Los últimos de Filipinas
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Los últimos de Filipinas is a 1945
Spanish
biographical
war film
directed by Antonio Román
. It is based on a radio script by Enrique Llovet; Los Héroes de Baler; and novels by de Enrique Alfonso Barcones El Fuerte de Baler; and Rafael Sánchez Campoy El Fuerte de Baler.
Nani Fernández played famous Yo Te Diré song.
. In Spain, it was called "The Disaster of '98").
The Siege of Baler lasted from the 1st of July, 1898 until the 2nd of June, 1899. During these 11 months, the Spaniards were isolated in a church that became their fortified position. The Spanish troops were a small garrison of 50 soldiers from the "2º de Cazadores" under the charge of Lieutenant D. Juan Alonso Zayas. They faced approximately 800 rebel soldiers. The Spanish soldiers fortified the church and resisted the constant attacks of the rebels for 11 months without provisions.
1945 in film
The year 1945 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* Paramount Studios releases theatrical short cartoon titled The Friendly Ghost, featuring a ghost named Casper.* With Rossellini's Roma Città aperta, Italian neorealist cinema begins....
Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
biographical
Biographical film
A biographical film, or biopic , is a film that dramatizes the life of an actual person or people. They differ from films “based on a true story” or “historical films” in that they attempt to comprehensively tell a person’s life story or at least the most historically important years of their...
war film
War film
War films are a film genre concerned with warfare, usually about naval, air or land battles, sometimes focusing instead on prisoners of war, covert operations, military training or other related subjects. At times war films focus on daily military or civilian life in wartime without depicting battles...
directed by Antonio Román
Antonio Román
Antonio Román was a top Spanish film director, screenwriter, film producer and film critic.During the 1940s, Antonio Román was one of Spain's most celebrated filmmakers and went on to become one of the managers of the Cooperativa Cinematográfica Castilla...
. It is based on a radio script by Enrique Llovet; Los Héroes de Baler; and novels by de Enrique Alfonso Barcones El Fuerte de Baler; and Rafael Sánchez Campoy El Fuerte de Baler.
Nani Fernández played famous Yo Te Diré song.
Historical Facts
"The Last Ones of the Philippines" is the name given to the Spanish soldiers who fight in the Siege of Baler against the supporters of independence and against the US Army (the latter was in the Spanish-American WarSpanish-American War
The Spanish–American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, effectively the result of American intervention in the ongoing Cuban War of Independence...
. In Spain, it was called "The Disaster of '98").
The Siege of Baler lasted from the 1st of July, 1898 until the 2nd of June, 1899. During these 11 months, the Spaniards were isolated in a church that became their fortified position. The Spanish troops were a small garrison of 50 soldiers from the "2º de Cazadores" under the charge of Lieutenant D. Juan Alonso Zayas. They faced approximately 800 rebel soldiers. The Spanish soldiers fortified the church and resisted the constant attacks of the rebels for 11 months without provisions.
Cast
- Armando CalvoArmando CalvoArmando Calvo was a Spanish film actor. He appeared in 90 films between 1939 and 1984.-Selected filmography:* La vida empieza a medianoche * Los últimos de Filipinas * Doña Francisquita...
as Teniente Martín Cerezo - José Nieto as Capitán Enrique de las Morenas
- Guillermo Marín as Doctor Rogelio Vigil
- Manolo MoránManolo MoránManolo Morán was a Spanish film actor.-Selected filmography:* Verbena , by Edgar Neville.* Goyescas , by Benito Perojo.* La famosa Luz María , by Fernando Mignoni....
as Pedro Vila - Juan Calvo as Cabo Olivares
- Fernando ReyFernando ReyFernando Casado Arambillet , best known as Fernando Rey, was a Spanish film, theatre, and TV actor, who worked in both Europe and the United States...
as Juan Chamizo - Manuel Kayser as Fray Cándido
- Carlos Muñoz as Santamaría
- José Miguel Rupert as Moisés
- Pablo Álvarez Rubio as Herrero, el desertor
- Nani Fernández as Tala
- Emilio Ruiz de Córdoba as El Correo
- César Guzmán as Jesús García Quijano
- Alfonso de Horna as Marquiado
- Manuel Arbó as Gómez Ortiz
External links
- Movie of Los últimos de Filipinas at Google videos
- Los últimos de Filipinas Website (in English and Spanish)