Malvarosa

Malvarosa (1958)

A poignant story of a family’s struggles in life. It tells of Rosa, who lives in the slums near the railroad tracks, with her mother and five brothers. Her mother wallows in guilt and depression when her drunkard father is run over by a train. Though she is set to marry her fiancé, Rosa chooses to put her family’s needs before her own. Rosa’s brothers also carry their own burdens, except for one, the youngest, Avelino, who helps his sister shoulder the weight of the family’s problems.

Date of release
1958-05-19
TMDB
6.5 / 10 (8)
Runtime
1h 41m
Genres
Drama
Director
Gregorio Fernandez

Casting

Interesting facts

Malvarosa is a 1958 Filipino family melodrama film directed by Dr. Gregorio Fernandez from a screenplay by Consuelo P. Osorio, based on a comic serial of the same name written by Clodualdo del Mundo Sr. The film tells the story of a poverty-stricken nuclear family living on the nearby railroad tracks whose members carry their burdens that need to be resolved. It stars Charito Solis, Vic Silayan, Carlos Padilla Jr., Vic Diaz, Rey Ruiz, and Eddie Rodriguez as the children of Rebecca del Rio's character, Sinforosa, and Leroy Salvador as Candido, Rosa's fiancé.

Production

During the shooting of the film, the director and its staff cooperated with the Philippine Constabulary and the Manila Railroad Company for their participation in the important scenes of the film as well as their permission to their facilities and staff.

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