THE FIFTIES # 611: PUGO AND TOGO, TONY SANTOS, PRISCILLA CELLONA IN "SAYKOPATIK" (1952)/ UPDATED

"Saykopatik" (1952)

LVN Pictures

Release Date September 17, 1952/ Dalisay

Music C. Aguilar

Direction F.H. Constantino

Cast Pugo and Togo, Tony Santos, Priscilla Cellona

(Movie ad credit: Courtesy of Baul ni Juan/ James de la Rosa)

THE FIFTIES # 680: ARMANDO GOYENA, TESSIE QUINTANA, PRISCILLA CELLONA, WITH ALFONSO CARVAJAL, MILAGROS NAVAL, MAT RANILLO IN "ISABELITA" (1952)/ UPDATED

"Isabelita" (1952)

LVN Pictures

Release Date June 4- 13, 1952/ Life

Cast Armando Goyena, Tessie Quintana, Priscilla Cellona/ Also Starring Alfonso Carvajal, Milagros Naval and Mat Ranillo

(Image- courtesy of James de la Rosa/ Baul ni Juan)

THE FIFTIES # 91: ARMANDO GOYENA, PRISCILLA CELLONA, WITH IKE JARLEGO, Jr., ROSA MIA, PACO ZAMORA, NATY BERNARDO, GREGORIO TICMAN IN "PAG-ASA" (1951)/A FILM BY LAMBERTO AVELLANA/ UPDATED

"Pag-asa" (1951)

LVN Pictures

Release Date September 18, 1951/ Life

Direction Lamberto Avellana

Cast Armando Goyena, Priscilla Cellona/ with Ike Jarlego, Jr., Rosa Mia, Paco Zamora, Naty Bernardo, Gregorio Ticman, Leonora Ruiz, Miniong Alvarez

Recently orphaned, Celing (played by Priscilla Cellona in her first starring role) and her robust and playful kid brother Piding (Ike Jarlego Jr) went to Manila to find work in the home of their late parents' hacienda landlord (Paco Zamora). However they were treated miserably by the landlord's ill-tempered second wife, Doña Esperanza (Naty Bernardo).
Physically abused and beaten, Celing and Piding ran away one night and ended up in an amusement park where they met Victor (Armando Goyena), a ferris wheel operator. Victor took pity on them and brought them home to his mother, Aling Teria (Rosa Aguirre). The old woman welcomed the two with open arms.

Celing, who happened to have a good singing voice, was persuaded by Victor's uncle, Mang Sebio (Gregorio Ticman) to join an amateur radio singing contest. She won and it became the start of a very successful singing career. However, her new good fortune brought her no joy because Victor pretended not to care about her at all. Celing was secretly in love with Victor and the young man addressed her as "kid." On the other hand, Victor and Piding became fast friends.

Meanwhile, the scheming Doña Esperanza decided she must take Celing back after reading about her success in the newspaper. She talked to Victor about her decision and even threatened to take the matter to the court. Feeling that it could be for the good of Celing and Piding, Victor had a heart-to-heart talk with Celing and advised her to go back to Doña Esperanza. Celing agreed to return, more so she felt she was nothing at all to Victor. When Piding learned about it, he became hysterical and ran away… only to meet a fatal accident. The concluding parts can be viewed in two parts on the two clips below---

Courtesy of LVN Pictures

Stills: From LVN Pictures

POST-WAR TAGALOG MOVIES: JAIME DE LA ROSA, NORMA BLANCAFLOR, WITH GIL DE LEON, OSCAR OBLIGACION, PRISCILLA CELLONA, NATY BERNARDO, JAIME CASTELLVI IN "PAROLA" (1949)/ UPDATED

"Parola" (1949)

LVN Pictures, Inc.

Release Date February 20- 27, 1949/ Dalisay

Direction Jose Climaco

Cast Jaime dela Rosa, Norma Blancaflor, Gil de Leon, Oscar Obligacion, Priscilla Cellona, Naty Bernardo, Jaime Castellvi

Set against the backdrop of an isolated and solitary lighthouse in a remote island, Parola tells of a man named Juan Moreno (Jaime dela Rosa) falsely accused of murder and sentenced to a jail term. Believed to have been drowned along with the other prisoners in a shipwreck on their way to a penal colony, Juan was swept away on an island where Mang Pekto (Gil de Leon) and his family had isolated themselves.

Pekto abandoned city life when he discovered his wife’s infidelity. He took refuge in this island with his daughters Lilian (Norma Blancaflor) and Estrella (Priscilla Cellona) and sister Lalia (Naty Bernardo).

After recuperating, Juan disguised himself as Juaning Marcelino. He soon fell in love with Lilian. However, Rolando (Jaime Castellvi), the captain of the ship that delivers supplies to the family, was also in love with Lilian. He found out Juan’s true identity and informed the authorities about it. Juan was arrested.

For a time, Juan’s case was reopened and with new evidence recovered, he was acquitted. Pekto and his family, on the other hand, went back to the city hoping to live a normal life. Juan and Lilian are eventually reconciled.

Stills: LVN Pictures

Here's a short clip of this wonderful movie. Enjoy!---

Courtesy of LVN Pictures

THE FIFTIES # 264: DELIA RAZON, MARIO MONTENEGRO, PRISCILLA CELLONA IN F.V. COCHING'S "LAPU-LAPU "(1954-55): KOMIKS SERIAL AND MOVIE ADAPTATION / Re-updated

"Lapu-Lapu" (1955)
LVN Pictures
Release Date January 15- 24, 1955/Dalisay
Story Francisco V. Coching
Music F. Buencamino
Direction Lamberto Avellana
Cast Delia Razon, Mario Montenegro, Priscilla Cellona, Oscar Keese, Johnny Reyes, Ven Medina, Vic Silayan, Jose Vergara, Eusebio Gomez, Oscar Obligacion

LVN's top stars Mario Montenegro and Delia Razon were reunited for the nth time in this 1955 Lamberto Avellana's monumental epic, Lapu-Lapu. Based from the celebrated Francisco V. Coching's Pilipino Komiks serial novel, the movie tells of the courageous and fierce stand put up by Lapu-Lapu and his men against the Spanish invaders led by Ferdinand Magellan in what was dubbed as the 'Battle of Mactan'.

Courtesy of LVN Pictures

Lapu-Lapu - Story and penned by Francisco V. Coching/ serialized in Pilipino Komiks/ 1954/ Komiks covers courtesy of Gerry Alanguilan

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THE FIFTIES # 214: CELIA FLOR, MARIO MONTENEGRO, PRISCILLA CELLONA IN "PASIYA NG LANGIT" (1954)/ UPDATED

"Pasiya ng Langit" (1954)

LVN Pictures

Release Date June 14- 23, 1954/ Life

Music Juan Silos, Jr.

Story and Direction Susana C. de Guzman

Cast Celia Flor, Mario Montenegro, Priscilla Cellona, Ven Medina, Priscilla Ramirez, Jose Corazon de Jesus, Candida Balderrama

THE FIFTIES # 185: JAIME DE LA ROSA, TESSIE QUINTANA AND PRISCILLA CELLONA IN "DALAWANG PANATA" (1954)

"Dalawang Panata" (1954)

LVN Pictures

Release Date January 20-29, 1954/ Dalisay

Story A.C. Bagabaldo

Music S.S. Suarez

Direction Billy Icasiano

Cast Jaime dela Rosa, Tessie Quintana, Priscilla Cellona, Carmencita Palma, Oscar Obligacion, Chito Navarro, Miguel Lopez, Roger Nite, Zenny Garcia, Nora Dy, Baby Zenny

THE FIFTIES # 151: PRISCILLA CELLONA AND CARLOS SALAZAR IN "GANYAN LANG ANG BUHAY" (1953)

"Ganyan Lang ang Buhay" (1953)

LVN Pictures

Release Date May 14- 24, 1953/ Dalisay

Direction Enrique Jarlego

Cast Priscilla Cellona, Carlos Salazar, Pugo, Jose Cris Soto, Rosa Aguirre, Naty Bernardo, Jose de Cordova, Nora Dy, Ike Jarlego, Jr.

THE FIFTIES # 150: DELIA RAZON, NESTOR DE VILLA, PRISCILLA CELLONA IN "DALAWANG PAG-IBIG" (1953)

 

"Dalawang Pag-ibig" (1953)

LVN Pictures

Release Date October 12- 21, 1953/ Dalisay

Story Teresita Perez

Music Juan Silos, Jr.

Direction Joe Climaco

Cast Delia Razon, Nestor de Villa, Priscilla Cellona, Johnny Reyes, Elena Acosta, Frank Gordon, Leroy Salvador, Priscilla Ramirez, Ramon Monroy