Lino Brocka
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Catalino Ortiz Brocka was a Filipino film director. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential and significant filmmakers in the history of Philippine cinema. He co-founded the organization Concerned Artists of the Philippines (CAP), dedicated to helping artists address issues confronting the country, and the Free the Artist Movement. He was a member of the Coalition for the Restoration of Democracy.
Cultural profile of Lino Brocka from the "Order of National Artists" (National Commission for Culture and the Arts)
Detail of the Wall of Remembrance at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani, showing names from the 2007 batch of Bantayog Honorees, including that of Lino Brocka.
Weighed But Found Wanting
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Weighed But Found Wanting is a 1974 Filipino drama film directed by Lino Brocka. The films stars Christopher De Leon, Hilda Koronel, Lolita Rodriguez and Eddie Garcia. Considered one of Brocka's most important films, it won six awards at the 23rd FAMAS Awards in 1975.
Façade of Villa Epifania
Villa Epifania: The Grand Old House of Sta. Rita
The ancestral lot was owned by the Guanzon patriarch Don Agapito Guanzon (Captain Pitong) the then Captain Municipal (equivalent to today’s municipal mayor) of Sta. Rita.