Last Stand in the Philippines
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Director Antonio Roman Music director Manuel Parada Language Spanish | 6.6/10 IMDb Genre History, War Duration Country Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writer Pedro de Juan , Antonio Roman Release date 1945 Screenplay Antonio Roman, Pedro de Juan Cast Armando Calvo (Teniente Martín Cerezo), José Nieto (Capitán Enrique de las Morenas), Guillermo Marín (Doctor Rogelio Vigil)Similar movies Antonio Roman directed Los ultimos de Filipinas and wrote the screenplay for Raza | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Stand in the Philippines (Spanish:Los últimos de Filipinas) is a 1945 Spanish biographical war film directed by Antonio Román. It is based on a radio script by Enrique Llovet; Los Héroes de Baler; and novels by de Enrique Alfonso Barcones El Fuerte de Baler; and Rafael Sánchez Campoy El Fuerte de Baler.
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Nani Fernández played famous Yo Te Diré song.
Historical facts
"The Last Ones of the Philippines" is the name given to the Spanish soldiers who fight in the Siege of Baler against the supporters of independence and against the US Army (the latter was in the Spanish–American War. In Spain, it was 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.