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GomBurZa (film)
''GomBurZa'' is a 2023 Philippine historical biographical film co-written and directed by Pepe Diokno. Starring Dante Rivero, Cedrick Juan, and Enchong Dee, it features and follows the lives of the Gomburza, three native Filipino Roman Catholic priests executed during the latter years of the Spanish colonial era in the Philippines. Produced by Jesuit Communications, MQuest Ventures, and CMB Film Services, and distributed by MQ Worldwide and Solar Pictures, it serves as an official entry to the 49th Metro Manila Film Festival and was released in cinemas nationwide on December 25, 2023. Plot During the Spanish colonization of the Philippines, secular priest Father Pedro Pelaez retells the story of Apolinario de la Cruz, a native who was rejected for priesthood because his race and founded a sect of his own before being suppressed and executed by the Spaniards, to his student, Jose Burgos, and fellow secular priest Mariano Gomez. The trio fights attempts by the friars ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pepe Diokno (director)
Jose Lorenzo "Pepe" Diokno III (born August 13, 1987) is a Filipino film director, producer, and screenwriter. His debut film, '' Engkwentro'' premiered at the 2009 Venice Film Festival and received the Lion of the Future ("Luigi de Laurentiis") Award for Best Debut Film, as well as the Orizzonti Prize. He has since produced feature films, including ''Above the Clouds'' and ''Kapatiran''. Early life and career Diokno was born in Manila, the first of six children of Chel Diokno, a lawyer and the founding dean of the De La Salle University (DLSU) College of Law, and Divina Aromin, a writer. He was named after his grandfather, the late Philippine senator and freedom fighter, Jose W. Diokno, the father of human rights and founder of the Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG), who died six months before he was born. Pepe's great-great-grandfather is Gen. Ananías Diokno, leader of the Visayan forces during the 1896 Revolution and war against the United States. Diokno attended ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |