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Rodrigo de Villa
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Wikipedia article
'Rodrigo de Villa' is an Indonesian-Philippine historical drama film released in 1952. It was co-produced by Philippine-based LVN Studio and Indonesia-based Persari.
The film is the first international co-production done by a Filipino film studio with a studio outside the Philippines. Done in Ansco Color, the 'Rodrigo de Villa' is the first Indonesian film production in color.
Two versions of the film were made with each version having a different casting. The Philippine version was directed by Gregorio Fernandez while the Indonesian version was directed by Rempo Urip.
Cast
*Rd Mochtar / Mario Montenegro as Rodrigo de Villa
*Netty Herawaty / Delia Razon as Jimena
Synopsis
and Netty Herawaty as the titular character and Jemina respectively in the Indonesian version of 'Rodrigo de Villa'.
In Castille, Queen Isabella and Lozano, a noble man collaborates with the invading Ottoman forces to take over the palace which led to the arrest of King Alfonso and his men including Rodrigo de Villa. Lozano was appointed by the Ottomans as king as a reward for the collaboration and marries Isabella.
Jimena, Lozano's daughter is in a relationship with de Villa. De Villa is the son of Leynes, another noble man. King Lozano's second man fell in love with Jimena however the latter remain loyal to de Villa. Selima, the daughter of the ruler of the Ottoman Empire, releases the former King Alfonso and de Villa due to a conflict with her father. De Villa along with his stepbrothers, Don Juan and Don Pedro mobilizes a force to kick out the Ottomans from Castille. They defeat the Ottomans and King Lozano is removed from the Castillian throne.
References
Category:Films set in Spain
Category:Films set in the Ottoman Empire
Category:1950s historical drama films
Category:Indonesian drama films
Category:Philippine historical drama films
Category:Films directed by Gregorio Fernandez
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