Monday, December 1, 2025

MORE ON PRE-WAR TAGALOG MOVIES: MILA DEL SOL, LEOPOLDO SALCEDO, DINA VALLE, FRED CORTES, WITH GREGORIO TICMAN, PEDRO FAUSTINO, JUAN RODRIGUEZ, NARDO ZAMORA, ROMANA DE PALMA, ARSENIO MAGPAYO, AMADOR ALEGRE IN "VILLA HERMOSA" (1941)/ UPDATED

Synopsis: A beautiful country mansion becomes the legacy of a convent-bred provinciana (Mila del Sol). She comes to Manila to take possession and meets a madcap taxi driver (Leopoldo Salcedo) and a handsome playboy (Fred Cortes). The taxi driver turns out to be the real heir to the mansion and Mila only a muchacha. Nevertheless, they fall in love and the sister of the heir (Dina Valle) falls for the playboy Fred. 
(The Tribune, May 27, 1941)

The movie was released and shown at Dalisay Theater, May 27, 1941.


"Villa Hermosa" (1941)
LVN Pictures
Release Date May 18-26, 1941Dalisay Theater
Music Juan Silos, Jr.
Written and Directed by Manuel Conde
Cast Mila Del Sol, Leopoldo Salcedo, Dina Valle, Fred Cortes, Gregorio Ticman, Pedro Faustino, Juan Rodriguez, Nardo Zamora, Romana de Palma, Arsenio Magpayo, Amador Alegre





Source: The Cinema of Manuel Conde by Nicanor Tiongson

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