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Katipunan (TV Series)
''Katipunan'' () is a 2013 historical Philippine television drama series broadcast by GMA Network. The series is based on the history of the Philippine society Katipunan. Directed by King Mark Baco, it stars Sid Lucero. It premiered on October 19, 2013. The series concluded on December 28, 2013 with a total of 10 episodes. The series is streaming online on YouTube. Cast and characters ;Lead cast * Sid Lucero as Andres Bonifacio ;Supporting cast * Glaiza de Castro as Gregoria de Jesus * Roi Vinzon as Villalon * Benjamin Alves as Sebastian * Dominic Roco as Pacquing * Nico Antonio as Emilio Aguinaldo ;Guest cast * Jill Palencia as Juanita * Mercedes Cabral as Teresa Magbanua * Nasser as Jose Rizal * Christian Villete as Crispulo Aguinaldo * Gexter Abad as Baldomero Aguinaldo * RJ Agustin as Emilio Jacinto * Jerald Napoles as Macario Sakay * Earle Figuracion as Daniel Tirona * Raffy Atar as Troadio Bonifacio * Alchris Galura as Procopio Bonifacio * John Prinz Strachan as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Historical Period Drama
A historical drama (also period drama, costume drama, and period piece) is a work set in a past time period, usually used in the context of film and television. Historical drama includes historical fiction and romances, adventure films, and swashbucklers. A period piece may be set in a vague or general era such as the Middle Ages, or a specific period such as the Roaring Twenties, or the recent past. Scholarship Films set in historical times have always been some of the most popular works. D. W. Griffith's ''The Birth of a Nation'' and Buster Keaton's '' The General'' are examples of popular early American works set during the U.S. Civil War. In different eras different subgenres have risen to popularity, such as the westerns and sword and sandal films that dominated North American cinema in the 1950s. The ''costume drama'' is often separated as a genre of historical dramas. Early critics defined them as films focusing on romance and relationships in sumptuous surroundings, cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emilio Aguinaldo
Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy (: March 22, 1869February 6, 1964) was a Filipino revolutionary, statesman, and military leader who is the youngest president of the Philippines (1899–1901) and is recognized as the first president of the Philippines and of an Asian constitutional republic. He led Philippine forces first against Spain in the Philippine Revolution (1896–1898), then in the Spanish–American War (1898), and finally against the United States during the Philippine–American War (1899–1901). Aguinaldo remains a controversial figure in Filipino history. Though he has been recommended as a national hero of the Philippines, many have criticized him for the deaths of the revolutionary leader Andrés Bonifacio and general Antonio Luna, as well as his collaboration with the Japanese Empire during their occupation of the Philippines in World War II. "Aguinaldo's collaboration with Japan began with his contact with Gen. Masami Maeda, Homma's chief of staff. ..Aguinaldo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariano Álvarez
Mariano M. Álvarez ( : March 15, 1818 – August 25, 1924) was a Filipino revolutionary and statesman. Pre-war life Álvarez was born in Noveleta, Cavite. He received formal schooling at the San José College in Manila, and obtained a teacher's diploma. He returned to Cavite and worked as a schoolteacher in Naic and Maragondon. In 1871, he was incarcerated and tortured by the colonial authorities after insulting a Spanish soldier. The following year, he was accused of involvement in the Cavite Mutiny and was hauled to Manila in chains for detention. Upon his eventual release, he returned to Noveleta, and in 1881, was elected gobernadorcillo before becoming ''capitan municipal'', the new title under the Maura Law, in 1893 after getting re-elected. He held the position until the outbreak of the Philippine Revolution in 1896. Revolutionary general Álvarez and his son Santiago were active members of the Katipunan, the anti-Spanish secret society founded by Andrés Bonifacio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aurelio Tolentino
Aurelio Tolentino y Valenzuela (October 15, 1869 – July 5, 1915) was a Filipino playwright, poet, journalist, and revolutionary. His works at the turn of the 20th century depicted his desire to see Philippine independence from its colonizers. He was arrested twice, first by the Spaniards and later by American forces. He wrote and directed the anti-imperialist play ''Kahapon, Ngayon at Bukas'' (''Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow''), which led to his arrest in 1903''.'' Early life and career Tolentino was born in Santo Cristo, Guagua, Pampanga, he was the third and youngest child of Leonardo Tolentino and Patrona Valenzuela. Tolentino received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Colegio de San Juan de Letran, and read law at the University of Santo Tomas. Later in his life, Aurelio Tolentino moved to Tondo, Manila, where he became a court desk official. Later career In Tondo he met Andres Bonifacio, one of the founders of Katipunan and eventual leader of the Philippine revolution aga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deodato Arellano
Deodato Arellano y de la Cruz (July 26, 1844 – October 7, 1899) was a Filipino propagandist and the first president of the Katipunan, which was founded at his home in Azcarraga Street ( Claro M. Recto Avenue today), Manila. He was first to be given the title Supremo by the Katipunan. After studying bookkeeping in Ateneo de Municipal de Manila (Ateneo de Manila University now), he became an assistant clerk for the Spanish military. He was a member of the Freemasonry in the Philippines and became involved in the Propaganda Movement. Biography Early life and career Arellano was born on July 26, 1844, in Bulacan, Bulacan to Juan Arellano and Mamerta de la Cruz. Their family surname was replaced to Arellano conforming to the 1849 order of then Governor-General of the Philippines Narciso Clavería y Zaldúa to standardize conventions on family names. Arellano went to Ateneo Municipal de Manila (now known as Ateneo de Manila University) to study about bookkeeping. He became an ass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Procopio Bonifacio
Procopio Bonifacio y de Castro (1873 – May 10, 1897) was a Filipino independence activist and revolutionary during the Philippine Revolution of 1896 against Spain. He was a member of the secret revolutionary society turned revolutionary government Katipunan with his other siblings Ciriaco and Espiridiona. His eldest brother Andrés Bonifacio was one of the founders and, eventually, president of the Katipunan. Family background and early life Procopio was the third of the six children of Santiago Bonifacio and Catalina de Castro. His siblings were Andres, Ciriaco, Troadio, Espiridiona and Maxima. During childhood he, with his other siblings, sold paper canes and fans made by their brother Andres for their living. Eventually, he was employed as a baggage porter in the government-owned Philippine National Railways until the revolution broke out. Marriage Procopio was said to have married a woman from Mindoro whom he met while organizing the Katipunan chapter in the island ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Tirona
Daniel Tria Tirona (born Daniel Tirona y Tria July 22, 1864 — September 2, 1939) was a Filipino politician. He became infamous for causing divisions within the Philippine revolutionary movement and for insulting and maligning Andres Bonifacio during the Tejeros Convention in 1897.. Biography Early life Tirona was born in the town of Cavite el Viejo (modern Kawit) in Cavite province. He had an elder brother, Candido Tria Tirona. He was married four times, widowed thrice and had three children. He worked as a schoolteacher. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Colegio de San Juan de Letran and studied law in the University of Santo Tomas. Katipunan He and his elder brother Candido were members of the ''Katipunan'', a secret society founded in 1892 by Andrés Bonifacio and others. The ''Katipunan'' sought independence from Spain through armed revolt. The Tironas were leading members of the '' Magdalo'', one of two chapters of the ''Katipunan'' in Cavite, the other b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macario Sakay
Macario Sakay y de León (March 1, 1878 – September 13, 1907) was a Filipino general who took part in the 1896 Philippine Revolution against the Spanish Empire and in the Philippine–American War. After the war was declared over by the United States in 1902, Sakay continued resistance by leading guerrilla raids. The following year he established the Tagalog Republic with himself as president. Early life Macario Sakay de León was born on March 1, 1878 along Tabora Street, Tondo, in the City of Manila. He first worked as an apprentice in a ''kalesa'' (carriage) manufacturing shop. He was also a tailor and a stage actor, performing in a number of plays including ''Principe Baldovino'', ''Doce Pares de Francia'', and ''Amante de la Corona''. An original member of the ''Katipunan'' movement, which he joined in 1894, he fought alongside Andrés Bonifacio against the Spanish throughout the Philippine Revolution. In 1899, he continued the struggle for Philippine independence ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerald Napoles
Jerald Napoles (born March 2, 1983) is a Filipino theater actor and comedian known for his role as Tolits in the musical stage play ''Rak of Aegis''. He is a talent of Triple A Management and has worked in the GMA Network as a host in the weekly variety show ''Sunday PinaSaya'' and an actor in ''That's My Amboy'' portraying the role of Tope. As of 2019, he transferred to VIVA Entertainment and returns ABS-CBN. Background Jerald Napoles finished high school at Florentino Torres High School in Gagalangin, Tondo, Manila. He had been juggling acting and his studies at Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila taking Chemical Engineering, but he eventually had quit college to focus on his passion for performing. Career Early years: Theater career Napoles who loves dancing fell into acting accidentally when his English teacher in high school, Ethel Rocha, ask him if he wants to join the production of a stage play musical. ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' was his first taste of theater when he accept ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emilio Jacinto
Emilio Jacinto y Dizon (; December 15, 1875 – April 16, 1899) was a Filipino general during the Philippine Revolution. He was one of the highest-ranking officers in the Philippine Revolution and was one of the highest-ranking officers of the revolutionary society ''Kataas-taasan, Kagalang-galang na Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan'', or simply and more popularly called ''Katipunan'', being a member of its Supreme Council. He was elected Secretary of State for the Haring Bayang Katagalugan, a revolutionary government established during the outbreak of hostilities. He is popularly known in Philippine history textbooks as the ''Brains of the Katipunan'' while some contend he should be rightfully recognized as the "Brains of the Revolution" (Filipino: ''Utak ng Himagsikan,'' a title that is usually given to Apolinario Mabini). Jacinto was present in the so-called Cry of Pugad Lawin (or Cry of Balintawak) with Andrés Bonifacio, the ''Supremo'' (Supreme President) of the Katipunan, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baldomero Aguinaldo
Baldomero Aguinaldo y Baloy (February 27, 1869 – February 4, 1915) was a leader of the Philippine Revolution. He was the first cousin of Emilio Aguinaldo, the first president of the Philippines, as well as the grandfather of Cesar Virata, a former Prime Minister of the Philippines, prime minister in the 1980s. Early life Baldomero Aguinaldo was born in Kawit, Cavite. He was the son of Cipriano Aguinaldo y Jamir and Silveria Baloy. His father was the son of Eugenio Aguinaldo y Kajigas and Maria Jamir. Education He studied law at the University of Santo Tomas in Manila and was still a law student during the outbreak of the Philippine Revolution. He obtained a law degree, but failed to take the bar examination. Unable to practice law, he became a farmer. Career Aguinaldo organized, along with his cousin Emilio, the Magdalo (Katipunan faction), Magdalo chapter of the Katipunan in Kawit. He became president of the council. In the early days of hostilities, he always stayed at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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