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Oro, Plata, Mata (Spanish: Gold, Silver, Death) is a 1982 Philippine historical war drama film co-written and directed by Peque Gallaga. The screenplay written and adapted by José Javier Reyes was based on the story developed by Gallaga, along with Mario Taguiwalo and Conchita Castillo.
A Filipino war drama about two aristocratic families coping with the Japanese occupation. The film follows their struggles, losses, and changes in a turbulent time of violence, death, and resistance.
Mar 14, 2013 · The Oro of the title described the conditions of life at the start of the war (extravagant parties, mansions full of servants, banquet tables groaning heavily with food); Plata describes the Ojedas' visit to the Lorenzo's countryside hacienda to escape the oncoming Japanese (fields of grain, hordes of water buffalo, a rooftop ...
Oro, Plata, Mata: Directed by Peque Gallaga. With Cherie Gil, Sandy Andolong, Liza Lorena, Fides Cuyugan-Asensio. Two affluent families struggle and learn to survive during the Japanese occupation in the Philippines.
May 10, 2020 · Director: Peque Gallaga. Starring: Joel Torre, Cherrie Gil, Sandy Andalong. Genre: War, Drama. Star rating: 8/10. Often, the tragic stories of war come from the most downtrodden of society. The misfortunes of Anne Frank resonate well with the Jews’ anguish from the Holocaust.
Peque Gallaga’s Oro, Plata, Mata (1982) begins with an image of affluence, subverting Filipino cinema’s tendency to represent poverty. Long takes tour us around the Ojeda’s mansion as they celebrate their eldest daughter’s debut with their fellow hacienderos (wealthy and exploitative landowners).
Oro, Plata, Mata follows two aristocratic families in Negros during World War II. It is structured in three parts: Oro a life of luxury and comfort in the city, Plata a still-luxurious time of refuge in a provincial hacienda, and finally Mata a toilsome retreat deeper into the mountains.
