''Last Stand in the Philippines'' () is a 1945 Spanish
biographical
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war film
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directed by
Antonio Román. It is based on a radio script by Enrique Llovet, ''Los Héroes de Baler,'' and novel, ''El Fuerte de Baler,'' by Enrique Alfonso Barcones and Rafael Sánchez Campoy.
The movie theme song "", composed by Llovet (lyrics) and Jorge Halpern (music), became very popular. It was
lip synced by actress Nani Fernández and sang by Maria Teresa Valcárcel.
Historical facts
"The Last Ones of the Philippines" is the name given to the Spanish soldiers who fought in the Siege of Baler against
Filipino revolutionaries
Filipino may refer to:
* Something from or related to the Philippines
** Filipino language, standardized variety of 'Tagalog', the national language and one of the official languages of the Philippines.
** Filipinos, people who are citizens of th ...
and against the
US Army
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during the
Spanish–American War
, partof = the Philippine Revolution, the decolonization of the Americas, and the Cuban War of Independence
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(in Spain also called "The Disaster of 98").
The Siege of Baler lasted from 1 July 1898 to 2 June 1899. During these 11 months, the Spaniards were isolated in a church that became their fortified position. The Spanish troops were a small garrison of 50 soldiers from the "2º de Cazadores" under the charge of Lieutenant D. Juan Alonso Zayas. They faced approximately 800 rebel soldiers. The Spanish soldiers fortified the church and resisted the constant attacks of the rebels for 11 months without provisions and unknowing that the war had ended in December 1898.
Cast
*
Armando Calvo as Teniente Martín Cerezo
*
José Nieto as Capitán Enrique de las Morenas
*Guillermo Marín
as Doctor Rogelio Vigil
*
Manolo Morán as Pedro Vila
*Juan Calvo
as Cabo Olivares
*
Fernando Rey as Juan Chamizo
*Manuel Kayser
as Fray Cándido
*Carlos Muñoz
as Santamaría
*José Miguel Rupert
as Moisés
*Pablo Álvarez Rubio
as Herrero, el desertor
*
Nani Fernández
Juana "Nani" Fernández Ruiz (22 February 1923 – 9 November 1960) was a Spanish film actress.Coira p.188
Selected filmography
* '' Lola Leaves for the Ports'' (1947)
* '' Ninety Minutes'' (1949)
* '' Wings of Youth'' (1949)
* ''A Tale of Two V ...
as Tala
*Emilio Ruiz de Córdoba
as El Correo
*César Guzmán
as Jesús García Quijano
*Alfonso de Horna
as Marquiado
*Manuel Arbó
as Gómez Ortiz
*
Tony Leblanc
Ignacio Fernández Sánchez (7 May 1922 – 24 November 2012) better known as Tony Leblanc was a Spanish actor, director, and comedian.
Biography
Tony Leblanc was born on the grounds of the Museo del Prado at Madrid, where his family liv ...
as military courier, in his first role with dialogue in a film
See also
*''
Baler'' - A 2008 Philippine film.
*''
1898, Our Last Men in the Philippines
''1898, Our Last Men in the Philippines'' ( es, 1898, Los últimos de Filipinas) is a 2016 Spanish war drama film directed by Salvador Calvo. The film depicts the Siege of Baler from 1898 to 1899, where 54 Spanish soldiers defended themselves ...
'' - A 2016 Spanish film.
References
External links
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*
Los últimos de Filipinas Website(in English and Spanish)
1945 films
1940s historical films
Spanish historical films
1940s Spanish-language films
Spanish biographical films
Spanish black-and-white films
Spanish–American War films
Films set during the Philippine–American War
Films set in the Philippines
Films shot in the Philippines
Philippine war films
Siege films
1940s biographical films
1940s war films
1940s Spanish films
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