Oro, Plata, Mata opens Cinema One festival

MANILA, Philippines - The restored version of Filipino classic Oro, Plata, Mata by Peque Gallaga will open this year’s Cinema One Originals Film Festival on Nov. 28 at the Robinsons Galleria Movie World.

The screenplay of the 1982 film was written by Jose Javier Reyes with cinematography by acclaimed cinematographer Rody Lacap.  The film was set in the Philippine province of Negros during World War II and tells the story of how two haciendero families cope with the changes brought by the war.

The cast includes Cherie Gil, Sandy Andolong, Ronnie Lazaro, Joel Torre, Liza Lorena, Manny Ojeda, Mitch Valdes, Lorli Villanueva, Abbo dela Cruz, Kuh Ledesma, Manny Castaneda and Mary Walter. It won the 1982 Gawad Urian awards for Best Picture, Direction, Cinematography, Production Design, Musical Score and Sound. Also in that same year, it won the Luna Awards of the Film Academy of the Philippines for Production Design and Best Supporting Actress (Liza Lorena).

The fest marks the first showing of the restored version of the film. The restoration was made possible through a partnership between ABS-CBN Film Archives headed by Leo Katigbak and Central Digital Lab, Inc. Oro, Plata, Mata is considered as Peque’s most significant contribution to Philippine cinema.

The 2012 Cinema One Originals Festival will run from Nov. 28 to Dec. 9 at the Robinsons Galleria Movie World and from Nov. 29 to Dec. 4 at the Edsa Shangri-La Cineplex. The festival’s awards night will be held on Dec. 3 at the Studio 1, ABS-CBN Main Building.