Aswang
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This Filipino vampire film co-directed by Peque Gallaga and Lore Reyes tells the story of an aswang, the traditional shape-shifting creature of local legend. Here, the vampire makes appearances as a giant snake, a young woman (Alma Moreno), and a withered old hag (Lilia Cuntapay). The aswang has a lengthy cinematic history, having been the subject of the first sound film ever produced in the Philippines (1932's Ang Aswang) and migrating, in somewhat altered form, to films in Hong Kong, India, Japan, and, in 1994, to the United States. Aiza Seguerra co-stars with Janice de Belen, Aljon Jimenez, John Estrada, and Alma Moreno.
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Alma Moreno
Aswang
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Aljon Jimenez
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Lore Reyes Director · Peque Gallaga Director Jerry Lopez Sineneng Screenplay
First release May 22, 1992 · Produced in Philippines · Production Regal Entertainment
Production
Good Harvest Unlimited
Production
Regal Entertainment
Production
Philippines
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Languages
Original language
Tagalog
Spoken on screen
Tagalog
Release dates
Philippines · May 22, 1992
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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