THE SEVENTIES # 1006: CHRISTOPHER DE LEON (IN THE TITLE ROLE), JAY ILAGAN, CHARO SANTOS, BERT (TAWA) MARCELO IN NONOY MARCELO'S "TISOY" (1977)/ A FILM BY ISHMAEL BERNAL

"Tisoy" (1977)

N.V. Productions

Release Date April 30, 1977

Based on the character created by Nonoy Marcelo

Story and Screenplay Severino Marcelo

Cinematography Arnold Alvaro

Music Vanishing Tribe

Direction Ishmael Bernal

Cast Christopher de Leon (in the title role), Jay Ilagan, Charo Santos, Bert (Tawa) Marcelo/ with the special participation of Nora Aunor and other special guest stars/  Also Starring Lorli Villanueva, Ruffy Mendoza, Moody Diaz, Soxy Topacio, Dexter Doria, Pongay, Jun Morales

Christopher de Leon, Charo Santos and Moody Diaz in "Tisoy"

NONOY MARCELO'S "TISOY"

Cartoonist Nonoy Marcelo created Tisoy in 1963 for the Manila Times, which tells about the lifestyle of young Filipinos. His main character, Tisoy (slang for “mestizo”), and cast members such as Aling Otik, Maribubut, Caligula, Tatang, Tikyo and Kinse, soon became known in Philippine pop culture. It was adapted later for television in 1968 featuring Jimmy Morato as Tisoy and Pilar Pilapil as Maribubut. Also in the cast were Bert 'Tawa' Marcelo as Tikyo and Moody Diaz as Aling Otik. It was made into a movie in 1969 with almost the same TV cast. In 1977, Direk Ishmael Bernal revived the popular cartoon charcter with Christopher de Leon playing the title role of Tisoy and Charo Santos as Maribubut.

More on Pinoy Cartoons

Tisoy (1968)- TV show

Tisoy (1969) - Stars Jimmy Morato, Pilar Pilapil,
Bert 'Tawa' Marcelo, Jerry Pons, Ike Lozada/
Directed by Lauro Pacheco

Tisoy (1977)- Stars Christopher De Leon, Charo Santos, Jay Ilagan, Bert 'Tawa' Marcelo/ Directed by Ishmael Bernal