Oro, Plata, Mata
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| Oro, Plata, Mata | |
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| Directed by | Peque Gallaga |
| Produced by | Charo C. Concio, Experimental Cinema of the Philippines |
| Written by | Jose Javier Reyes |
| Starring | Cherie Gil Sandy Andolong Liza Lorena Fides Cuyungan-Asencio Manny Ojeda Maya (later "Mitch") Valdez Lorli Villanueva Ronnie Lazaro Joel Torre Kuh Ledesma |
| Music by | Jose Gentica V |
| Cinematography | Rody Lacap |
| Editing by | Jesus Navarro |
| Distributed by | Star Home Video |
| Release date(s) | 2008 |
| Running time | 194 Mins |
| Country |  Philippines |
| Language | Filipino;Tagalog |
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Oro, Plata, Mata is a 1982 multi-awarded Filipino film directed by by Peque Gallaga, and is considered his most significant contribution to Philippine cinema. Set in the Philippine province of Negros during World War II, it tells the story of how two haciendero families cope with the changes brought about by the war.[1] In translation, the movie is also known either as "Gold, Silver, Bad Luck" or "Gold, Silver, Death."[2]
The title refers to an old Filipino architectural superstition saying that design elements in a house (particularly staircases) should not end in a multiple of three, in keeping with a pattern of oro (gold), plata (silver), and mata (bad luck). The film is structured in three parts that depict this pattern played out in the lives of the main characters, from a life of luxury and comfort in the city ("oro/gold"), to a still-luxurious time of refuge in a provincial hacienda ("plata/silver"), and finally to a retreat deeper into the mountains, where they are victimized by bandit guerillas ("mata/bad luck").[1]
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[edit] Awards and Accolades
The movie won the 1982 Gawad Urian awards for Best picture, direction, cinematography, production design, musical score, and sound. In the same year, it won the Luna Awards for Production Design and for Best Supporting Actress (Liza Lorena). It is marketed as being one of the top ten best films of the 1980s.[1][3]
[edit] Cast
- Cherie Gil
- Sandy Andolong
- Liza Lorena
- Fides Cuyungan-Asencio
- Manny Ojeda
- Maya (later "Mitch") Valdez
- Lorli Villanueva
- Ronnie Lazaro
- Joel Torre
[edit] Sources
- ^ a b c Oro, Plata, Mata, (1982), Peque Gallaga, notes from: front cover. Star Recording/ABS CBN, Diliman, Quezon City: 17-75237-8, (2008).
- ^ ORO, PLATA, MATA (1983), <http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/305190>. Retrieved on 11 May 2008
- ^ Oro, Plata, Mata (1982) - Awards
[edit] External Links
IMDB Plot Synopsis [1]
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