Hagibis (1947)- Stars Fernando Poe, Sr., Erlinda Cortez, Pacita del Rio, Rolando Liwanag, Rosa Mia/ Music by Lucio San Pedro/ Directed by Lamberto Avellana
Coching’s first serialized novel and probably the first in the history of Philippine comics to be filmed was Hagibis in 1947, starring Fernando Poe, Sr. Hagibis, which ran in the pages of Liwayway magazine from 1947 to 1950 was to become a big hit at the tills. Inspired by the characters of Kulafu by Francisco and Pedrino Reyes and Edgar Rice Burrough’s Tarzan, Hagibis proved to be so popular that it was followed by five adventure-filled sequels. With the phenomenal success of Hagibis, Coching’s fame was secured.
Also adapted into the big screen was the 1950 movie, Bertong Balutan, another Fernando Poe starrer. But Coching’s more successful early film venture was Satur, an LVN production directed by National Artist Lamberto Avellana. With Manuel Conde playing Satur, the devil incarnate and masquerading as a handsome dapper young man in cape, the film further made Coching novels an excellent source of film material.
Satur (1951)- Stars Jaime de la Rosa, Delia Razon and Manuel Conde/ with Alfonso Carvajal, Rosa Aguirre, Jose de Cordova/ Directed by Lamberto Avellana
1 comment:
Simon,
Thanks for the movie poster of Satur. I've entirely forgotten there was a movie, and Delia Razon looks so gorgeous.
Rod
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