE: The Essential Films of Lino Brocka". Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2020.

[festival-cannes.com-4] "Festival de Cannes: Jaguar". Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 9 May 2009.

[5] Romulo, Erwin T. (26 February 2010). "Pop crimes: Quijano de Manila's 'Reportage on Crime'". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 16 December 2019.

[6] Capino, José B. (2020). Martial Law Melodrama: Lino Brocka's Cinema Politics. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 77–84. ISBN 9780520974012.

[7] "Lino Brocka: The Philippines' Greatest Director". Culture Trip. 16 November 2016. Archived from the original on 23 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.

[8] "Director Lino Brocka: Stronger than Life". PEP.ph. 28 September 2007. Retrieved 23 October 2019.

[:4-9] "Four classic Lino Brocka films you can livestream now". ABS-CBN. 1 June 2018. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2019.

[10] Carballo, Bibsy M. "The Invincible Anita Linda". Philippine Star. Retrieved 6 October 2024.

[11] "Lino Brocka's restored 'Jaguar' to premiere at 16th Lumière Film Festival". GMA News Online. 27 September 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.

[Kazuhiko-12] Hernando, Mario (1993). Lino Brocka: The Artist and His Times. Cultural Center of the Philippines. pp. 265–266. ISBN 9789718546161. Retrieved 28 March 2026 – via Google Books.

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