Last Stand in the Philippines explained

Last Stand in the Philippines
Director:Antonio Román
Starring:Armando Calvo
José Nieto
Fernando Rey
Guillermo Marín
Manolo Morán
Conrado San Martín
Tony Leblanc
Nani Fernández
Music:Manuel Parada
Cinematography:Heinrich Gärtner
Editing:Bienvenida Sanz
Runtime:99 minutes
Country:Spain
Language:Spanish

Last Stand in the Philippines is a 1945 Spanish biographical war film directed by Antonio Román.[1] 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.[2] [3]

The movie theme song "", composed by Llovet (lyrics) and Jorge Halpern (music), became very popular. It was lip synced by actress Nani Fernández and sung by Maria Teresa Valcárcel.[4]

Background

See main article: Siege of Baler. "The Last Ones of the Philippines" is the name given to the Spanish soldiers who fought in the Siege of Baler against Filipino revolutionaries and against the US Army during the Spanish–American War (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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rosenbaum . Jonathan . 1985-10-26 . The Last Stand in the Philippines . 2023-01-03 . Chicago Reader . en-US.
  2. Web site: Los últimos de Filipinas . 2023-01-03 . IACC - Catálogo de Cine Español.
  3. Web site: Colmeiro . José F. . Nostalgia colonial y la construcción del nuevo orden en los últimos de filipinas. Actas XIII congreso AIH . Colonial nostalgia and the construction of the new order in the last days of the Philippines. XIII AIH congress acts . 2023-01-03 . Centro Virtual Cervantes . es.
  4. Book: Coira, Pepe . Antonio Román: un cineasta de la posguerra . 2004 . Editorial Complutense . 978-84-7491-775-8 . 105 . es.
  5. Web site: Los últimos de filipinas . 2023-01-04 . Málaga Film Office . en-GB.
  6. Web site: 2022-05-11 . Documentos RNE. Tony Leblanc, una vida en órbita . 2023-01-04 . RTVE.es . es.