El filibusterismo (film)

El filibusterismo is a 1962 Philippine period drama film co-written and directed by Gerardo de León. Based on the 1891 novel of the same name by José Rizal, it is a sequel to the 1961 film Noli Me Tángere, and stars Pancho Magalona, Charito Solis, Teody Belarmino, Edita Vital, Ben Perez, Carlos Padilla Jr., Lourdes Medel, Robert Arevalo, and Oscar Keesee. The film was released on March 30, 1962.

El filibusterismo
Directed by	Gerardo de León
Screenplay by	Gerardo de León Adrian Cristobal Jose Flores Sibal
Based on	El filibusterismo by José Rizal
Produced by	Antonio R. Riva
Starring	Pancho Magalona Charito Solis Teody Belarmino Edita Vital Ben Perez Carlos Padilla Jr. Lourdes Medel Robert Arevalo Oscar Keesee
Cinematography	Mike Accion
Edited by	Teofilo de Leon
Music by	Tito Arevalo
Production company	Arriva-Bayanihan Productions
Release date	March 30, 1962 (1962-03-30)
Country	Philippines
Language	Tagalog

El filibusterismo won seven FAMAS Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Screenplay. Alongside its predecessor, the film is now considered a classic in Philippine cinema.^[1][2]

Plot

13 years after the events of Noli Me Tángere, Crisostomo Ibarra returns to the Philippines with the new persona of a jeweller named Simoun. Disillusioned at the possibilities for peaceful reform within the system, he plots to spark an uprising in his country through violent means and in the process save his love Maria Clara from the convent.

Cast

• Pancho Magalona as Simoun / Crisostomo Ibarra
• Charito Solis as Juli
• Teody Belarmino
• Edita Vital as Maria Clara
• Ben Perez as Kabesang Tales
• Carlos Padilla Jr. as Isagani
• Lourdes Medel as Paulita
• Robert Arevalo as Basilio
• Oscar Keesee as Father Camorra
• Ramon D'Salva
• Joseph de Cordova as Father Florentino
• Paquito Diaz
• Boy Francisco
• Alfonso Carvajal
• Jose Garcia
• Nello Nayo
• Patrino Carvajal
• Jerry Pons as Juanito
• Francisco Cruz
• Paquito Salcedo as Kapitan Tiago
• Dadang Ortega
• Felisa Salcedo
• Primo Yumol
• Tommy Nepomuceno
• Quiel Mendoza
• Manny Ojeda
• Fred Ramirez
• Turing Ramirez
• Johnny Fernandez

Subsequent screenings

El filibusterismo was screened in 1981 as part of the Philippine Cinema Panorama section of the 3rd Three Continents Festival in Nantes, France.^[3]

In February 2014, the film was screened at the Cultural Center of the Philippines in celebration of Gerardo de León's centenary.^[4]

Accolades

Group	Category	Name	Result
FAMAS Awards	Best Picture	El filibusterismo[5]	Won
	Best Director	Gerardo de León[5]	Won
	Best Screenplay	Gerardo de León, Adrian Cristobal, and Jose Flores Sibal[5]	Won
	Best Story	José Rizal	Won
	Best Cinematography	Mike Accion[5]	Won
	Best Film Score	Tito Arevalo[5]	Won
	Best Sound	Luis Reyes[5]	Won