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Among its homegrown talents were Nena
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Premiere became known in the action genre with movies headlined by Efren Reyes, Jose
Padilla Jr., Fernando Poe Jr., Bob Soler, and Eddie Fernandez. A lot of its films were directed by national artist Gerardo de Leon, who was named Best Director for
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Postcards from China (1975). In 1977, Premiere was inducted into the
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