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The Kingmaker

So he used Imelda as the surrogate president, and she loved that

So he used Imelda as the surrogate president, and she loved that

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So he used Imelda
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as the surrogate president,
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and she loved that.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
43
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:58
Uploaded
Jun 08, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, history
Production
Showtime Documentary Films,Artemis Rising,Evergreen Pictures,Impact Partners,Secret Sauce Media

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Movie Summary

An extraordinary look into the political career of Imelda Marcos, this documentary tells a cautionary tale of a powerful leader whose questionable sense of reality divided the Philippines.
[Imelda] I did not want to read books - The Kingmaker 00:09
[Imelda] I did not want to read books
I did not find they were very mean. - The Kingmaker 00:04
I did not find they were very mean.
And if I did not know what was the problem, - The Kingmaker 00:18
And if I did not know what was the problem,
[frames clatter, glass shatters] - The Kingmaker 00:06
[frames clatter, glass shatters]
[glass clatters] - The Kingmaker 00:06
[glass clatters]
This is, uh, President Nixon playing the piano, - The Kingmaker 00:06
This is, uh, President Nixon playing the piano,
He would come and call on me - The Kingmaker 00:07
He would come and call on me
He was very nice and very human, - The Kingmaker 00:08
He was very nice and very human,
♪ gentle music ♪ - The Kingmaker 00:06
♪ gentle music ♪
Every time, uh, I would go abroad, - The Kingmaker 00:18
Every time, uh, I would go abroad,
To my eternal love." - The Kingmaker 00:23
To my eternal love."
Bad or ugly... - The Kingmaker 00:04
Bad or ugly...
He had a world map, and he picked the farthest places - The Kingmaker 00:09
He had a world map, and he picked the farthest places
And the one that he made a mistake about - The Kingmaker 00:09
And the one that he made a mistake about
[Beth] She had loved Marcos, - The Kingmaker 00:07
[Beth] She had loved Marcos,
I mean, she cried once on the general's shoulder, - The Kingmaker 00:22
I mean, she cried once on the general's shoulder,
When she wanted something new, - The Kingmaker 00:10
When she wanted something new,
After that, no one would ever stop her from anything. - The Kingmaker 00:05
After that, no one would ever stop her from anything.
It was a shame, - The Kingmaker 00:05
It was a shame,
♪ intrepid music ♪ - The Kingmaker 00:10
♪ intrepid music ♪