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Tuko sa Madre Kakaw

  • 19591959
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Tuko sa Madre Kakaw (1959)
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A mad scientist, plots to conquer the world by using a serum that can turn ordinary animals into giants.A mad scientist, plots to conquer the world by using a serum that can turn ordinary animals into giants.A mad scientist, plots to conquer the world by using a serum that can turn ordinary animals into giants.
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  • Director
    • Richard Abelardo
  • Writer
    • Clodualdo Del Mundo Sr.(story)
  • Stars
    • Nita Javier
    • Willie Sotelo
    • Hector Reyes
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  • Director
    • Richard Abelardo
  • Writer
    • Clodualdo Del Mundo Sr.(story)
  • Stars
    • Nita Javier
    • Willie Sotelo
    • Hector Reyes
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    Nita Javier
    Willie Sotelo
    Hector Reyes
    Luz Valdez
    Luz Valdez
    Vic Diaz
    Vic Diaz
    Oscar Obligacion
    Elena Balmori
    Caridad Sanchez
    Caridad Sanchez
    Priscilla Ramirez
    Jose Troni
    Juling Bagabaldo
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      • Richard Abelardo
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      • Clodualdo Del Mundo Sr.(story)
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    Considered the first of the popular 'atomic mutation gone wild', genre, Tuko sa Madre Kakaw caught the fancy and imagination of Pinoy viewers at the time it was shown in the late 50s. Shown in 1959, the same year, another movie, Anak ng Bulkan (about a monster bird in a rampage of destruction) was released. Character actor Vic Diaz played the role of a mad biologist who plotted to conquer the world and destroy mankind by formulating a serum that could increase the size of animals a hundred times, He tested it on a 'tuko' or gecko which turned into giant menacing reptile. Diaz reminded of another bald-headed actor, Albert Dekker, the lead star in Dr. Cylcops (1940) Dekker, like Diaz also essayed the role of a mad scientist. Dekker, this time, shrinked human beings to a tiny size or a fraction of their normal size. —BGP
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    • Release date
      • February 24, 1959 (Philippines)
    • Country of origin
      • Philippines
    • Languages
      • Filipino
      • Tagalog
    • Production company
      • LVN Pictures
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