A Short Film About the Indio Nacional (Maicling pelicula nañg ysañg Indio Nacional) 19 years old
(or the Prolonged Sorrow of the Filipinos)
What follows is a black-and-white silent film set in the 1890s during the brewing Filipino revolution against Spanish colonialism. A series of tragic and comic sequences tells the Three Ages of an Indio (“common man”) as he progresses from boy bell ringer in a village church to teenage revolutionary to adult theater actor rehearsing a popular Spanish play.
Credits
A Short Film About the Indio Nacional Cast
Name | Character |
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Lemuel Galman | |
Russell Ongkeko | |
Suzette Velasco | |
Bodjie Pascua He was 50, now 69 years old | |
Mark Joshua Maclang |
A Short Film About the Indio Nacional Crew
Name | Department |
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Raya Martin as Director. He was 21 (now 40) years old | Directing |
Raya Martin as Writer. He was 21 (now 40) years old | Writing |