Cinco (film)

Cinco
Directed by	Frasco Mortiz Enrico Santos Cathy Garcia-Molina Ato Bautista Nick Olanka
Starring	Pokwang Zanjoe Marudo Bangs Garcia Mariel Rodriguez Rayver Cruz Maja Salvador Jodi Sta. Maria AJ Perez Sam Concepcion Robi Domingo Kristel Moreno Baron Geisler Malou de Guzman
Distributed by	Star Cinema
Release date(s)	July 14, 2010 (2010-07-14)
Country	Philippines
Language	Tagalog English
Box office	₱61 million[1]

Cinco (Five) is a 2010 Filipino psychological horror film produced and released by Star Cinema. The film consists of five different horror stories with various actors and directors. The film was released on July 14, 2010.^[2][3]

Opening

The movie starts when a man tattoos himself on his left hand with the words, R.I.P. The hand with the tattoo appears several times in the movie.

Episodes^[4]

Uno: Braso

Three neophytes are brought to a morgue for the final part of their initiation. They are told to last three hours in the keep. When an overeager neophyte snoops around the morgue, they get more than what they bargained for. After which an arm on a corpse, which the R.I.P. tattoo on the hand, came to life but the hand was cut off.

• Cast:
  • Sam Concepcion as Ivan.^[5]
  • AJ Perez † as Andrew ^[6]
  • Robi Domingo as Ronald
  • Baron Geisler as Greg
  • Kristel Moreno as Trisha
• Director:
  • Frasco Mortiz

Dos: Paa

A young mother visits the wake of her daughter's classmate. Soon, she finds the ghost of the dead child on her tail seeking revenge after she steals the shoes of her daughter's classmate (causing the car accident that also caused the death of her daughter's classmate.)

• Cast:
  • Jodi Sta. Maria-Lacson as Elisa
  • Barbie Sabino as Ana
  • Jana Cutler as Kaye
  • Joy Viado as Aling Gloria
• Director:
  • Enrico Santos

Tres: Mata

"Mata" is all about Rose (Maja Salvador), who after witnessing a crime scene that involves her fiancée Alvin (Rayver Cruz), experiences a repetition of the same dreadful incident until she tells the truth

• Cast:
  • Maja Salvador as Rose ^[7]
  • Rayver Cruz as Alvin
• Director:
  • Ato Bautista

Cuatro: Mukha

Rizza (Mariel Rodriguez) is a cold mean editor. After she fires a janitor, she is then haunted. Although it is revealed to be a joke by the late night shift employee Eric (Ketchup Eusebio), later in the episode the janitor actually jumps off the building, killing himself. Once Rizza realizes the prank, she angrily shouts, "You're fired!" unaware that the real ghost is behind her inside the elevator. The episode ends with the Eric finding her inside the elevator, traumatized by the ghost. She then suddenly becomes crazy. During the events wherein Mang Bong the janitor jumps, the second employee that was waiting outside bought a balot (Filipino egg cuisine) which was handed to him by a man who's hand bears the R.I.P tattoo.

• Cast:
  • Mariel Rodriguez as Rizza ^[8]
  • Ketchup Eusebio Eric
  • Nanding Josef as Mang Bong
• Director:
  • Nick Olanka

Cinco: Puso

A circus woman with an unflattering appearance uses a love potion on her love who works in the carnival's horror house. When the potion worked, unfortunately, the man got brutally stabbed to death by a crazed member of the audience. Hell ensues at the carnival as the man is turned into a zombie and chases the circus woman. Eventually, the circus woman dies, but she managed to cut her lover's arm. It is revealed that the arm is the same arm in the first part of the movie. It is also revealed that Elvis is the one with the R.I.P. tattoo.(Braso)

• Cast:
  • Zanjoe Marudo as Elvis
  • Pokwang as Emily
  • Bangs Garcia as Rowena ^[9]
  • Malou de Guzman as Madam Osang
• Director:
  • Cathy Garcia-Molina

Reception

Cinco debuted with a ₱11 million gross on its first day nationwide.^[10] The film gave a total gross of ₱61 million,^[11] according to Box Office Mojo.

References

1. ^ [1]
2. ^ [2]
3. ^ Quintos, Napoleon (22 May 2010). "AJ Perez top-bills the new horror film ‘Cinco’". ABS-CBN.com. http://www.abs-cbn.com/Celebrity/Article/7530/AJ-Perez-top-bills-the-new-horror-film-Cinco-.aspx. Retrieved 23 June 2010. 
4. ^ [3]
5. ^ Napoleon Quintos. "Sam Concepcion grows up in the upcoming film ‘Cinco’". ABS-CBN. http://www.abs-cbn.com/Celebrity/Article/7520/Sam-Concepcion-grows-up-in-the-upcoming-film-Cinco-.aspx. 
6. ^ Napoleon Quintos. "AJ Perez top-bills the new horror film ‘Cinco’". ABS-CBN. http://www.abs-cbn.com/Celebrity/Article/7530/AJ-Perez-top-bills-the-new-horror-film-Cinco-.aspx. 
7. ^ Marchie Mallari. "Maja Salvador and Rayver Cruz: A Team-Up Reunited". ABS-CBN. http://www.abs-cbn.com/Feature/Article/7900/Maja-Salvador-and-Rayver-Cruz-A-Team-Up-Reunited-.aspx. 
8. ^ Rachelle Siazon. "Mariel Rodriguez is excited to work with Pokwang again on a new movie". ABS-CBN. http://www.abs-cbn.com/Feature/Article/7564/Mariel-Rodriguez-is-excited-to-work-with-Pokwang-again-on-a-new-movie.aspx. 
9. ^ Napoleon Quintos. "Bangs Garcia is okay with waiting for her next TV project". ABS-CBN. http://www.abs-cbn.com/Feature/Article/7589/Bangs-Garcia-is-okay-with-waiting-for-her-next-TV-project.aspx. 
10. ^ 'Cinco' earns P11 Million according to Star Cinema
11. ^ [4]

External links

• Cinco Official Website
• Cinco's Official Multiply Website
• Star Cinema Multiply Website