The best Rosa Rosal’s movies
We present our ranking of the best Rosa Rosal’s movies. Do you love cinema? Or are you looking for a movie of your favorite actor to watch tonight? Surely you have some to see or that you did not know yet about Rosa Rosal.
The Ruins
6.8/10
Lamberto Avellana's neorealist drama about a man forced to participate in a smuggling ring, set in the postwar ruins of Manila.
Sumpaan
Three brothers make a vow on their father's deathbed to be devoted to one another. As they each grow up in their own ways, they struggle to retain their bond as adults.
Big Shot
In a decisive moment, Is it love or career?
The Sea Gypsies
6.4/10
Hassan, the son of a tribe chief of the Badjaos, a pagan, sea-dwelling Filipino tribe, meets and falls for Bala Amai, the niece of the chief of the Tausugs, an Islamic, land-dwelling tribe. Although the Hassan is willing to give up his lifestyle for Bala Amai and vice versa, the Tausugs plot to break up the union of the happy couple.
Himala ng Birhen sa Antipolo
A skeptic man of science meets his classmate's devout sister.
Correccional
The forthcoming wedding of Norma (Celia Flor) and Armando (Mario Montenegro), a young lawyer, was supposed to be a great and wonderful event for the two, but everything went haywire.
Sonny Boy
A touching drama of parental love that prolific filmmaker Susana de Guzman adapted from her own serialized novel in Liwayway magazine.
Dagohoy
Dedicated to the valiant Boholano hero Francisco Dagohoy, this film shows the real causes that impelled the Dagohoy Uprising. [Extant copy incomplete]
Sohrab at Rustum
Retelling a famous episode from Ferdowsi's Persian epic Shahnameh relating how the great warrior Rustum unknowingly slew his long-lost son Sohrab in single combat.
Last Prayer
Romantic drama
Faithful
This strikes straight at the heart because it is a tender story of four people - each deserving a Purple Heart.
One Night
Nanding is a fisherman/farmer who also happens to possess a fine singing voice. The barrio is astir with the return of Marina, the daughter of the despotic Cabesang Berong the town's richest resident, who was a childhood friend of Nanding. Marina and Nanding renew their old friendship and the friendship inevitably turns into love.
Blessings of the Land
7.1/10
A young married couple, Maria and Jose, begin life together on an orchard in the countryside. It isn't long until they have four children: Miguel, Arturo, Angelita, and Lito. The eldest, Miguel, is a deaf-mute. Life is good to the family and the children grow up and bring joy to the community. But trouble enters their lives when Jose makes an enemy of Bruno, a widower, much feared in the village - It's rumored that he caused the death of his wife. Bruno's desires will impact the village -- and Jose's family, in drastic ways.
Biglang Yaman
A hilarious satire of people who have suddenly become rich. Mariano (Pugo) and Andres (Togo) are balut (duck embryo) vendors who fortuitously save Rosa's (Rosa Rosal) life. They adopt her and care for her as their own daughter. Armando (Jaime de la Rosa) is a rich suitor who falls in love with Rosa, although his father cannot accept her poverty. But Rosa turns out to be the orphaned daughter of a rich couple.
Virginia
Directed by Nemesio E. Caravana. With Florentino Ballecer, Naty Bernardo, Tessie Quintana, Rosa Rosal.
Aklat ng Buhay
The life lived.
