In Popular Culture
It was made into a movie in 1993: The Vizconde Massacre Story (God Help Us!) starring Kris Aquino as Carmela Vizconde. A second movie released in 1994, The Untold Story: Vizconde Massacre II May The Lord Be With Us, starring Vina Morales as Carmela and Joko Diaz as one of the assailants, is reportedly based on new evidence. The Jessica Alfaro Story in 1995 had Alice Dixson as the star witness. The case was featured on a Philippine TV show Case Unclosed as its ninth episode, "Vizconde Massacre Case."
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