The fifth tropical cyclone to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility this year is called Enteng.
As of now, the weather disturbance is gaining strength.
The strong winds and heavy rainfall Enteng brings is a reminder that multitudes of Filipinos are named Enteng.
It also happened that Enteng is a popular diminutive of the male given name Vicente.
Enteng is also the name of a handful of eponymous characters in Filipino movies, the most famous of which are topbilled by Vic Sotto as Enteng Kabisote.
Movies in the Enteng Kabisote series were perennially selected
as entries in the Metro Manila Film Festival during the 2000s and 2010s.
The following list covers other movies with lead
characters named Enteng.
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The movie is a production of the family-owned D'Wonder
Films. It is based on a series in the Movie Special Komiks.
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Enteng the Dragon appears to be a parody of Bruce Lee's
Enter the Dragon.
It was released on July 14, 1988, or eleven days shy of
the sixtieth birthday of lead star Dolphy.
This offering by RVQ Productions was also shown in theaters during the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese calendar.
Starring Eddie Garcia, Enteng Manok: Tari ng Quiapo is
a dramatization of the life of Vicente Sangel.
Sangel was a cock-fight aficionado known for defending
the downtrodden against wicked entities in Quiapo, a district of the city of
Manila.
The movie was released by Magdalena Films on September
30, 1993.
(ADDITIONAL NOTE: Tari is the Tagalog cockfighting term
for a bladed spur that is attached to a rooster's leg.)
Enteng and the Shaolin Kid is a 1995 martial arts
starring Vic Sotto and Jacky Shik.
Released on December 7 of that year, the venture was
co-produced by Moviearts Inc. and Vic Sotto's own M-Zet Films.
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A year later, Vic Sotto partnered with fellow comedian Janno
Gibbs to star with him in Enteng en Mokong: Kaming mga Mababaw ang Kaligayahan
(Tagalog: Enteng and Mokong: We Who Have Shallow Happiness).
Released on December 10, 1997, the movie was Regal
Entertainment's pre-Christmas (and pre-Metro Manila Film Festival) offering
that year.
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Enteng Kabisote: Okay Ka, Fairy Ko ... The Legend is
the movie that jumpstarted the successful streak of Vic Sotto's Enteng Kabisote movies in the MMFF in the 2000s and
2010s.
For a brief background, Vicente 'Enteng' Kabisote is the name of Vic Sotto's character in the fantasy comedy TV sitcom Okay Ka, Fairy Ko.
The sitcom inspired entries in the 1991 and 1992 editions of the MMFF.
Overall, Enteng Kabisote: Okay Ka, Fairy Ko ... The Legend is third movie installment based on the
fantasy comedy TV sitcom Okay Ka, Fairy Ko.
This 2004 MMFF entry grossed 101.6 million in the box
office.
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Enteng Kabisote 3: Okay Ka, Fairy Ko ... The Legend Goes
On and On and On grossed 128 million pesos in the 2006 Metro Manila Film
Festival.
This fantasy comedy movie even won the Best Picture
award, its sole accolade in the festival.
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Enteng Kabisote 4: Okay Ka, Fairy Ko ... The Beginning of the Legend grossed 108.37 million pesos in the 2007 Metro Manila Film Festival.
Characters such as Jose Rizal, Karimarimar and Arianey
No Money had special participatory roles in this fourth installment of the
original Enteng Kabisote films.
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From 2008 to 2009, Vic Sotto took a break from the MMFF. He came back in the 2010 MMFF with an action comedy and fantasy crossover titled Si Agimat at si Enteng Kabisote (Tagalog: Amulet and Enteng Kabisote).
Also starring Ramon 'Bong' Revilla Jr., Si Agimat at si
Enteng Kabisote marks the actor-politician's movie comeback since his 2010
re-election as senator.
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For the 2011 MMFF, Vic Sotto's Enteng Kabisote was paired
with Ai-Ai delas Alas' Ina Montecillo of the Ang Tanging Ina film series to
come up with Enteng ng Ina Mo (Tagalog: Enteng of Your Mother).
Aside from earning almost 238 million pesos in its MMFF
run, Enteng ng Ina Mo won Second Best Picture and a few other awards.
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Si Agimat, si Enteng Kabisote at si Ako (Tagalog: Amulet, Enteng Kabisote, and Me) is one of the eight official entries for the 2012 MMFF. Judy Ann Santos joins the lead cast as Ako, a fairy disguised as an environmental activist.
According to Revilla, Si Agimat, si Enteng Kabisote at si Ako is the first movie to have a shoot at the "Kapurpurawan" (white) rock formations in Burgos, Ilocos Norte.
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Although submitted for consideration for the 2016 MMFF, Enteng Kabisote 10 and the Abangers was not included as an official entry. This superhero fantasy and comedy film was released instead theaters on November 30 of that year, apparently to capitalize on the holiday break (Bonifacio Day).
More entries will be added to this list as more information gets uncovered.
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