''Iginuhit ng Tadhana (The Ferdinand E. Marcos Story)'' (), also known as ''Man of Destiny'', is a 1965 Filipino biographical film about then-Senate President

Ferdinand Marcos Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos Sr. ( , , ; September 11, 1917 – September 28, 1989) was a Filipino politician, lawyer, dictator, and kleptocrat who was the 10th president of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He ruled under martial ...

. Directed by Mar S. Torres,

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and

Conrado Conde Conrado Conde (born 1911) was a Filipino film director and an actor who made his first acting appearance as an extra in Parlatone Hispano-Filipino ''Carmelita (film), Carmelita'' a Roy de Silva movie and in the 1941 Musical film, musical ''Panam ...

, the film stars

Luis Gonzales Luis F. Mercado (June 21, 1928 – March 15, 2012) also known as Luis Gonzales, was a Filipino actor who appeared in more than 100 films during his career, most of them by Sampaguita Pictures. Early life Raised in Tondo, Manila, Gonzales may be ...

as Marcos,

Rosa Mia Rosita Quinto Stecza (1925 – November 28, 2006), known by her screen name Rosa Mia, was an award-winning actress and one of the few female directors in the Philippines. She was known as the "Queen of Tearjerker Movies" for her work mostly on the ...

as Marcos' mother Josefa, and

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as Marcos' wife Imelda. The film was produced by 777 Film Productions and was first released by

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in the

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provinces on August 24, 1965, during Marcos' campaign for president in the 1965 presidential election. The theatrical run of ''Iginuhit ng Tadhana'' was briefly suspended on September 2, 1965 by the Board of Censors for Motion Pictures due to the film having yet to be screened for the entire committee, though its exhibition was eventually allowed to continue five days later. Its sequel ''Pinagbuklod ng Langit'' was released in 1969.

Cast

Ferdinand E. Marcos Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos Sr. ( , , ; September 11, 1917 – September 28, 1989) was a Filipino politician, lawyer, dictator, and kleptocrat who was the 10th president of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He ruled under martial ...

as Josefa Edralin Marcos *

Imelda Marcos Imelda Romualdez Marcos (; born Imelda Remedios Visitacion Trinidad Romualdez; July 2, 1929) is a Filipino politician who served as the First Lady of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986, wielding significant political power during the dictator ...

Bongbong Marcos Ferdinand "Bongbong" Romualdez Marcos Jr. ( , , ; born September 13, 1957), commonly referred to by the initials PBBM or BBM, is a Filipino politician who is the 17th and current president of the Philippines. He previously served as a senat ...

as himself *

Vilma Santos Rosa Vilma Tuazon Santos-Recto (, born November 3, 1953) is a Filipino actress, singer, dancer, TV host, producer, and politician. She served as a House Deputy Speaker since 2019 to 2022 and as the Representative of Batangas' 6th district since ...

Imee Marcos Maria Imelda Josefa Remedios "Imee" Romualdez Marcos (; born November 12, 1955) is a Filipina politician and former actress serving as a Senator since 2019. She is the daughter of Ferdinand Marcos and former first lady Imelda Marcos and the ol ...

*Chona as

Irene Marcos Irene Romualdez Marcos-Araneta (; born Maria Irene Celestina Romualdez Marcos; September 16, 1960) is the third child of the late former president Ferdinand Marcos and former first lady Imelda Marcos. Irene Marcos's presence is known as being "t ...

* Tony Cayado * Ven Medina *Venchito Galvez *Jose Morelos *Marcela Garcia *Lourdes Yumul *

Matimtiman Cruz Maria Josefa Cruz (August 21, 1921 – April 14, 1992), better known by her screen name Matimtiman Cruz, was a Filipina radio personality, actress and comedian. Career Matimtiman started her movie career with Sampaguita Pictures. She later sw ...

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*Pablo Raymundo *

*Nenita Navarro *Sabas San Juan *Jaime Javier *Willie Dado *Jimmy Evangelista *Mariano Honrado *Nellie Madrigal *Rey Tomenes *

Emmanuel Borlaza Emmanuel "Maning" H. Borlaza (November 5, 1935 – October 11, 2017) was a Filipino movie screenwriter and director. Early life Born Emmanuel H. Borlaza on November 5, 1935, in Manila. Career Borlaza co-wrote and starred in the 1965 film ''Igin ...

*Marcelino Navarro *Naty Mallares *Aring Bautista *Dino Tuazon *Henry Stevens *Aurora Ilagan *Florencio Tarnate *Abner Villar *Pio Torres *Tita de Villa *Joseph Strait *Remedios Marcos *Vic Pacia *Teddy Valdemor *Joe Salazar *Jose Villafranca

Production

''Iginuhit ng Tadhana'' was directed by three men: Mar S. Torres,

and

. Conde handled the first third of the film's story, which covered Marcos' early life and the

Julio Nalundasan Julio Nalundasan (July 21, 1894 – September 20, 1935) was a Filipino politician who was one of the political rivals of Ilocos Norte politician Mariano Marcos who was the father of Ferdinand Marcos (who later became the tenth President of the P ...

trial. De Villa handled the middle portion, which covered Marcos' career as a soldier in

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. Lastly, Torres handled the film's final third, which covered Marcos' post-war political life and marriage to Imelda Romualdez.

Release

''Iginuhit ng Tadhana'' was first released in eight provinces on August 24, 1965, after it was approved for release by a subcommittee of the Board of Censors for Motion Pictures. Its theatrical run, however, was suspended on September 2 by the board, which then required that the film be screened first to the entire committee before it can continue its exhibition; Chairman Jose L. Guevarra resigned immediately from the board due to the suspension being carried out in his absence. On the same day, as a result of the suspension, the film's gala premiere at

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was halted despite the attendance of approximately 400 people, which included Marcos, his wife, his mother, and the film's main cast; the theater decided to screen the American film '' The Thin Red Line'' instead to compensate for the cancellation. By September 7, the film's suspension was lifted after a local court in Manila issued a

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to the board which ordered that it halt the suspension. After the election of

to the presidency, the film was screened as ''Man of Destiny'' at the 13th

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held in

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in early May 1966, where it received a special award "for portraying the life of an outstanding Asian leader." It was also later re-released in the Philippines on June 18 for the 1st

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. In later decades, it has since been claimed that people who were close to President

Diosdado Macapagal Diosdado Pangan Macapagal Sr. (; September 28, 1910 – April 21, 1997) was a Filipino lawyer, poet and politician who served as the ninth president of the Philippines, serving from 1961 to 1965, and the sixth vice president, serving from 19 ...

, then running for re-election against Marcos, was behind the film's initial suspension.

References

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