Blessings of the Land

Blessings of the Land (1959)

Biyaya ng Lupa

Maria and Jose, a young married couple begin life together in an orchard in the countryside. It isn't long until they have four children: Miguel, Arturo, Angelita, and Lito. The eldest, Miguel, is a deaf-mute. Life is good for the family and the children grow up and bring joy to the community. But trouble enters their lives when Jose makes an enemy of Bruno, a widower, much feared in the village.

Date of release
1959-12-15
TMDB
7.5 / 10 (8)
Runtime
1h 51m
Genres
Drama, Crime, Family
Director
Manuel Silos

Casting

Interesting facts

Blessings of the Land is a 1959 Filipino drama film directed by Manuel Silos and written by Pablo Naval from a story he co-wrote with Celso Al Carunungan. The story follows the life of a couple residing in a village, but their deaf-mute son, Miguel, is tested and "must rise above his disability after the tragedies they experienced. The film stars Rosa Rosal and Tony Santos Sr. as the married couple, with their children played by Carlos Padilla Jr., Leroy Salvador, Marita Zobel, and Danilo Jurado.

Production

The film was shot in the province of Laguna. Though the shooting schedule was "rigorous", the film crew managed to set up a fiesta in the province for Narcisa de León, cofounder of LVN Pictures, in celebration of her birthday on October 29, 1959.

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