Monday, April 6, 2015

THE SIXTIES # 795: ALL STAR CAST, THREE PARTS, THREE DIRECTORS IN "TAGUMPAY NG MAHIRAP" (1965)

In 1965, in answer to Ferdinand Marcos’ Iginuhit ng Tadhana, then President Diosdado Macapagal released his own biopic, Tagumpay ng Mahirap to increase the latter’s chances in the Presidential race. 

Based on the book Macapagal The Incorruptible, the movie consists of three parts: The Boy, The Man and The President, each part directed by top-notch directors, Lamberto Avellana, Eddie Romero and Gerardo de Leon (all National Artists).




"Tagumpay ng Mahirap" (1965)
Cinema Masters, Inc.
Release Date November 1965/ State
Based on the book, "Macapagal, The Incorruptible"

Three Parts:
Part 1: "The Boy"
Screenplay Flavio Madrid
Music Mike Velarde
Photography Ricardo Remias
Direction Lamberto Avellana 
Cast Armando Lenon, Butch Jose, Rey Palacio, Ched Mercado

Part Two: "The Man"
Screenplay Cesar Amigo
Music Tito Arevalo
Photography Justo Paulino
Direction Eddie Romero
Cast Robert Arevalo, Barbara Perez, Leonor Vergara

Part Three: "The President"
Screenplay Pierre L. Salas
Music Tito Arevalo
Photography Mike Accion
Direction Gerardo de Leon
Cast Fred Montilla, Cynthia Ugalde, Greg Martin




(Image above, courtesy of Danny Dolor's "Remember When?")


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