History of Cebuano Cinema
History of Cebuano Cinema
I. Pre-War
A. Theaters * Teatro Junquera * Cebu’s oldest theater having been established in 1895, was renamed Cine Oriente * Founded by Gen. Inocencio Junquera(1893-1895), a civil and political governor of Cebu, Philippines * located at the junction of Colon and Osmeña Blvd. had staged dulaang binisaya, “Gugma sa Yutang Natawhan” by Vicente Sotto( January 2, 19020
* Cine Royo * built by Pedro Royo from a former cockpit * cheapest theater in its time(5 centavos while others charged 20 centavos per ticket) * Standing close to the corner of Colon and Osmeña Blvd. * seats were uncomfortable because there were no back support
* Vision Theater * established by Agustin Jereza * the only pre-war building now standing in Colon * 1938, first Cebuano talking motion picture, Bertoldo-Balodoy was premiered here * hailed its status as the “Reyna sa mga Sinihan sa Kabisayan ug Mindanao”
B. Golden Age of Cebuano Cinema(Years before the World War 2) * El Hijo Disobediente(1922) * produced and directed by Florentino Borromeo * a black and white silent picture that was one of the earliest noted films from the Southern Philippines * The Disobedient Son in english * Bertoldo Ug Balodoy(1938) * written by Piux Kabahar * Visayan Film Industry’s first "talkie“ * starred Ben Zubiri, Iyo Karpo himself Other Films Produced * Gugmang Talagsaon(Rare Love), 1940 by Virgilio Gonzales * Mini (Fake), 1940 * Bulak sa Lunangan by Estudio Americano-Filipino * Tanso sa Ginto C. The War As World War II broke out in Cebu in 1942, fleeing Americans bombed several parts of the city. Fires razed buildings in Colon to the ground. II. Post-War A. 2nd Golden Age of Cebuano Cinema (1948-1958) Theaters
* Cebu Theater *
I. Pre-War
A. Theaters * Teatro Junquera * Cebu’s oldest theater having been established in 1895, was renamed Cine Oriente * Founded by Gen. Inocencio Junquera(1893-1895), a civil and political governor of Cebu, Philippines * located at the junction of Colon and Osmeña Blvd. had staged dulaang binisaya, “Gugma sa Yutang Natawhan” by Vicente Sotto( January 2, 19020
* Cine Royo * built by Pedro Royo from a former cockpit * cheapest theater in its time(5 centavos while others charged 20 centavos per ticket) * Standing close to the corner of Colon and Osmeña Blvd. * seats were uncomfortable because there were no back support
* Vision Theater * established by Agustin Jereza * the only pre-war building now standing in Colon * 1938, first Cebuano talking motion picture, Bertoldo-Balodoy was premiered here * hailed its status as the “Reyna sa mga Sinihan sa Kabisayan ug Mindanao”
B. Golden Age of Cebuano Cinema(Years before the World War 2) * El Hijo Disobediente(1922) * produced and directed by Florentino Borromeo * a black and white silent picture that was one of the earliest noted films from the Southern Philippines * The Disobedient Son in english * Bertoldo Ug Balodoy(1938) * written by Piux Kabahar * Visayan Film Industry’s first "talkie“ * starred Ben Zubiri, Iyo Karpo himself Other Films Produced * Gugmang Talagsaon(Rare Love), 1940 by Virgilio Gonzales * Mini (Fake), 1940 * Bulak sa Lunangan by Estudio Americano-Filipino * Tanso sa Ginto C. The War As World War II broke out in Cebu in 1942, fleeing Americans bombed several parts of the city. Fires razed buildings in Colon to the ground. II. Post-War A. 2nd Golden Age of Cebuano Cinema (1948-1958) Theaters
* Cebu Theater *