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Nepomuceno grew up amid revolutions—both political and industrial in nature. Born on May 15, 1893, he was still a child when the Spanish-American war broke out and Uncle Sam took over the Philippines from Spanish rule. In 1897, just a year before the start of the revolution, the chromophotograph was introduced to the Philippines. The same year, the...
Why did Nepomuceno choose the story of Dalagang Bukid, a zarzuela, for the film? Back then, zarzuelas and moro-moro were the main forms of theater. The appeal of the zarzuela could be attributed to its comedic and musical elements which made for a livelier kind of entertainment. Moro-moros, on the other hand, depicted battles between Christians and...
It was Vicente Salumbides, a contemporary filmmaker of Nepomuceno that dubbed him the “Father of Philippine Movies” in his 1952 book, Motion Pictures in the Philippines. “It was he, more than anybody else, who built the movie industry from its infancy to the present state of maturity. His success proved that the Filipinos could make their own movie...
Sadly, none of the over 80 films, including 38 silent films that the Nepomucenos made are intact. It was only in 2011 when the Society of Filipino Archivists for Film (Sofia) got a lead that some scenes in the 1934 American movie Brides of Sulu were actually cut from Nepomuceno’s 1931 silent film, Moro Pirates. Members of Sofia investigated this po...
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Jan 27, 2017 · MANILA, Philippines – Former first lady Imelda Marcos was well known for donning the terno and its famous butterfly sleeves during the ’70s, but the controversial “Iron Butterfly”, as she ...
Colonial Contractions: The Making of the Modern Philippines, 1565–1946 | Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Asian History. Vicente L. Rafael. https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190277727.013.268. Published online: 25 June 2018. Summary.
A jeepney ( Tagalog: [ˈdʒipnɪ] ), or simply a jeep ( Tagalog: [ˈdʒip] ), is a type of public utility vehicle (PUV) that serves as the most popular means of public transportation in the Philippines. [1] It is known for its crowded seating and kitsch decorations, which have become a widespread symbol of Philippine culture and art. [2]
Prehistory of the Philippines. Followed by. Colonial era. The recorded history of the Philippines between 900 and 1565 begins with the creation of the Laguna Copperplate Inscription in 900 and ends with the beginning of Spanish colonization in 1565. The inscription records its date of creation in 822 Saka (900 CE).
The Philippine Commonwealth was established in 1935, as a 10-year interim step prior to full independence. However, in 1942 during World War II, Japan occupied the Philippines. The U.S. military overpowered the Japanese in 1945. The Treaty of Manila in 1946 established the independent Philippine Republic.
