Lucio Margallo

Lucio Margallo is a 1992 Filipino action film directed by Augusto Salvador and starring Phillip Salvador as the titular character, alongside Miguel Rodriguez, Jean Garcia, Paquito Diaz, Max Laurel, Tirso Cruz III, Bunny Paras, Dencio Padilla and Edwin Reyes. It is about police officer Margallo and his partner Sgt. Goyena (Cruz) of the Western Police District (WPD) who come to face off against a dangerous drug syndicate with ties to officials from their own police agency. Produced by Moviestars Production, the film was released on July 22, 1992.
Critic Justino Dormiendo of the "Manila Standard" gave "Lucio Margallo" a positive review, commending its action scenes and performances which helped the film overcome its formulaic plot. The film won the FAMAS Award for Best Editing (Rene Tala and Danny Gloria), tying with "Ikaw Pa Lang ang Minahal".
Release.
"Lucio Margallo" was released in theaters on July 22, 1992.
Critical response.
Justino Dormiendo, writing for the "Manila Standard", gave the film a positive review. Though he found it to be compromised by "formula filmmaking," he commended the film's well-staged action scenes, "literate dialogue" and the "convincing" performances of Salvador, Cruz and Diaz, leading him to consider that the film "acquits itself exceedingly well." Dormiendo concluded that "We can only hope that the next time Salvador and company flex their cinematic muscles, the territory would be less than compromising..."