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Jose Nepumuceno
- The credit of being the first Filipino to make a film goes to Jose Nepumuceno, whom historians dub as the “Father of Philippine Movies”. Nepumuceno’s first film was based on a highly-acclaimed musical play of that day, Dalagang Bukid (Country Maiden) by Hemogenes Ilagan and Leon Ignacio.
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Historical / Period. first feature-length film produced and made in the Philippines to be released. La Vida y Muerte del Gran Martir Filipino, Dr. Jose Rizal. Albert Yearsley. Oriental Moving Picture. Short film. 1913. Walang Sugat. Albert Yearsley.
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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...
The first film to be shown in the Philippines was shown in 1897. Over the years, Filipino films have ranged from silent movies to talkies; black and white to color. Nationwide, there are more than 1000 movie theaters. Early in the 1980s, it was estimated in Metro Manila alone, there were around 2.5 million moviegoers.
- Sakay. Present-day history books don’t go into much detail on the life and work of Macario Sakay, an ardent revolutionary once vilified as a mere bandit.
- Heneral Luna. When it comes to the most patriotic movies in the Philippines, there's no doubt that Heneral Luna is always a shoo-in. The historical film by Jerrold Tarog on the once-obscure figure, General Antonio Luna, ended up making over P240 million at the box office, with its budget of over P80 million.
- Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral. The spinoff to the sleeper hit, Heneral Luna, Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral benefits from a budget that is said to be triple of its predecessor.
- Quezon’s Game. Glossy historical films have taken precedent of late; it’s no surprise, then, that there would be one on the life of Manuel L. Quezon, President of the Philippine Philippine Commonwealth government.
Oct 22, 2019 · The first film produced by LVN was Giliw Ko in 1939. It was a huge success. It was also LVN who produced the movie Ibong Adarna in 1941. It was the first Filipino film to color sequences...
Collegian Love - first Filipino film to be synchronized with phonograph records. It was produced by Carlos Vander Tolosa and was shown on March 4, 1930. Ang Aswang - was the first film made in the Philippines to feature optically recorded sound.
No, not nominated; lost to Lawrence Fajardo, Amok. Yes. Yes. Best Sound. Albert Michael Idioma. Amok, Manila Kingpin: The Asiong Salonga Story and In the Name of Love. No, not nominated; lost to Ditoy Aguila, Lucy Quinto, Warren Santiago and Ariel Serafin, Ang Panday 2. Yes, for Amok; shared with Addiss Tabong.
