THE SEVENTIES # 1121: VILMA SANTOS, BEMBOL ROCO, WITH ROBERT TALABIS, JOONEE GAMBOA, ANGIE FERRO, OLIVIA O' HARA, MARIO ESCUDERO AND LITO ANZURES IN CELSO AD CASTILLO'S "PAGPUTI NG UWAK, PAG-ITIM NG TAGAK" (1978)

"Pagputi ng Uwak, Pag-itim ng Tagak" (1978)

V.S. Film Co., Inc.

Release Date July 14, 1978

Story Celso Ad Castillo, Ruben Arthur Nicdao

Screenplay Celso Ad Castillo, Ishko Lopez, Lando Perez Jacob

Cinematography Romeo Vitug

Some scenes photographed by Ricardo Remias

Music George Canseco

Direction Celso Ad Castillo

Cast Vilma Santos, Bembol Roco/ Also Starring Robert Talabis, Joonee Gamboa, Angie Ferro, Olivia O' Hara, Mona Lisa, Mario Escudero, Fred Panopio, Adul de Leon and Lito Anzures/ Co-starring Miniong Alvarez, Andres Centenera, Carpi Asturias, Filing Cudia, Yolanda Luna, Mervin Samson, Dolores Pobre/ Special cameo appearance of Jennifer Cortes and Diomedes Maturan

FILM REVIEW: 

"Pagputi: Birds of Omen"

by Joel David

Lifted from Unitas Millennial Traversals/ 2015

Part 1- Traversals Within Cinema

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THE SIXTIES # 1371: HELEN GAMBOA, ROMANO CASTELLVI, JERRY PONS, JOE DE CASTRO, RODOLFO (BOY) GARCIA IN "LET'S GO... WET & WILD" (1969)

"Let's Go... Wet & Wild" (1969)

Larry Santiago Productions

Release Date April 28, 1969/ World

Choreography Choy Talusig

Music D'Amarillo

Screenplay and Direction Tommy C. David

Cast Helen Gamboa, Romano Castellvi, Jerry Pons, Joe de Castro, Rodolfo (Boy) Garcia/ Also Starring Bobby Santiago, Boy Pineda, Myra Luna, Boy Alvarez, Jose Garcia, Patria Plata, Ely Roque, Miniong Alvarez/ with Robert Rivera, Goliath, Linda Austria, Boots Judalena, Leni Gomez, Armando Rinio, Mario Montalban, Er Canton, Arsenio Palomar, Rudy Jimenez, Eddie Moreno/ Featuring The Moonstrucks, The Insiders/ Guest stars- Merci Molina and Diomedes Maturan

THE SIXTIES # 780: CHIQUITO, MAGGIE DELA RIVA, MANDING CLARO, DIANA DEAN AND DIOMEDES MATURAN (IN A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE) IN "DO-RE-MI, I LOVE YOU" (1965)

"Do-Re-Mi, I Love You" (1965)

Ambassador Productions

Release Date December 10, 1965/ Dalosay

Story and Screenplay Bert R. Mendoza

Choreography Al Quinn

Direction Natoy B. Catindig

Cast Chiquito, Maggie dela Riva, Manding Claro, Diana Dean and Diomedes Maturan (in a special performance)/ Alos Starring Martin Marfil,Mary Walter, Levi Celerio, Philip Coo, Ricky Frias and D' Dynamites, Jess vargas and Rodolfo 'Boy' Garcia/ Guest Artists- Ben Delgado, Tilt Down Men/ Featuring The Saint Paul's Conservatory of Music

THE SIXTIES # 770: BERTING LABRA, DIOMEDES MATURAN, OSCAR RONCAL, LOU SALVADOR, JR., VON SERNA, WILLIE SOTELO IN "COMBAT P.I." (1965)

"Combat P.I." (1965)

Golden Harvest Promotions

Release Date November 21, 1965/ Boulevard

Story Mike Caguin

Screenplay Jess Banguis

Music Levi Celerio

Direction Tino Garcia

Cast Berting Labra, Diomedes Maturan, Oscar Roncal, Lou Salvador, Jr., Von Serna, Willie Sotelo/ with Lauro Delgado (in a special performance)/ Also Starring Rosalinda, Minda Moreno, Silvio Ramiro/ Co-starring Angel Confiado, Mario Montalban, Danilo Jurado, Chito Reyes, Rey Zabalas, Baby Cora

THE SIXTIES # 603: NIDA BLANCA, NESTOR DE VILLA, WILLIE SOTELO, LUZ VALDEZ, LITA GUTIERREZ, JOSE MARI, ROBERT CAMPOS, LOURDES MEDEL IN "PAMILYA GALAWGAW" (1964)

"Pamilya Galawgaw" (1964)

Dalisay Pictures, Inc.

Release Date December 25, 1964/ Dalisay

Music Polding Silos

Story and Direction F.H. Constantino

Cast Nida Blanca, Nestor de Villa, Lita Gutierrez, Willie Sotelo, Luz Valdez, Jose Mari, Lourdes Medel, Robert Campos, Diomedes Maturan, Von Serna, Malony Antonio, Mary Ann Murphy, Rosalinda, Reycard Duet, Popy, Pat Salen & Dinky Doo/ Featuring The Barangay Dance Troupe and Surprise guest stars

THE SIXTIES # 530: JOSE MARI, DIOMEDES MATURAN, LUZ VALDEZ, MILA OCAMPO, APENG DALDAL, POPOY IN "HIT PARADE" (1964)

"Hit Parade" (1964)

Dalisay Pictures, Inc.

Release Date June 28, 1964/ Dalisay

Choreography Al Quinn

Music Polding Silos

Story Armando Garces

Screenplay and Direction Natoy B. Catindig

Cast Jose Mari, Diomedes Maturan, Luz Valdez, Mila Ocampo/ Also Starring Apeng Daldal, Popoy, Tony Dantes, Rolly Aquino/ Featuring Mary Ann, The Electromaniacs, Ponga, The Teen Toners and the nine Regional Champions of PMC's "Tawag ng Tanghalan" (Eva Adona, Roberto Malaga, Lilian Zaragoza, Tim del Castillo, Linda Mamasu, Laura Ouano, Adela Gil, Al Comendador, Nony Rodriguez)

THE SIXTIES # 524: EDDIE MESA, JOSE MARI, DIOMEDES MATURAN, YOLANDA GUEVARRA, JERRY PONS AND HELEN GAMBOA IN "TOP TUNES" (1964)

"Top Tunes" (1964)

Larry Santiago Productions, Inc.

Release Date June 9, 1964/ Globe

Music Pablo Vergara

Story and Screenplay Tommy C. David

Direction Larry Santiago

Cast Eddie Mesa, Jose Mari, Diomedes Maturan/ Also Starring Yolanda Guevarra, Jerry Pons and Helen Gamboa/ Co-starring Vince Juarez, Joe de Castro, Ponga, Jose Garcia, Leni Trinidad, Francia Ferrer, Boy Pineda, Dulce Lukban, Merle Huggins, Margie Tanquintic, Bobby Santiago, Rory Santiago, Ollie de la Pena

ON LOCATION: ON THE SET WITH MARITA ZOBEL AND DIOMEDES MATURAN/ 1961

Marita Zobel and Diomedes Maturan, during the filming of "Si Prinsipe Diomedes at ang Mahiwagang Gitara," a fantasy- romance directed by Natoy Catindig.

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"Prinsipe Diomedes at ang Mahiwagang Gitara" 91961)

LVN Pictures, Inc.

Release Date February 23, 1961/ Dalisay

Story Natoy Catindig and Delfin Fernandez

Musical numbers staged by Bayani Casimiro

Screenplay Joseph de Cordova 

Music F. Buencamino, Jr.

Direction Natoy Catindig

Cast Pugo, Lopito, Patsy, Bentot, Diomedes Maturan, Marita Zobel and LVN's 7 Dwarfs/ with Arturo de Castille, Bayani Casimiro, Joseph de Cordova, Caridad Sanchez, Tony Dantes, Monang Carvajal, Sim Pajarillo, Saints Trio, Jess Baltazar/ Featuring Pat Salem and Dinky Doo

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THE SIXTIES # 455: NIDA BLANCA, NESTOR DE VILLA, LITA GUTIERREZ, DIOMEDES MATURAN, MALONY ANTONIO, MARIETTA SANZ IN "YEBA!!! CHI! QUI! CHA!"(1963)

"Yeba!!! Chi! Qui! Cha!" (1963)

Dalisay Pictures

Release Date December 20-30, 1963/ Dalisay

Choreography AL Quinn

Music Polding Silos

Story and Direction F. H. Constantino

Cast Nida Blanca, Nestor de Villa, Lita Gutierrez, Diomedes Maturan, Malony Antonio, Marietta Sanz/ Co-Starring Manuel Anzures, Ponga, Pedro Faustino, Lourdes Yumol, Nita Carmona

THE SIXTIES # 392: LITA GUTIERREZ, BERNARD BONNIN, DIOMEDES MATURAN, MILA OCAMPO IN "CARIOCA" (1963)

"Carioca" (1963)

Dalisay Pictures, Inc.

Release Date July 13, 1963/ Dalisay

Choreography Al Quinn

Music F. Buencamino, Jr.

Story and Direction Susana C. de Guzman

Cast Lita Gutierrez, Bernard Bonnin, Diomedes Maturan, Mila Ocampo/ Co-Starring Pepe Pimentel, Malony Antonio/ with Prescilla Ramirez, Mario Roldan/ Guest stars- Mary Walter, Nita Carmona

Mila Ocampo (middle) in a dance scene from Dalisay Pictures' "Carioca" (1963)

SEPTEMBER 28, 1964: SINGER DIOMEDES MATURAN BARES THREATS ON LIFE

Sometime in 1964, 50s and 60s popular singer-actor Diomedes Maturan gone missing for about 3 months and speculations were rife that something terrible happened to him. A hot news item then… Manila Times reporter Rod Reyes covered the whole story---

SINGER BARES THREATS ON LIFE

by Rodolfo T. Reyes

Manila Times

September 28, 1964--- Singer Diomedes Maturan, 24, confirmed yesterday the threats on his life and said that he had been hiding in his house at 2376 Tejeron st., Sta. Ana, for the past three months. Maturan, was located by the Manila Times in his house after he was reported missing by his friends and associates in the local entertainment world. Movie personalities and show business producers who were contacted by the Times the previous days denied knowledge of his whereabouts. 

Hidden in room 

Maturan and his mother, Mrs. Felisa Padilla-Maturan, 54, said they told all those looking for the actor-singer that he was in the province. Mrs. Maturan said that she cancelled his radio program and singing engagements on radio, stage, and television following the threats on the singer sometime last June as Diomedes hid in his room.

With bodyguard

The singer himself said that he had been able to go out only lately and with a bodyguard. He said that since June, he had been staying in his room. He said that before the police drive on crime, he used to scale the back wall of their house in getting in and out of the house. He said he never used the front gate. Maturan refused to name the persons who had been threatening him, but he said that they were riding in the same cream-colored Impala car used by the gang which shot up the Manila Grand Opera House.

Cause

He said that the gang started looking for him shortly after he broke off with the aunt of one or the gang members who is the son of a suburban city judge. The singer denied that he had promised to marry the suspect’s aunt. Maturan said the gang came to his house many times looking for him, but his mother told the gang that the singer was sick in the province. The gang told Mrs. Maturan that they would not stop until they had found the singer. Mrs. Maturan said the gang wanted to take the singer with them to the Bulakena restaurant and to the Golden Gate motel. She said she was afraid that her son would get hurt if he went with the group.

Reported to police

Maturan said he also knew that it he went out with the gang, he would be beaten up. Maturan said he reported the threats to Eduardo Quintos, MPD chief last July. He gave the police the plate numbers of the cars used by the gang. Matunan and his mother were scheduled to leave for the New World’s Fair last Aug. 30, but they cancelled the trip when they learned that the judge's son is in New York. Maturan said he may appear on radio and TV again next week. He said he is no longer afraid. He added that the gang's activities have been contained. Maturan earns about P6,000 a picture and P2.000 a week in the Opera House. During the three months that he has been in hiding, Maturan said he had not earned a single centavo.

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THE SIXTIES # 338: NIDA BLANCA, NESTOR DE VILLA, DIOMEDES MATURAN, MILA OCAMPO IN "LIMBO ROCK" (1963)

"Limbo Rock"

Dalisay Pictures, Inc.

Release Date March 15, 1963/ Dalisay

Music F. Buencamino, Jr.

Choreography Al Quinn

Story, Screenplay and Direction Susana C.de Guzman

Cast Nida Blanca, Nestor de Villa, Diomedes Maturan, Mila Ocampo/ Also Starring Jose Vergara, Caridad Sanchez/ Co-starring Malony Antonio, Mario Roldan, Lourdes Yumol, Priscilla Ramirez/ Featuring Julio Ayangco (the Limbo Rock' champion of "Student Canteen")

THE SIXTIES # 306: NIDA BLANCA, NESTOR DE VILLA, LITA GUTIERREZ, WILLIE SOTELO AND DIOMEDES MATURAN IN "OY...AKIN YATA 'YAN" (1962)

"Oy... Akin Yata 'Yan" (1962)

Dalisay Pictures, Inc.

Release Date December 25, 1962/ Dalisay

Choreography Al Quinn

Music Polding Silos

Story and Direction F. H. Constantino

Cast Nida Blanca, Nestor de Villa, Lita Gutierrez, Willie Sotelo and Diomedes Maturan/ Co-starring Tugak, Marietta Sanz, Paco Zamora, Naty Alcaraz, Angel Confiado and Malony Antonio

THE SIXTIES # 242: LITA GUTIERREZ, BERNARD BONNIN, DIOMEDES MATURAN, AURORA ORTIZ AND CHIQUITO IN "HINDI TAYO TALO" (1962)

"Hindi Tayo Talo" (1962)

Dalisay Pictures, Inc.

Release Date June 28, 1962/ Dalisay

Screenplay Greg Macabenta

Music Polding Silos

Story and Direction Matoy Catindig

Cast Lita Gutierrez, Bernard Bonnin, Diomedes Maturan, Aurora Ortiz and Chiquito/ Co-starring Mary Walter, Jose Garcia, Miguel Lopez, Rafael Jimenez/ Guests artists- Ben Delgado and Tony Santos

THE SIXTIES # 189: NIDA BLANCA, NESTOR DE VILLA, DIOMEDES MATURAN, MARITA ZOBEL, LUZ VALDEZ, ROBERT CAMPOS IN "SIKAT NA, SIGA PA" (1961)

"Sikat Na, Siga Pa" (1961)

Dalisay Pictures, Inc.

Release Date December 30, 1961/ Dalisay

Story, Screenplay and Direction F.H. Constantino

Cast Nida Blanca, Nestor de Villa, Diomedes Maturan, Marita Zobel, Luz Valdez, Robert Campos/ Co-starring Rocky Rogers, Jose Vergara, Tony Dantes, Bert Olivar

THE SIXTIES # 158: NIDA BLANCA, NESTOR DE VILLA, MILA OCAMPO IN "WALANG SISIHAN" (1961)

"Walang Sisihan" (1961)

Dalisay Pictures

Release Date October 6, 1961/ Life

Story and Screenplay Virgilio "Beer" Flores

Cinematography Felipe T. Austria

Music Francisco Buencamino, Jr.

Direction Natoy Catindig

Cast Nida Blanca, Nestor de Villa, Mila Ocampo, Rene Ibanez, Rosa Aguirre, Dely Magpayo, Ric Tierro, Nita Carmona/ Introducing Elizabeth Castillo/ Guest Stars Diomedes Maturan and The Globemasters. Jose Vergara/ with Narding Pineda, Pablo Hernandez, Aurelio del Mundo, Simon Negrillo, Jr., Remy Floro, Ely Ventuz, Jaime de la Fuente, Mario Paje, Rody Santos, Luz Hernandez, Peping Guanzon

THE SIXTIES # 143: NESTOR DE VILLA, EDDIE MESA, DIOMEDES MATURAN, LOURDES MEDEL, CHIQUITO, SOPHIE ARDI AND NIDA BLANCA IN "PITONG GABI SA PARIS" (1961)

"Pitong Gabi sa Paris" (1961)

Cirio H. Santiago Film Organization

Release Date July 28 to August 8, 1961/ Life

Story and Screenplay Eddie Romero

Music Polding Silos

Direction Eddie Romero and Cirio H. Santiago

Cast Nestor de Villa, Eddie Mesa, Diomedes Maturan, Lourdes Medel, Sophie Ardi and Nida Blanca/ Co-starring Chiquito, Ruben Rustia/ Introducing Arabella Harmond 

THE SIXTIES # 100: PUGO, LOPITO, PATSY, BENTOT, DIOMEDES MATURAN, MARITA ZOBEL AND LVN'S 7 DWARFS IN "PRINSIPE DIOMEDES AT ANG MAHIWAGANG GITARA" (1961)

"Prinsipe Diomedes at ang Mahiwagang Gitara" 91961)

LVN Pictures, Inc.

Release Date February 23, 1961/ Dalisay

Story Natoy Catindig and Delfin Fernandez

Musical numbers staged by Bayani Casimiro

Screenplay Joseph de Cordova 

Music F. Buencamino, Jr.

Direction Natoy Catindig

Cast Pugo, Lopito, Patsy, Bentot, Diomedes Maturan, Marita Zobel and LVN's 7 Dwarfs/ with Arturo de Castille, Bayani Casimiro, Joseph de Cordova, Caridad Sanchez, Tony Dantes, Monang Carvajal, Sim Pajarillo, Saints Trio, Jess Baltazar/ Featuring Pat Salem and Dinky Doo

See: On the set with Marita Zobel ant Diomedes Maturan

THE SIXTIES # 85: DIOMEDES MATURAN, MARITA ZOBEL, GUY DONATO, MILA OCAMPO, PATSY, LEILA BENITEZ IN "DOON PO SA AMIN" (1960)

"Doon Pa sa Amin" (1960)

LVN Pictures, Inc.

Release Date December 21, 1960/ Center

Story Loida F. Virina

Music F. Buencamino, Jr.

Direction Natoy Catindig

Cast Diomedes Maturan, Marita Zobel, Guy Donato, Mila Ocampo, Patsy, Leila Benitez/ with Bayani Casimiro, Jose Cris Soto, Carina Afable, Noel Villaroman, Boy Saavedra, Saints Trio, Barr Samson, Mervyn Samson, Horace Curry/ Guests Pugo, Eddie Ilarde

THE SIXTIES # 64: DIOMEDES MATURAN, MARITA ZOBEL, LOPITO, PATSY IN "BOTIKA SA BARYO" (1960)

"Botika sa Baryo"

LVN Pictures, Inc.

Release Date September 23, 1960/ Dalisay

Music F. Buencamino, Jr.

Direction Natoy Catindig

Cast Diomedes Maturan, Marita Zobel, Lopito, Patsy, Alfonso carvajal, Bayani Casimiro, Ric Gutierrez, Arturo de Castille

A scene from LVN Pictures' "Botika sa Baryo" (1960) 

with Lopito, Patsy and Diomedes Maturan