Country Maiden (1919)

Country Maiden (1919)

Release Date: 1919, September 11
Directors: Jose Nepomuceno
Countries: Philippines
Production: Nepomuceno Productions, Malayan Movies
Cast: Atang de la Rama

Overview:

This is the first Filipino feature-length film made by a Filipino director regarded as "Father of Filipino Movies" and is now lost forever. Dalagang Bukid is a story about a young flower vendor named Angelita, who is forced by her parents to marry a wealthy old man, Don Silvestre, despite her love for Cipriano, a law student.