The Siege of Baler Stars Anne Curtis and Jericho Rosales
“The Siege of Baler” is the official entry of Viva Films in the 2008 Metro Manila Film Festival which topbills Anne Curtis and Jericho Rosales under the direction of Marc Meiley.
Background
In 1898, a band of Spanish soldiers heroically defended Baler in Quezon province against Filipino forces for 337 long and grueling days. The battle, now referred to as the Siege of Baler, is the setting of a forbidden love between an Indio soldier and a Filipina lass who lived at the end of the 19th century.
The film had a budget of P70-P100 Million (includes rebuilding of the church and the vicinity of Baler to look like 110 years ago).
The Story
Feliza Reyes (Anne Curtis) is a young Filipina who falls in love with Celso Resurrecion (Jericho Rosales) who is a half-Indio, half-Spanish soldier who chooses to serve the enemies more than the Filipino insurgents who are struggling and fighting for their independence and freedom.
Nanding (Philip Salvador) who is the head of the rebel group happens to be the father of Feliza who has fallen deeply in love with the man her father despises.
The Cast
Scripted by Roy Iglesias, Baler also stars Baron Geisler as Capt. Enrique delas Morenas, Bernard Palanca as Lt. Don Juan Alonzo Zayas, Carlo Aquino as Gabriel, DJ Durano as Pablo (a Filipino/indio soldier), Joel Torre as Teodorico Luna Novicio, Mark Bautista as Pablo (another Filipino/indio soldier), Michael de Mesa as Father Candido, Ryan Eigenmann as Lt. Don Saturnino Martin Cerezo, Leo Martinez as Calixto Villacorte, Nikki Bacolod as Luming, Allen Dizon as Lt. Col. Simon Tecson, and Arvee Quizon and Jao Mapa as the two other Filipino/indio soldiers.
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