FAMAS 1952: "SAWA SA LUMANG SIMBORYO" (BEST PICTURE)

"Ang Sawa sa Lumang Simboryo" (1952)

Premiere Productions

Release Date November 20-30, 1952/ Life 

Story Amado Yasona

Direction Gerardo de Leon

Cast Jose Padilla, Jr., Anita Linda, Rita Gomez, Pancho Pelagio, Ding Tello

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THE 1st FAMAS AWARD WINNERS

Best Picture - Ang Sawa Sa Lumang Simboryo (Premiere Productions, Inc. & Manuel J. Vistan Productions)

Best Actress - Alicia Vergel (Basahang Ginto) (Sampaguita Pictures, Inc.)

Best Actor - Ben Perez (Bagong Umaga) (Premiere Productions, Inc.)

Best Supporting Actress - Nida Blanca (Korea) (LVN Pictures, Inc.)

Best Supporting Actor - Gil de Leon (Korea) (LVN Pictures, Inc.)

Best Director - Gerardo de Leon (Bagong Umaga) (Premiere Productions, Inc.)

Best Screenplay - Cesar Amigo and Eddie Romero (Buhay Alamang) 

Best Photography - Emmanuel Rojas (Ang Sawa Sa Lumang Simboryo) (Premiere Productions)

Best Musical Score - Julio Esteban Anguita (Kalbaryo Ni Hesus) (Lebran Productions)

Best Sound - Charles Gray (Kalbaryo Ni Hesus) (Lebran Productions)

"Basahang Ginto" (1952)

Sampaguita Pictures

Release Date August 13-22, 1952/ Life Theater

Story Mars Ravelo

Direction Mar S. Torres

Cast Pancho Magalona, Alicia Vergel, Mtyrna Delgado, Aruray, Tony Cayado, Jose de Villa, Aring Bautista, Horacio Morelos, Maria Ballesteros, Dolores  Crescini, Dely Magpayo, Jose Salameda, Eddie Garcia, Herminia Caranea

"Korea" (1952)

LVN Pictures

Release Date March 31- April 9, 1952/ Dalisay

Story Benigno 'Ninoy' Aquino, Jr.

Direction Lamberto V. Avellana

Cast Jaime de la Rosa, Tony Santos, Alfonso Carvajal, Gil de Leon, Johnny Reyes, Oscar Obligacion, Arturo Moran, Leroy Salvador, Miguel Lopez, Mario Roldan/ co-starring Milagros Naval and Nida Blanca

"Buhay Alamang (Paglukso'y Patay)" (1952)

Lebran Productions

Release Date September 2, 1952/ Life

Direction Enrique Moreno (Eddie Romero)

Cast Fred Montilla, Anita Linda, Mona Lisa, Tito Arevalo

"Kalbaryo ni Hesus" (1952)

Lebran Productions

Release Date March 26- April 4, 1952/ Life

Production Design Carlos V. Francisco

Direction Carlos Vander Tolosa

Cast Jennings Sturgeon, Norma Blancaflor, Elvira Reyes, Carol Varga, Fernando Royo, Ben Rubio, Juan Monteiro, Teddy Benavides, Africa de la Rosa, Lupe Velasco, Andres Centenera, Cecilio Joaquin, Ramon D'Salva, Rita Rivera, Bert Olivar, Don Danon, Manuel Barbeyto, Oscar Keese, Ric Bustamante and many others