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Tiniente Rosario

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Tiniente Rosario
The movie flyer for the Film featuring Lucita Goyena and Rogelio de la Rosa and its screening date and location.
Directed byOctavio Silos
Written byGregorio Coching
Based onPhilippine Revolution of 1898
StarringLucita Goyena
Rogelio de la Rosa
Andres Centenera
Sylvia Rosales
Precioso Palma
Teodoro "Teddy" Benavidez
Music byJuan Silos Jr
Jose Silos
Distributed byParlatone Hispano-Filipino Inc.
Release dates
  • June 17, 1937 (1937-06-17) (Fox and Savoy Theater)
Running time
60 min.
CountryPhilippines
LanguageTagalog

Tiniente Rosario (lit.'Lieutenant Rosario') is a 1937 black and white Filipino war film featuring Lucita Goyena.

Synopsis

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The film follows the story of a female revolutionary leader who led a thousand-strong force of Katipunero men in a struggle for independence in 1896, along with her unwavering love for one of her men.

Cast

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Production

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The film was released on June 17, 1937, at Fox & Savoy theater, and according to the movie flyers, Tiniente Rosario and was a high-budget film notable for its multi-camera shots and casting of a "thousand extras" who play the Filipino and Spanish Forces.[citation needed]

Lost status

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Like the other pre-war films of the Philippine cinema, Tiniente Rosario is considered to be a lost film. The original reels or prints are believed to have been lost during the Battle of Manila in 1945. A few posters and leaflets survive as visual records of the film.[citation needed]

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