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Wednesday, August 2, 2017

FERNANDO POE, JR., BOOTS ANSON-ROA, HILDA KORONEL AND DANTE RIVERO, WITH JAY ILAGAN, CARIDAD SANCHEZ, MARY WALTER, RUBEN RUSTA IN LINO BROCKA'S "SANTIAGO!" (1970)

A guerrilla (Fernando Poe, Jr.) inadvertently bombs a schoolhouse in which the Japanese garrisoned over a hundred civilians. He becomes conscience-stricken when he finds out and defects from the army. He languishes in a neighboring town and is branded a coward. (Source: Lino Brocka: The Artist and his Times)


"Santiago!" (1970)
Lea Productions
Release Date November 13, 1970/ Life
Cinematography Conrado Baltazar
Music Doming Valdez
Screenplay and Direction Lino Brocka
Cast Fernando Poe, Jr., Boots Anson-Roa, Hilda Koronel and Dante Rivero/ Also Starring Jay Ilagan, Caridad Sanchez, Mildred Ortega, Mary Walter, Ruben Rustia, Joonee Gamboa, Angie Ferro, Lorli Villanueva and the SOS Daredevils/ Featuring Mario O'Hara and Mildred Ortega (in a cameo role)