POST-WAR ERA TAGALOG MOVIES # 11: CARMEN ROSALES (IN THE TITLE ROLE), CELSO BALTAZAR, TITA DURAN, OSCAR MORENO, MARIA CRISTINA IN "GUERILYERA" (1946)

Carmen Rosales gracing the cover of Ilang-Ilang Magazine, May 4, 1946 issue

Did you know that Carmen Rosales was a guerrilla fighter during World War II? In a magazine article by Ceres Doyo, Rene Navales, eldest son of Carmen Rosales, claimed that “my mother‘s underground work took her to Santa Rosa, Laguna, where she was involved in the killing of a makapili (Japanese collaborator). She later fled to Silang, Cavite to evade capture by the Japanese. My mother was a sharpshooter who toted a .45 and sometimes wore a moustache in order to disguise herself…”

“She was taken to Pangasinan by an enamoured Japanese colonel named Yamamoto who wanted her to star in a propaganda movie--- or else he would kill Filipinos. Rosales gave in but the film was never finished because American troops arrived. For her act of sacrifice to save a community, the popular star earned the people’s gratitude and a barrio, Carmen, in Rosales town, Pangasinan, was supposedly named after her…”

A movie, titled Guerilyera was made in 1946.

References: "Carmen Rosales: The Original Superstar" by Ceres Doyo/Sunday Inquirer/ February 16, 1992; A Movie Album Quizbook by Jessie B. Garcia/2004

"Guerilyera" (1946)
Sampaguita Pictures
Release Date: October 13- 24, 1946/ Dalisay Theater
Writers Octavio Silos and Susana de Guzman
Director Octavio Silos
Cast Carmen Rosales, Celso Baltazar, Tita Duran, Oscar Moreno, Maria Cristina

POST-WAR ERA TAGALOG MOVIES # 10: ROGELIO DE LA ROSA, MILA DEL SOL, WITH ELVIRA REYES, ERLINDA CORTES, GREGORIO FERNANDEZ IN "PRINCIPENG HINDI TUMATAWA" (1946)/ A FILM BY MANUEL CONDE/ UPDATED

"Principeng Hindi Tumatawa" (1946)
LVN Pictures
Release Date: October 13- 24, 1946/ Life Theater
Story Dona Aurora Vda. de Quezon
Music Francisco Buencamino Sr. and Jr.
Director Manuel Conde
Cast Rogelio dela Rosa, Mila del Sol, Elvira Reyes, Erlinda Cortes, Gregorio Fernandez, Jaime Castellvi, Ben de Guzman, Perla Garcia, Africa de la Rosa, Patring Carvajal, Gil de Leon

POST-WAR TAGALOG MOVIES # 134: JOSE PADILLA, JR., NORMA BLANCAFLOR, BEN RUBIO, LINDA ESTRELLA, WITH EDDIE INFANTE, GREGORIO TICMAN, EUSEBIO GOMEZ, ART CANTRELL, CORAZON DE JESUS, JR. IN "VOICE OF FREEDOM" (1946)

"Voice of Freedom" (1946)

LVN Pictures

Release Date September 22- October 2, 1946/ Dalisay

Music Juan Silos, Jr.

Cast  Jose Padilla, Jr., Norma Blancaflor, Ben Rubio, Linda Estrella/ Also Starring Eddie Infante, Gregorio Ticman, Eusebio Gomez, Art Cantrell, Corazon de Jesus, Jr., Alfonso Vinzon, Joanimo Matty, Patsy Mateo, Dick Tuazon, Simoun Almario

POST-WAR ERA TAGALOG MOVIES # 9: PATRICIA MIJARES, TITO AREVALO AND PUGO & TOGO, WITH BABY JANE, RICHARD COLLIER, DAVAO SANTIAGO, BATOTOY, CORING CRUZ, TONY MOGUIES, CHEDING MERCADO, NARCISO LIMSON, RENE LLOPIS IN "HANGGANG PIER" (1946)/ UPDATED

"Hanggang Pier" (1946)
Palaris Films
Release Date September 16- October 6, 1946/ Illusion Theater
Based on the famous stage hit!
Music Lucio D. San Pedro
Director Oscar del Rosario
Cast Patricia Mijares, Tito Arevalo, Pugo and Togo/ Featuring Baby Jane, Richard Collier/Also Starring Davao Santiago, Batotoy, Coring Cruz, Tony Mogueis, Cheding Mercado, Narciso Limson, Rene Llopis/ Guest artists- Benny and Romy

POST-WAR TAGALOG MOVIES # 133: NORMA BLANCAFLOR, JAIME DE LA ROSA, WITH NATY BERNARDO, SALVADOR ZARAGOZA, LEROY SALVADOR, VICENTE SALUMBIDES, GIL DE LEON, JUAN URBANO, CANUPLIN, MENGGAY IN "ALADIN" (1946)/ UPDATED

"Aladin" (1946)

LVN Pictures

Release Date September 9- 21, 1946/ Dalisay and Illusion

Music Santiago Suarez, Quinn Velasco

Direction Vicente Salumbides

Cast Norma Blancaflor, Jaime de la Rosa/ Also Starring Naty Bernardo, Salvador Zaragoza, Leroy Salvador, Vicente Salumbides, Gil de Leon, Juan Urbano, Canuplin, Menggay and a cast of thousands

POST-WAR TAGALOG MOVIES # 107: CARMEN ROSALES, JOSE PADILLA, JR., TONY ARNALDO, WITH ROBERTO ROSALES, JOSE CRIS SOTO, PUGAK, TUGAK, BAYANI CASIMIRO AND INTRODUCING MARIA LUISA, LILIA DIZON IN "PROBINSIYANA" (1946)/ UPDATED

 "Probinsiyana," Premiere Productions' first movie during the post-war era---

"The nugget that started the new Gold Rush for Carmen Rosales' renewed presence onscreen shortly after the war was a headliner of hers innocuously entitled Probinsiyana, Premiere Producions' initial venture, which ran for months at Dalisay Theater. In fact, so unprecedented was the success of Probinsiyana that the record it set at the box-office reported unbeaten for seven years, until Deegar Cinema's Now and Forever (1953), the movie that starred 1951 Miss Universe Armi Kuusela and real-life husband Virgilio Hilario came along." 

(source: A Movie Album Quizbook by Jessie B. Garcia)

"Probinsiyana"

Premiere Productions, Inc.
Release Date August 13- September 8, 1946/Dalisay

Director of Photography Ricardo Marcelino

Music Constancio de Guzman
Direction Susana C. de Guzman

Cast Carmen Rosales, Jose Padilla, Jr., Tony Arnaldo, Roberto Rosales/ Introducing Maria Luisa & Lilia Dizon/ with Jose Cris Soto, Pugak, Tugak, Sally, Bayani Casimiro

POST-WAR TAGALOG MOVIES # 132: FERNANDO POE, MONA LISA, GREGORIO TICMAN, ZONY QUIZON, FLORA MIRASOL, WITH ROGELIO NITE, ROSA MIA, JOSE SANCHEZ, DAVAO SANTIAGO, OSCAR DEL ROSARIO, TUGAK & PUGAK, BRUNO DE ROMERO, ALICIA PASTORAL IN "INTRAMUROS (THE RAPE OF A CITY)" (1946)/ UPDATED

"Intramuros" (1946)

(The Rape of a City)

ABG Productions

Release Date August 11- September 5, 1946/ Illusion

Original Screenplay T.D. Agcaoili

Music/ Orchestration Lucio San Pedro

Produced and Directed by Fernando Poe

Cast Fernando Poe, Mona Lisa, Gregorio Ticman, Zony Quizon/ Introducing Flora Mirasol/ Also Starring Rogelio Nite, Rosa Mia, Jose Sanchez, Davao Santiago, Oscar del Rosario, Tugak, Pugak, Bruno de Romero, Alicia Pastoral

POST-WAR TAGALOG MOVIES # 106: FELY VALLEJO, ANGEL ESMERALDA AND INTRODUCING JOHNNIE ARVILLE AND FRED MONTILLA IN GERARDO DE LEON'S "SO LONG, AMERICA ( I'LL BE SEEING YOU, EVERYWHERE)" (1946)

The movie, "So Long, America ("I'll be Seeing You Everwhere), directed by Gerardo de Leon tells of an American GI (Johnnie Arville) who falls in love with a Filipna, played by Fely Vallejo. It also starred Angel Esmeralda. A promising newcomer, Fred Montilla was introduced in this picture and gave a commendable performance.

It was shown at Dalisay Theater, July 29 to August 12, 1946.

"So Long, America (I'll Be Seeing You, Everywhere)"

Sampaguita Pictures
Release Date July 29- August 12, 1946/Dalisay

Music Ariston Avelino and his orchestra
Direction Gerardo de Leon
Cast Fely Vallejo and Angel Esmeralda/ Introducing Johnnie Arville and Fred Montilla

POST-WAR TAGALOG MOVIES # 131: LEOPOLDO SALCEDO, ARSENIA FRANCISCO, WITH ALMA BELLA, JOSEFINO CENIZAL, BILLY VIZCARRA, FIDEL DE CASTRO, NATI RUBI, ISABEL IGNACIO, VICENTA FERNANDEZ, JOAQUIN GAVINO IN "GINOONG PATAY GUTOM (ANG KASINTAHAN NG AKING KAPIT-BAHAY)" (1946)/ UPDATED

"See... How G. Patay Gutom treats Japanese snipers.; See... How G. Patay Gutom suffers all kinds of humiliations for being a poor man.; See... How G. Patay Gutom rises to be one of the greatest men of his country." says the ad in this 1946 drama, "Ginoong Patay Gutom (Ang Kasintahan ng Aking Kapit-bahay)." 

Who is G. Patay Gutom? P/ 300  for the right answer. 

The movie, written and directed by Luis F. Nolasco, starred Leopoldo Salcedo, Arsenia Francisco, and ably supported by Alma Bella, Josefino Cenizal, Billy Vizcarra, Fidel de Castro, Naty Rubi, Isabel Ignacio, Vicenta Fernandez, Joaquin Gavino.

It was shown at Dalisay Theater, July 15-28, 1946.

"Ginoong Patay Gutom" (1946)

(Ang Kasintahan ng aking Kapit-bahay)

Nolasco Bros. Pictures, Inc.

A Luis F. Nolasco Production

Release Date July 15- 28, 1946/ Dalisay

Songs by Miguel Velarde, Jr/. Josefino Cenizal, Jerry Brandy

Story and Direction Luis F. Nolasco

Cast Leopoldo Salcedo, Arsenia Francisco/ Also Starring Alma Bella, Josefino Cenizal/ Co-starring Billy Vizcarra, Fidel de Castro, Naty Rubi, Isabel Ignacio, Vicenta Fernandez, Joaquin Gavino

POST-WAR TAGALOG MOVIES # 130: PATRICIA MIJARES, TITO AREVALO, PUGO & TOGO, WITH ROGELIO NITE, ROSA MIA, OSCAR DEL ROSARIO, JUANITO ANGLO, TONY CAMONTE, TONY MOGUEIS IN "IKAW NA!" (1946)

"Ikaw Na!" (1946)

Palaris Films

Release Date July 3- 14, 1946/ Illusion

Music and Lyric Tito Arevalo

Musical Arrangements Restie Umali

Story and Direction Moises Caguin

Cast Patricia Mijares, Tito Arevalo, Pugo & Togo/ Also Starring Rogelio Nite, Rosa Mia, Oscar del Rosario, Juanito Anglo, Tony Camonte, Tony Mogueis, Coring Cruz, Batotoy,Lucrecio D'Asis/ Introducing Baby Jane

POST-WAR ERA TAGALOG MOVIES: ROGELIO DE LA ROSA, NORMA BLANCAFLOR, WITH ART CANTRELL, JOSE CRIS SOTO, MONANG CARVAJAL, JUSTINA DAVID, GLORIA GARCIA IN "VICTORY JOE" (1946): A FILM BY MANUEL SILOS/ UPDATED

"Victory Joe" (1946)

LVN Pictures, Inc.

Release Date June 24- July 14, 1946/ Dalisay

Music Santiago Suarez, Quin Velasco

Story and Direction Octavio Silos

Cast Rogelio de la Rosa, Norma Blancaflor, Art Cantrell, Jose Cris Soto, Monang Carvajal, Justina David, Jerry and his Romancers

Victory Joe, set during the Liberation time, was one of the first movies to come out after the war. It tells of two military officers, a Filipino named Eduardo (Rogelio dela Rosa) and an American, Bob (Art Cantrell) vying for the love of Rosie (Norma Blancaflor), a pretty country girl.

Eduardo, Rosie 's boyfriend and an officer in the Philippine army, was part of the contingent fighting the advancing Japanese forces in Bataan. After the war, with no words about him, Rosie accepts an American suitor, a GI named Bob, part of the liberating American forces. She becomes an object of gossip and to dispel such nasty rumors going around, her mother sends her to a relative in Manila. However, Bob follows her.

Believing and fearing that Eduardo is killed, Rosie finally says yes to the persistent and determined Bob. But things get complicated when Eduardo, who turns out to be alive, comes home. Rosie, who is still in love with Eduardo, is now in a delicate position on how to tell Bob about it. On the other hand, Eduardo feels betrayed when he finds out that Rosie is dating and going out with the American GI.

On how Eduardo and Rosie settle their differences and finally reconcile can be viewed on the short clip below---

Courtesy of LVN Pictures

Plus... Enjoy the song and dance scenes as Rosie reminisces her good times with Eduardo (see clip below).

Courtesy of LVN Pictures

POST-WAR ERA TAGALOG MOVIES # 8: LEOPOLDO SALCEDO, NORMA BLANCAFLOR, NARDING ANZURES, WITH PUGO & TOGO, ROSA AGUIRRE, MIGUEL ANZURES, CRIS DE VERA, LOPITO, CHIPOPOY, OSCAR OBLIGACION IN LAMBERTO V. AVELLANA'S "DEATH MARCH" (1946)/ UPDATED

"A historic portrayal of the most thrilling episode in a people's struggle for freedom and democracy amidst a reign of terror and oppression," says the ad in this 1946 war drama, "Death March." The movie, directed by Lamberto V. Avellana, starred Leopoldo Salcedo, Norma Blancaflor, Narding Anzures, with Pugo & Togo, Rosa Aguirre, Miguel Anzures, Cris de Vera, Lopito, Oscar Obligacion and many others.

"Death March" (1946)

Philippine Pictures, Inc.

Release Date June 18- July 2, 1946/ Illusion Theater

Director of Photography Pedro Santos

Music Ray Alinsod
Director Lamberto V. Avellana
Cast Leopoldo Salcedo, Norma Blancaflor, Narding Anzures/ with Pugo & Tugo, Rosa Aguirre, Miguel Anzures, Cris de Vera, Chipopoy, Lopito, Oscar Obligacion, Letty Perez, Angelo Castro, Fred Francisco, Ely Nakpil, Davao Santiago, Amandita, Jennings Sturgeon

POST-WAR ERA TAGALOG MOVIES # 7: MILA DEL SOL, RODRIGO (BIMBO) DANAO, ELVIRA REYES, FIDEL DE CASTRO AND CARLOS PADILLA (GUEST STAR) IN "ALAALA KITA" (1946)/ A FILM BY MANUEL CONDE/ UPDATED

"Alaala Kita" (1946)
LVN Pictures
Release Date: June 12- 23, 1946/ Dalisay Theater
Story Susana de Guzman
Music Juan Silos Jr.
Lyrics Dona Aurora Vda. de QuezonDirector Manuel Conde
Cast Mila del Sol, Rodrigo 'Bimbo' Danao, Elvira Reyes, Fidel de Castro and Guest star Carlos Padilla

POST-WAR ERA TAGALOG MOVIES # 6: FERNANDO POE, PATRICIA MIJARES, WITH GUILLERMO CHAVES, ZONY QUIZON, OSCAR DEL ROSARIO, ROSA MIA, MARIO LAO, OSCAR KEESEE, ABRAHAM CRUZ, TONY GOSALVES IN "DUGO NG BAYAN (I REMEMBER BATAAN)" (1946)/ UPDATED

Fernando Poe knew the hell that was Bataan... "the authentic story of a people fit to live because they were not afraid to die!" says the ad in this 1946 war drama, "Dugo ng Bayan (I Remember Bataan)," Palaris Films' humble tribute to the Filipino people.

Poe was a reserve officer in the Philippine army and reported to service as a first lieutenant on 20 December 1941, barely two weeks after the outbreak of the war. He retreated with the USAFFE forces to Bataan he saw action until the fall of the combined US and Filipino forces there 9 April 1942. He was captured and was part in the cruel Death March, but upon incarceration he was released when Japanese officers realized that he was a famous movie star. They saw Poe as someone who would be more useful as a pawn of propaganda in their marquee movie, "Dawn of Freedom," than as a prisoner of war.

(Source: An Exodus from Philippine Cinema to Live Theater/ Philippine Cinema 1897- 2020 by Gaspar Vibal and Dennis Villegas)

"Dugo ng Bayan (I Remember Bataan)" (1946)
Palaris Films
Release Date May 31- June 17, 1946/ Illusion Theater
Original Screenplay T.D. Agcaoli
Direction Fernando Poe
Cast Fernando Poe, Patricia Mijares, Guillermo Chavez, Zony Quizon, Oscar del Rosario, Rosa Mia, Maria Lao, Oscar Keesee, Abraham Cruz, Tony Gosalves

POST-WAR TAGALOG MOVIES # 105: ELSA ORIA, JOSE PADILLA, JR., WITH MARIA CRISTINA, RAUL VILLEZA, PEDRO FAUTINO, ENGRACIO IBARRA, GUILLERMO CARLS IN "ULILANG WATAWAT (1946)

Sampaguita Pictures was founded in 1937 by Pedro Vera. Its inaugural release, "Bituing Marikit" (1937), became a major commercial success and starred the era’s biggest box-office draw, Elsa Oria—hailed as the Philippines’ “singing nightingale.” Directed by Carlos Vander Tolosa, the film also featured Rogelio dela Rosa and Ely Ramos.

In 1946, Elsa Oria returned to the screen in "Ulilang Watawat," marking Sampaguita Pictures’ first production following the Liberation.

"Ulilang Watawat"
Sampaguita Pictures
Release Date: May 31- June 11, 1946/Dalisay
Story and Direction Octavio SilosCast Elsa Oria, Jose Padilla, Jr., Maria Cristina, Raul Villeza, Pedro Faustino, Engracio Ibarra, Guilliermo Carls