Rizal sa Dapitan
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Rizal sa Dapitan is a 1997 film adaptation of life of the Filipino national hero Dr. Jose Rizal
, starring Albert Martinez
as Jose Rizal and Amanda Page as Josephine Bracken
, the screenplay is by Pete Lacaba
.
Narcisa (Dumpit).
He met his fiancée Josephine Bracken
(Page) who brought her blinded stepfather George Taufer (Holmes) but later on she left him for her beloved Rizal. They decide to marry, but are refused a Church wedding on political grounds. The couple settles for a common-law marriage despite initial opposition from Rizal's family, and have a stillborn son Rizal names Francisco. The film closes with Rizal leaving Dapitan as the locals mourn him. An epilogue explains Rizal's intent to work in Cuba and subsequent arrest, his execution and its birthing the Philippine Revolution
.
José Rizal
José Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda , was a Filipino polymath, patriot and the most prominent advocate for reform in the Philippines during the Spanish colonial era. He is regarded as the foremost Filipino patriot and is listed as one of the national heroes of the Philippines by...
, starring Albert Martinez
Albert Martínez
Albert Rivera Martinez is a well-known Filipino actor. Born on April 22, 1961 he is the eldest of the Martinez brothers, William Martinez and Ronnie Martinez....
as Jose Rizal and Amanda Page as Josephine Bracken
Josephine Bracken
Marie Josephine Leopoldine Bracken was the common-law wife of Philippine national hero Jose Rizal during his exile in Dapitan in the province of Zamboanga del Norte in southern Philippines, till his execution on December 30, 1896 in Manila. In the early hours on the day of his execution, the...
, the screenplay is by Pete Lacaba
Pete Lacaba
Jose Maria Flores Lacaba , popularly known as Pete Lacaba, is a Filipino film writer, editor, poet, screenwriter, journalist and translator .-Biography and career:...
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Plot
Jose Rizal (Martinez) was exiled in Dapitan in 1892, and he began adapting to his new home. He helped the local residents by offering free education to all children, befriending his student Jose Asiniero (Hernando), and rendering his services as a doctor, including treating his mother, Doña Teodora Alonzo (Carpio), who visited him with his sisters Maria (Pangilinan) andNarcisa (Dumpit).
He met his fiancée Josephine Bracken
Josephine Bracken
Marie Josephine Leopoldine Bracken was the common-law wife of Philippine national hero Jose Rizal during his exile in Dapitan in the province of Zamboanga del Norte in southern Philippines, till his execution on December 30, 1896 in Manila. In the early hours on the day of his execution, the...
(Page) who brought her blinded stepfather George Taufer (Holmes) but later on she left him for her beloved Rizal. They decide to marry, but are refused a Church wedding on political grounds. The couple settles for a common-law marriage despite initial opposition from Rizal's family, and have a stillborn son Rizal names Francisco. The film closes with Rizal leaving Dapitan as the locals mourn him. An epilogue explains Rizal's intent to work in Cuba and subsequent arrest, his execution and its birthing the Philippine Revolution
Philippine Revolution
The Philippine Revolution , called the "Tagalog War" by the Spanish, was an armed military conflict between the people of the Philippines and the Spanish colonial authorities which resulted in the secession of the Philippine Islands from the Spanish Empire.The Philippine Revolution began in August...
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Cast
- Albert MartinezAlbert MartínezAlbert Rivera Martinez is a well-known Filipino actor. Born on April 22, 1961 he is the eldest of the Martinez brothers, William Martinez and Ronnie Martinez....
- Dr. Jose Rizal - Amanda Page - Josephine Bracken
- Roy Alvarez - Captain Ricardo Carnicero
- Jaime Fabregas - Fr. Franciso de Paula Sanchez
- Candy PangilinanCandy PangilinanCandy Pangilinan is a Filipino film and television actress and comedian. She was widely criticised in 2009 after she insulted the Igorot people during a performance.-Television:*2011 Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin ... Mimi Estrella...
- Maria Rizal - Tess Dumpit - Narcisa Rizal
- Rustica Carpio - Teodora Alonzo
- Noni Buencamino - Pio ValenzuelaPio ValenzuelaPío Valenzuela was a Filipino physician and patriot who was among the leaders of the Katipunan that started the Philippine Revolution against Spain...
- Carelle Manuela - Manuela Orlac
- Soliman Cruz - Pablo Mercado
- Junell Hernando - Jose "Josielito" D. Aseniero - student of Rizal later governor of Zamboanga del NorteZamboanga del NorteZamboanga del Norte or simply known as ZANORTE is a province of the Philippines located in the Zamboanga Peninsula region in Mindanao. Its capital is Dipolog City and the province borders Zamboanga del Sur and Zamboanga Sibugay to the south and Misamis Occidental to the east...
. - Cris Michelena - Father Obach (as Chris Michelena)
- Paul HolmesPaul HolmesPaul Holmes may refer to:* Paul Holmes , New Zealand radio and television broadcaster* Paul Holmes , British politician* Paul Holmes , American priest and academic...
- George Taufer