Baler
Love Is Worth Fighting For
2008 · 1h 50m · PG
Drama, History, Romance, War
Directed by
Mark Meily
Overview
In 1898, a band of Spanish soldiers heroically defended Baler against Filipino forces for 337 long and grueling days. The battle, now referred to as the Siege of Baler, is the setting of a forbidden love between a Mestizo soldier and a Filipina lass who lived at the end of the 19th century.
Director and cast
- Mark Meily Director
- Anne Curtis as Feliza Reyes
- Jericho Rosales as Celso Resurreccion
- Phillip Salvador as Daniel Reyes
- Andrew Schimmer as Lt. Jose Mota
- Joel Torre as Commandante Teodorico Luna Novicio
- Carlo Aquino as Gabriel Reyes
- DJ Durano as Pablo
- Rio Locsin as Azon Reyes
- Nikki Bacolod as Luming
- Mark Bautista as Lope
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