The Moises Padilla Story
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Director Gerardo de Leon Language Tagalog | 6/10 IMDb Genre Action, Biography, Drama Country Philippines | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writer Cesar Amigo , Leon O. Ty Release date 1961 (1961) Genres Action Film, Drama, Biographical film Similar movies Related Gerardo de Leon movies Tagline A bold story by a bold writer. |
The Moises Padilla Story is a 1961 Philippine drama film directed by Gerardo de León. The film was selected as the Philippine entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 34th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. The film exists today but is in need of restoration.

The film is a biography of a Negros Occidental mayoral candidate who in 1951, was tortured and murdered by the private army of the provincial governor after he had refused to withdraw his candidacy.

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The Moises Padilla Story Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA
The Moises Padilla Story IMDb The Moises Padilla Story themoviedb.org
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