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Maid in Malacañang trilogy
Directed byDarryl Yap
Written byDarryl Yap
Produced by
  • Vincent del Rosario III
  • Veronique del Rosario-Corpus
Starring
CinematographyRain Yamson II
Edited byVincent L. Asis
Music byAshley Aunor
Marion Aunor
Production
companies
VinCentiments
Viva Films
Distributed byViva Films
Release dates
Maid in Malacañang
  • August 3, 2022 (2022-08-03)

Martyr or Murderer
  • March 1, 2023 (2023-03-01)
Running time
Maid in Malacañang
114 minutes
Martyr or Murderer
106 minutes
CountryPhilippines
LanguageFilipino

The Maid in Malacañang trilogy is a Filipino period drama film trilogy created by Darryl Yap. Produced by Viva Films and Vincentiments, it consists of three films: Maid in Malacañang (2022), Martyr or Murderer (2023), and the upcoming Mabuhay Aloha Mabuhay; with the films serving as a fictionalized retelling of the events in the Marcos family.

Films

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Film Release date Director Screenwriter Producers
Maid in Malacañang August 3, 2022 (2022-08-03) Darryl Yap Darryl Yap Vincent del Rosario III,

Veronique del Rosario-Corpus

Martyr or Murderer March 1, 2023 (2023-03-01)
Mabuhay, Aloha, Mabuhay (transl. Long live, aloha, long live) TBA TBA TBA TBA

Maid in Malacañang (2022)

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Maid in Malacañang, as a 114-minute film, is a fictional retelling of the last three days of the Marcoses in the Philippines before being exiled to Hawaii during the People Power Revolution in 1986. Directed and written by Darryl Yap, it stars Cesar Montano, Cristine Reyes, Diego Loyzaga, Ella Cruz and Ruffa Gutierrez.

The film premiered at the SM North EDSA on July 29, 2022 before being released nationwide on August 3 of the same year.

Martyr or Murderer (2023)

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Being the second installment of the trilogy, Martyr or Murderer is based on a fictionalized account of how the former president Ferdinand Marcos was accused of being responsible for the assassination of Sen. Ninoy Aquino.

Additional cast members include Marco Gumabao; who portrays a young Ferdinand Marcos, Jerome Ponce as a young Ninoy Aquino, Eula Valdez as an older Imee Marcos, Aga Muhlach as an older Bongbong Marcos and Cindy Miranda as a younger Imelda Marcos.

Martyr or Murderer was released on March 1, 2023. Prior to the film's nationwide release, it once again premiered theatrically on February 27, 2023 at SM North EDSA.

Future

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A sequel, Mabuhay, Aloha, Mabuhay, is currently in development.

Recurring cast and characters

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List indicators

This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in three or more separate character franchises.

  • An empty grey cell indicates the character was not in the film, or that the character's official presence has not yet been confirmed.
  •  A indicates an appearance through archival footage or audio.
  •  C indicates a cameo role.
  •  E indicates an appearance not included in the theatrical cut.
  •  G indicates a guest appearance in the season.
  •  O indicates an older version of the character.
  •  P indicates an appearance in onscreen photographs.
  •  S indicates an appearance through use of special effects.
  •  U indicates an uncredited appearance.
  •  Y indicates a younger version of the character.
Character Film
Maid in Malacañang Martyr or Murderer Mabuhay Aloha Mabuhay
Ferdinand Marcos Cesar Montano Cesar Montano
Marco GumabaoY
Imee Marcos Cristine Reyes Cristine Reyes
Eula ValdezO
Bongbong Marcos Diego Loyzaga Diego Loyzaga
Aga MuhlachO
Irene Marcos Ella Cruz
Imelda Marcos Ruffa Gutierrez Ruffa Gutierrez
Cindy MirandaY
Corazon Aquino Giselle Sanchez Sachzna LaparanY
Santa Karla Estrada
Lucy Elizabeth Oropesa
Biday Beverly Salviejo
Tommy Manotoc Kiko Estrada
Gregorio María "Greggy" Araneta III Kyle Velino
Aimee Marcos Lana Puda
Gen. Fabian Ver Robin PadillaUC
Ninoy Aquino Isko Moreno
Jerome PonceY

Additional crew and production details

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Film Detail
Composer Editor Production
companies
Distributor Running time
Maid in Malacañang Ashley Aunor, Marion Aunor Vincent L. Asis VinCentiments, Viva Films Viva Films 112 minutes
Martyr or Murderer 106 minutes
Mabuhay, Aloha, Mabuhay TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA

Reception

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Box office performance

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Film Philippine release date Box office gross Ref(s)
Maid in Malacañang August 3, 2022 750,000,000 [1]
Total 750,000,000 [1]

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ a b Ching, Mark Angelo (December 31, 2022). "PEP YEARENDER 2022: Pinoy pride rules in numbers that matter". PEP.ph. Retrieved January 9, 2023.