Teniente Rosario

Teniente Rosario (1937)

The story of a woman revolutionary leader who led a thousand strong Katipunero men in a struggle for independence in 1896 and her undying and unwavering love for one of her men.

Date of release
1937-06-17
Genres
War, Action
Director
Octavio Silos

Casting

Interesting facts

Tiniente Rosario is a 1937 black and white Filipino war film featuring Lucita Goyena.

Production

The film was released on June 17, 1937, at Fox & Savoy theater, and according to the movie flyers, Tiniente Rosario and was a high-budget film notable for its multi-camera shots and casting of a "thousand extras" who play the Filipino and Spanish Forces.

Like the other pre-war films of the Philippine cinema, Tiniente Rosario is considered to be a lost film. The original reels or prints are believed to have been lost during the Battle of Manila in 1945. A few posters and leaflets survive as visual records of the film.

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