''Sakay'' is a 1993 Filipino

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film directed by Raymond Red. The film stars Julio Diaz, Tetchie Agbayani, and Leopoldo Salcedo. It was produced by Alpha Omega Productions. The film portrays the latter part of the life of Filipino patriot and hero Macario Sakay, who was declared an outlaw and a criminal for continuing hostilities against the

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after the "official" end of the

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. It was also the last movie appearance of Leopoldo Salcedo before his sudden death in 1998.

Plot

Macario Sakay is a carriage factory worker and stage actor from

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who joins

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's revolutionary secret society, the ''

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''. He fights during the

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against

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and later in the

. Sakay remains in the field even after the capture of

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and the fall of the

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. He was captured, but is released during an amnesty. Sakay then takes to the mountains to revive the ''Katipunan'', together with Francisco Carreon, Julian Montalan, Cornelio Felizardo and other rebel leaders. He proclaims himself General and President of the "

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" (''Republika ng Katagalugan''), and engaged the

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and the

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in guerrilla warfare. On occasion, he is aided by

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-wearing cultist warriors. After years of fighting, Sakay is convinced to surrender by Filipino labor leader Dr. Dominador Gomez, who argued that the establishment of a Philippine National Assembly, instead of armed resistance, presented the soundest option towards attaining Filipino independence. On the understanding that the American government offered amnesty, Sakay and his officers come down from the mountains. However, as a ruse, they were invited to a reception in Cavite and arrested by the Americans. Tried and convicted for

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, Sakay and Colonel Lucio de Vega are hanged while Montalan and others received life imprisonment.

Cast

* Julio Diaz as Gen. Macario Sakay * Tetchie Agbayani as Elena * Leopoldo Salcedo as Sakay's father *Nanding Josef as Dr. Dominador Gomez *Karlo Altomonte as Francisco Carreon * Pen Medina as Col. Lucio de Vega *Ray Ventura as Gen. Cornelio Felizardo *Raymond Keannu as Gen. Julian Montalan *Mike Lloren as Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo * John Arcilla as Gen. Leon Villafuerte *Bon Vibar as Capt. Harry Hill Bandholtz *Arvin Pestaño as Antonio Montenegro

Accolades

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, 0108028, Sakay 1993 films Biographical films about military leaders Cultural depictions of Emilio Aguinaldo Films set during the Philippine–American War Films set in the 1890s Films set in the 1900s Philippine biographical drama films 1990s biographical drama films Filipino-language films