Adarna: The Mythical Bird

Adarna: The Mythical Bird (1997)

A story of about a sick king, who can be cured only by the singing Adarna Bird. His three sons set out on a journey to find the bird that was turns people into stone if they fall asleep when they hear the bird singing.

Date of release
1997-12-25
Runtime
1h 18m
Genres
Animation
Director
Gerry A. Garcia

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Adarna Bird

Adarna: The Mythical Bird is a 1997 Philippine animated musical fantasy film directed by animator Geraldo A. Garccia. Based on the 19th century corrido commonly titled Ibong Adarna, it is the first full-length theatrical animated film produced in the Philippines.

Production

Animator Geirry A. Garccia was living in the United States when he was convinced of the idea to create an animated film based on the Ibong Adarna corrido. He returned to the Philippines with medical physicist Simon C. P. Lam of New Jersey to establish Guiding Light Productions and begin producing the film. Lav Diaz contributes as a co-writer to the film.

Post-production of Adarna: The Mythical Bird was done in the United States, as was done with Garccia's previous film, the live-action/animated hybrid Isko: Adventures in Animasia (1995). One key sponsor of Adarna that enabled the production to be financed was Mister Donut. The animation took two years to finish, with producer Rose L.

In mid-1997, months prior to the film's release, PolyCosmic Records (now UMG Philippines) released the soundtrack album Songs from Adarna: The Mythical Bird, which featured songs performed for the film by Regine Velasquez, Martin Nievera, and The Youth.

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