''El filibusterismo'' is a 1962

Philippine The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a tot ...

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film co-written and directed by

Gerardo de León Gerardo de Leon (September 12, 1913 – July 25, 1981) was a Philippines, Filipino film director and actor. He was posthumously conferred as a National Artist of the Philippines for Film in 1982. Biography De Leon, who was born Gerardo Ilagan, ...

. Based on the 1891 novel of the same name by

José Rizal José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda (, ; June 19, 1861 – December 30, 1896) was a Filipino nationalist, writer and polymath active at the end of the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. He is popularly considered a na ...

, it is a sequel to the 1961 film '' Noli Me Tángere'', and stars

Pancho Magalona Enrique Gayoso Magalona Jr. (January 22, 1922 – April 7, 1998), professionally known as Pancho Magalona, was a Filipino actor from the 1940s to the 1970s. Early life Born Enrique Gayoso Magalona Jr. in Bacolod, Negros Occidental, he was the ...

Charito Solis Rosario Violeta Hernández Solís (October 6, 1935 – January 9, 1998), professionally known as Charito Solís, was a Filipino film actress. She was considered among the major dramatic film actresses in the Philippines, with a career spannin ...

Teody Belarmino Teody Belarmino (1922-1984) was a Filipino actor originally from the rustic town of Calamba, Laguna. The first stage of Belarmino's career was dedicated to his home studio LVN Pictures. Belarmino is one of the leading men in the stable of fine ...

, Edita Vital, Ben Perez,

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, Lourdes Medel,

Robert Arevalo Robert Ylagan Arevalo (; born Robert Francisco Ylagan; May 6, 1938 – August 10, 2023) was a veteran Filipino film and television actor. Early life Robert Arevalo was born as Robert Francisco Ylagan in Dumaguete, Negros Oriental on May 6, 1 ...

, and Oscar Keesee. The film was released on March 30, 1962. ''El filibusterismo'' won seven

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s, including

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, and Best Screenplay. Alongside its predecessor, the film is now considered a classic in

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Plot

13 years after the events of '' Noli Me Tángere'', Crisostomo Ibarra returns to the Philippines with the new persona of a jeweller named Simoun. Disillusioned at the possibilities for peaceful reform within the system, he plots to spark an uprising in his country through violent means and in the process save his love Maria Clara from the convent.

Cast

as Simoun / Crisostomo Ibarra *

as Juli *

*Edita Vital as

Maria Clara Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial * 170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877 *Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, d ...

*Ben Perez as Kabesang Tales *

as Isagani *Lourdes Medel as Paulita *

as Basilio *Oscar Keesee as Father Camorra * Ramon D'Salva *Joseph de Cordova as Father Florentino *

Paquito Diaz Francisco Bustillos Diaz Sr. (May 28, 1932 – March 3, 2011), known professionally as Paquito Diaz, was a veteran Filipino actor and movie director. He specialized in antagonist roles for both action and comedy films. Biography Early life a ...

*Boy Francisco * Alfonso Carvajal *Jose Garcia *Nello Nayo *Patrino Carvajal *Jerry Pons as Juanito *Francisco Cruz *Paquito Salcedo as Kapitan Tiago *Dadang Ortega *Felisa Salcedo *Primo Yumol *Tommy Nepomuceno *Quiel Mendoza *Manny Ojeda *Fred Ramirez *Turing Ramirez *Johnny Fernandez

Subsequent screenings

''El filibusterismo'' was screened in 1981 as part of the Philippine Cinema Panorama section of the 3rd

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. In February 2014, the film was screened at the

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in celebration of

's centenary.

Accolades

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Filibusterismo, El 1962 films 1960s historical drama films Films about Catholic priests Films about rebellions in the Philippines Films about social issues Films based on Philippine novels Films directed by Gerardo de León Films set in the 19th century Philippine historical drama films Philippine films about revenge Philippine sequel films Tagalog-language films