Sakay (film)
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Sakay is a 1993
Filipino
historical drama film
directed by Raymond Red. The film stars Julio Diaz
, Tetchie Agbayani
, and Leopoldo Salcedo
.
after the "official" end of the Philippine Insurrection.
Sakay is a tailor from Tondo, Manila
who joins Andres Bonifacio
's revolutionary secret society Katipunan
. He fights during the Philippine Revolution
against Spain
and later in the Philippine-American War
. Sakay remains in the field even after the capture of President
Emilio Aguinaldo
and the fall of the First Philippine Republic
. He is captured, but is released during an amnesty.
Sakay then takes to the mountains to revive the Katipunan
, together with Francisco Carreon
, Julian Montalan, Cornelio Felizardo and other rebel leaders. He proclaims himself as General and President of the "Tagalog Republic" (Republika ng Katagalugan), and engages the United States Army
and the Philippine Constabulary
in guerrilla warfare. On occasion he is aided by talisman
-wearing cultist warriors.
After years of fighting, Sakay is convinced to surrender by Filipino labor leader Dr. Dominador Gomez, who argues that the establishment of a Philippine National Assembly, instead of armed resistance, is the soundest option towards attaining Filipino independence.
On the understanding that the government had offered amnesty, Sakay and his officers come down from the mountains. However, Invited to a reception in town, they are arrested by the government. They are tried and convicted for brigandage. Sakay and Colonel Lucio de Vega are hanged, while Montalan and others receive life imprisonment.
1993 in film
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Filipino
Cinema of the Philippines
Cinema of the Philippines started with the introduction of the first moving pictures to the country on January 1, 1897 at the Salón de Pertierra in Manila. The following year, local scenes were shot on film for the first time by a Spaniard, Antonio Ramos, using the Lumiere Cinematograph...
historical drama film
Film
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directed by Raymond Red. The film stars Julio Diaz
Julio Díaz
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, Tetchie Agbayani
Tetchie Agbayani
Visitacion Parado, who is better known by her screen name Tetchie Agbayani, is a Filipina movie and television actress, Mutya ng Pilipinas, psychology instructor and Playboy model. She appeared in a regular issue of German Playboy and a special American edition entitled "Women of the World"...
, and Leopoldo Salcedo
Leopoldo Salcedo
Leopoldo Salcedo was a two-time FAMAS award-winning Filipino film actor who specialized in portraying dramatic heroes. Dubbed as "The Great Profile" , he was said to be among the first kayumanggi or dark-skinned Filipino film stars, in contrast to the lighter-skinned mestizo actors of his...
.
Plot
The film covers the life of Filipino patriot and hero Macario Sakay, who was declared an outlaw and a criminal for continuing hostilities against the United StatesUnited States
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after the "official" end of the Philippine Insurrection.
Sakay is a tailor from Tondo, Manila
Tondo, Manila
Tondo is a district of Manila, Philippines. The locale has existed prior to the arrival of the Spanish, referred to as "Tundun" in the Laguna Copperplate Inscription. One of the most densely populated areas of land in the world, Tondo is located in the northwest portion of the city and is primarily...
who joins Andres Bonifacio
Andres Bonifacio
Andrés Bonifacio y de Castro was a Filipino nationalist and revolutionary. He was a founder and later Supremo of the Katipunan movement which sought the independence of the Philippines from Spanish colonial rule and started the Philippine Revolution...
's revolutionary secret society Katipunan
Katipunan
The Katipunan was a Philippine revolutionary society founded by anti-Spanish Filipinos in Manila in 1892, whose primary aim was to gain independence from Spain through revolution. The society was initiated by Filipino patriots Andrés Bonifacio, Teodoro Plata, Ladislao Diwa, and others on the night...
. He fights during the Philippine Revolution
Philippine Revolution
The Philippine Revolution , called the "Tagalog War" by the Spanish, was an armed military conflict between the people of the Philippines and the Spanish colonial authorities which resulted in the secession of the Philippine Islands from the Spanish Empire.The Philippine Revolution began in August...
against Spain
Spain
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and later in the Philippine-American War
Philippine-American War
The Philippine–American War, also known as the Philippine War of Independence or the Philippine Insurrection , was an armed conflict between a group of Filipino revolutionaries and the United States which arose from the struggle of the First Philippine Republic to gain independence following...
. Sakay remains in the field even after the capture of President
President of the Philippines
The President of the Philippines is the head of state and head of government of the Philippines. The president leads the executive branch of the Philippine government and is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines...
Emilio Aguinaldo
Emilio Aguinaldo
Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy was a Filipino general, politician, and independence leader. He played an instrumental role during the Philippines' revolution against Spain, and the subsequent Philippine-American War or War of Philippine Independence that resisted American occupation...
and the fall of the First Philippine Republic
First Philippine Republic
The Philippine Republic , more commonly known as the First Philippine Republic or the Malolos Republic was a short-lived insurgent revolutionary government in the Philippines...
. He is captured, but is released during an amnesty.
Sakay then takes to the mountains to revive the Katipunan
Katipunan
The Katipunan was a Philippine revolutionary society founded by anti-Spanish Filipinos in Manila in 1892, whose primary aim was to gain independence from Spain through revolution. The society was initiated by Filipino patriots Andrés Bonifacio, Teodoro Plata, Ladislao Diwa, and others on the night...
, together with Francisco Carreon
Francisco Carreón
Francisco Carreón y Marcos was a Filipino general in the Philippine Revolution against Spain and in the Philippine-American War. As the vice president of Macario Sakay's Tagalog Republic , he continued resistance against the United States up until the dissolution of the republic in 1906...
, Julian Montalan, Cornelio Felizardo and other rebel leaders. He proclaims himself as General and President of the "Tagalog Republic" (Republika ng Katagalugan), and engages the United States Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
and the Philippine Constabulary
Philippine Constabulary
The Philippine Constabulary ' was the oldest of four service commands of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. It was a gendarmerie type para-military police force of the Philippines established in 1901 by the United States-appointed administrative authority replacing the Guardia Civil...
in guerrilla warfare. On occasion he is aided by talisman
Agimat
Agimat or bertud or anting-anting, is a Filipino word for amulet or charm. Although stereotyped as a cross, a flat, round or triangular golden pendant accompanying a necklace or a necklace-like item, it is also depicted as an enchanted stone that came from the sky or from the heart of a banana...
-wearing cultist warriors.
After years of fighting, Sakay is convinced to surrender by Filipino labor leader Dr. Dominador Gomez, who argues that the establishment of a Philippine National Assembly, instead of armed resistance, is the soundest option towards attaining Filipino independence.
On the understanding that the government had offered amnesty, Sakay and his officers come down from the mountains. However, Invited to a reception in town, they are arrested by the government. They are tried and convicted for brigandage. Sakay and Colonel Lucio de Vega are hanged, while Montalan and others receive life imprisonment.
Principal cast
- Julio Diaz as Gen. Macario Sakay
- Tetchie AgbayaniTetchie AgbayaniVisitacion Parado, who is better known by her screen name Tetchie Agbayani, is a Filipina movie and television actress, Mutya ng Pilipinas, psychology instructor and Playboy model. She appeared in a regular issue of German Playboy and a special American edition entitled "Women of the World"...
as Elena - Leopoldo SalcedoLeopoldo SalcedoLeopoldo Salcedo was a two-time FAMAS award-winning Filipino film actor who specialized in portraying dramatic heroes. Dubbed as "The Great Profile" , he was said to be among the first kayumanggi or dark-skinned Filipino film stars, in contrast to the lighter-skinned mestizo actors of his...
as Sakay's father - Nanding Josef as Dr. Dominador Gomez
- Karlo Altomonte as Francisco CarreonFrancisco CarreónFrancisco Carreón y Marcos was a Filipino general in the Philippine Revolution against Spain and in the Philippine-American War. As the vice president of Macario Sakay's Tagalog Republic , he continued resistance against the United States up until the dissolution of the republic in 1906...
- Pen Medina as Col. Lucio de Vega
- Ray Ventura as Gen. Cornelio Felizardo
- Raymond Keannu as Gen. Julian Montalan
- Bon Vibar as Captain BandholtzHarry Hill BandholtzMajor General Harry Hill Bandholtz was the US representative of the Allied Military Mission in Hungary in 1919.-Life:Bandholtz was born in Constantine, Michigan and a graduate of the United States Military Academy. In 1902 he served as Provincial Governor in Tayabas Province in the Philippines...