The Moises Padilla Story

The Moises Padilla Story
Poster for the film
Directed by	Gerardo de León
Written by	Cesar Amigo Leon O. Ty
Starring	Leopoldo Salcedo
Editing by	Teofilo de Leon
Release date(s)	1961 (1961)
Country	Philippines
Language	Tagalog

The Moises Padilla Story is a 1961 Philippine drama film directed by Gerardo de León. The film was selected as the Philippine entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 34th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.^[1] The film exists today but is in need of restoration.^[2]

The film is a biography of a Negros Occidental mayoral candidate who in 1951, was tortured and murdered by the private army of the provincial governor after he had refused to withdraw his candidacy.^[3]

Cast

• Leopoldo Salcedo as Moises Padilla
• Joseph Estrada as The Killer
• Lilia Dizon
• Ben Perez
• Oscar Roncal
• Max Alvarado
• Rosa Aguirre
• Robert Arevalo
• Mila Montañez
• Alfonso Carvajal
• Joseph de Cordova

See also

• List of submissions to the 34th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Philippine submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References

1. ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
2. ^ "Finally, a national film archive". inquirer.net. http://entertainment.inquirer.net/18699/finally-a-national-film-archive. Retrieved 2011-11-02. 
3. ^ "People v. Lacson, et al., G.R. No. L-18188, 13 February 1961". Lawphil.net - Arellano University. Supreme Court of the Philippines. 1961-02-13. http://www.lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1961/feb1961/gr_l-18188_1961.html. Retrieved 2008-01-27. 

External links

• The Moises Padilla Story at the Internet Movie Database