BOKSINGERA (DAW) (1956)

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Boksingera (Daw!) (1956)

(Sampaguita Pictures, starring Susan Roces, Luis Gonzales, Dolphy, directed by Octavio Silos)

(Movie ads courtesy of Simon Santos, Video 48)

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Susan Roces and Dolphy

Luis Gonzales and Dolphy

"Boksingera" was written by Mars Ravelo and serialized in Tagalog Klasiks, 1955.

(Komiks cover and page courtesy of Steve Santos, Unang Labas Blog)

Boksingera was supposed to be for action queen of the 50s Alicia Vergel but when she got married to Cesar Ramirez, she was not able to do it. At that time, Susan Roces was just discovered by Doc Perez and eventually, the role was given to her. It was supposed to be Susan's launching movie but the producer decided to release it at a later date because Susan was not yet known by the public at that time. So, Doc Perez introduced Susan first in Miss Tilapia. Together with the newly-discovered actor Romeo Vasquez, they played second lead to Gloria Romero and Ric Rodrigo. In the komiks serial, Boksingera was an action-drama novel fitted for Alicia Vergel but when she declined to do the movie, the storyline was changed to suit Ms. Roces and the producer decided to make it as a comedy-drama movie, and they added "Daw!" to the title of the movie.

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