The tough guys of Pantalan Trece

The tough guys in reference are, according to billing, Jose Padilla Jr., Ramon Revilla, Joseph Estrada, Amado Cortez and Mat Ranillo. Pantalan Trece (Pier 13) was written by Dominador Ad Castillo (father of Celso Kid), serialized in Bulaklak, directed by Felix Villar and produced by Larry Santiago.

The blurb read: From the stars, the director, the producers and the author of Cuatro Cantos comes this mighty saga of people in the waterfront towering any cinematic achievement in years!

It’s worthy to note that Padilla, Revilla, Estrada, Cortez and Ranillo joined government service.

Ranillo was paired with wife Gloria Sevilla, then king and queen of Visayan movies. When Ranillo died in an air crash, the widowed Gloria later remarried — to Pantalan Trece co-star Cortez, who served as Quezon City councilor and consul general to San Francisco. — RKC