The "Ang Panday" original film series consisted of four films: "Ang Panday" ("The Blacksmith", 1980), "Pagbabalik ng Panday" ("The Return of the Blacksmith", 1981), "Ang Panday: Ikatlong Yugto" ("The Blacksmith: The Third Act", 1982), and "Ang Panday IV: Ika-Apat Na Aklat" ("The Blacksmith IV: The Fourth Book", 1984). These films all starred Fernando Poe, Jr. as the title character, Flavio and Max Alvarado as Lizardo. After four films starring Poe, other "Panday" films were produced continuing or rebooting the story line of the original series. The original "Ang Panday" 1980 film is considered to be one of the most persisting and frequently rebooted film in the action-fantasy genre in the Philippines.