Ismael Zacarias

{{short description|1994 Filipino action film}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = Ismael Zacarias

| image = IsmaelZacarias.jpg

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = Toto Natividad

| producer = Victor Villegas

| story = Edu Manzano

| screenplay = Henry Nadong

| starring = Edu Manzano

| music = Mon del Rosario

| cinematography = Ramon Marcelino

| editing = {{ubl|Renato de Leon|Ruben Natividad|Toto Natividad}}

| studio = Moviestars Production

| distributor = Moviestars Production

| released = {{Film date|1994|6|22}}

| runtime = 114 minutes

| country = Philippines

| language = {{ubl|Filipino|English}}

| gross =

}}

Ismael Zacarias is a 1994 Philippine action film co-edited and directed by Toto Natividad. The film stars Edu Manzano, who wrote the story, in the title role.{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3WUVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5AoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3750%2C3208166|title=Ismael Zacarias|pages=21|date=June 22, 1994|newspaper=Manila Standard|publisher=Philippine Manila Standard Publishing|accessdate=December 22, 2021|via=Google News}}{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=o58VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5QoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6735%2C224500|last=Japitana|first=Norma|title=A New Break for Plinky Recto|pages=21|date=July 2, 1994|newspaper=Manila Standard|publisher=Philippine Manila Standard Publishing|accessdate=May 27, 2022|via=Google News}}{{cite web|url=https://cablechannels.abs-cbn.com/cinemaone/articles/edu-manzano-039-s-action-movies-291/|last=Cagape|first=Toff|title=Be at the edge of your seats with Edu Manzano's classic action movies|website=ABS-CBN News|date=July 26, 2018|accessdate=December 22, 2021}} It was one of the entries in the 1994 Manila Film Festival, which spurred controversy when Edu Manzano initially lost his nomination for the Best Actor award, but was found to have been the real winner, following the discovery of a cheating scandal.{{cite news|last=Hitosis|first=Jet|title=Manila Film Festival 1994: The Scandal that Rocked Showbiz|publisher=PEP.ph|url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/152219/1994-manila-film-festival-scandal-showbiz-history-a4437-20200624-lfrm2|date=June 24, 2020|access-date=June 22, 2023}}