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Wednesday, September 17, 2025

MORE ON PRE-WAR TAGALOG MOVIES: JOSE PADILLA, JR., ROSARIO MORENO, ANGEL ESMERALDA, LINA VIOLETA, TEDDY BENAVIDES IN "MGA PUSONG DAKILA (NOBLE HEARTS)" (1937)

"The intriguing story of a man who helps his rival win the girl he loves..." says the blurb in this 1936 movie, "Mga Pusong Dakila (Noble Hearts)"

"To be accused of a crime he did not commit and to be nearly sentenced to a very severe penalty by the court of justice, just because he kept a secret whose divulgence would give bitter pangs to the life of his benefactor's son who was at the same time his rival in the game of love, is the interesting and original theme that surrounds the picture, "Mga Pusong Dakila" of the Parlatone Hispano-Filipino, Inc." (The Tribune, January 29, 1937)

The movie, written and directed by Vicente Salumbides, starred Jose Padilla, Jr., Rosario Moreno, Angel Esmeralda, Lina Violeta, Teddy Benavides.

It was shown at Fox Theater, January 26, 1937.


"Mga Pusong Dakila (Noble Hearts)" (1936)
Parlatone Hispano- Filipino, Inc.
Release Date January 29, 1936/ Fox Theater
Story and Direction Vicente Salumbides
Cast Jose Padilla, Jr., Rosario Moreno, Angel Esmeralda, Lina Violeta, Teddy Benavides


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