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Lo' Waist Gang is a 1956 Filipino film directed by Pablo Santiago and starring Corazon Rivas and Fernando Poe Jr.

Cast

 * Corazon Rivas as
 * Fernando Poe Jr. as
 * Berting Labra as
 * Boy Francisco as
 * Zaldy Zshornack as
 * Lani O. Padilla as
 * Boy Sta. Romana as
 * Herminio Bautista as
 * Tony Cruz as
 * Wilma Zamora as

Production
The story of Lo' Waist Gang was conceptualized by director Pablo Santiago.

Release
Lo' Waist Gang was released on July 8, 1956 at the Dalisay Theater.

Legacy
According to writer Nick Joaquin, Lo' Waist Gang was able to give a definite image of the quintessential Filipino teenager to the general public in the 1950s. The film popularized the term "barkada" as a street slang among the Filipino urban youth. Barkada: Walang Atrasan, the 1995 film produced by OctoArts Films, is based on Lo' Waist Gang, but OctoArts was not able to attain the permission to use the title for their film.

Sequels
Lo' Waist Gang later had eight sequels:
 * 1) Bakasyon Grande (1957)
 * 2) Los Lacuacheros (1957)
 * 3) Lutong Makaw (1958)
 * 4) Lo' Waist Gang at si Og sa Mindoro (1958)
 * 5) Gabi ng Lagim (1960)
 * 6) Lo' Waist Gang Joins the Armed Forces (1960)
 * 7) Rancho Grande (1960)
 * 8) Nagsasalitang Kalansay (1961)