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In 1903, José Jiménez, a stage backdrop painter, set up the first Filipino-owned movie theater, the Cinematograpo Rizal in Azcarraga Street (now C.M. Recto Ave.), in front of the Tutuban Railway Station.
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- The Revolution and The Cinematografo
- Cinematografo Rizal
- José Nepomuceno
- Noli Me Tangere
- Zamboanga
- World War II
- Four Studios Emerge After WW2
- War Films
- Susana C. de Guzman
- Golden Age of Philippine Cinema
Films were first shown in the Philippine Islands in 1897 during the revolt against Spain, when two Swiss businessmen sponsored the opening of the Cinematografo in Manila. From this, the word “cine” became slang for the movies. The Cinematografo showed documentaries brought in from the U.S. and Europe, and closed after just a few months because the ...
Named for national hero Dr. José Rizal, (1861–1896), who helped spur the Philippine Revolution, the Cinematografo Rizal opened in Manila in 1903. It was the first movie theater owned by a Filipino. Cinematografo Filipino opened sometime later in Tondo, helping to establish movies as an important element in Philippine culture. Films started to chang...
The father of Philippine cinema, José Nepomuceno (1893–1959), was a successful photographer before switching to movies. He opened a production company called Malayan Movies in 1917, followed two years later by his releasing the first Filipino-produced film, Dalagang Bukid (akaCountry Maiden), starring Atang de la Rama.
Released in 1930, Nepomuceno's masterpiece was Noli Me Tangere (akaThe Social Cancer), based on José Rizal's Spanish-language novel of the same name. Rizal's story is credited with spurring a sense of nationalism among Filipinos of the day. The American film Syncopation was the first “talkie” shown in the Philippines. The first locally produced fil...
Philippine studios emerged in the period 1934 to 1941, producing several pictures simultaneously in the manner of Hollywood studios. The first internationally known Philippine film was Zamboanga, starring Fernando Poe, Sr. and Rosa del Rosario. Most stars during this time were mestizos, i.e., Filipinos with mixed foreign blood or Caucasian features...
With World War II raging, the 1940s brought an awareness of violence and conflict to Philippine films. The Japanese occupation brought an end to filmmaking until the occupiers revived the industry for propaganda purposes. They brought Japanese films to the Islands, but the locals didn't take to them. The paucity of locally-produced films drove Fili...
The war ended in 1945, and the Philippines became a free republic in 1946. With the domestic film business essentially dormant due to the war, Hollywood studios initially dominated the market. However, four major Philippine film companies emerged after the war. LVN Pictures specialized in comedy and Sampaguita Pictures in melodrama, while Premiere ...
Post-war Philippine films featured raw emotion, patriotism and heroism. War films released in 1946 included Garrison 13, Dugo at Bayan (akaThe Country's Blood), Walang Kamatayan (akaDeathless) and Guerilyera, but the most acclaimed film from that year was Orasang Ginto(LVN), directed by Manuel Conde. War films celebrated resistance movements and al...
By the late '40s, Philippine cinema had expanded beyond war themes to include comedies, melodramas, and romance films like 1948's Sarung Banggi, directed by one of the earliest (and few) Filipina directors, Susana C. De Guzman. This is one of her first films for LVN and it stars golden age icons Rogelio de la Rosa as Nanding and Mila del Sol as Mar...
In the 1950s, the big four studios produced about 350 films per year. These played in just two Manila locations, the Dalisay Theater and Life Theater, while Hollywood fare was shown everywhere else. The big four controlled the industry, each employing its own stars, directors and staff. The first full-color Philippine film was Prinsipe Amante (1951...
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IMAGE PHOTO: IMDB. The country’s favorite trope of the downtrodden probinsyano boy pining for a girl out of his league could be mostly blamed on movies. In fact, the very first Filipino movie has this exact narrative. The film, called Dalagang Bukid , was directed by Jose Nepomuceno, whose life was just as exciting as the movies he made.
♦In 1903, Jose Jimenez, a stage backdrop painter, set up the first Filipino-owned movie theater, the Cinematograpo Rizal. This was located on Azcarraga street, in front of Tutuban Train Station
Jun 23, 2013 · Jose Jimenez, a stage backdrop painter, set up the first Filipino-owned movie theater, the Cinematograpo Rizal which was located at Azcarraga Street. Rose of the Philippines. The first Philippine story film was entitled Rose of the Philippines .
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1919. Jose Nepomuceno’s Dalagang Bukid (Country Maiden) was released. Dalagang Bukid is the first Filipino (silent) film produced in the Philippines. Jose Nepomuceno became known as the Father of Philippine Cinema.
Jun 10, 2017 · June 10, 2017 | 4:00pm. Rosa del Rosario and Fernando Poe Sr. in Zamboanga, one of three vintage films still extant. The other two are Tunay na Ina and Giliw Ko. The ’30s and the early ’40s — the...
