Los últimos de Filipinas

Los últimos de Filipinas
Directed by Antonio Román
Written by Pedro de Juan , Antonio Román
Starring Armando Calvo
José Nieto
Fernando Rey
Guillermo Marín
Manolo Morán
Conrado San Martín
Tony Leblanc
Nani Fernández
Music by Manuel Parada
Cinematography Heinrich Gärtner
Edited by Bienvenida Sanz
Release dates
 1945
Running time
 99 minutes
Country Spain
Language Spanish

Los últimos de Filipinas is a 1945 Spanish biographical war film directed by Antonio Román. It is based on a radio script by Enrique Llovet; Los Héroes de Baler; and novels by de Enrique Alfonso Barcones El Fuerte de Baler; and Rafael Sánchez Campoy El Fuerte de Baler.

Nani Fernández played famous Yo Te Diré song.

Historical Facts

Main article: Siege of Baler

"The Last Ones of the Philippines" is the name given to the Spanish soldiers who fight in the Siege of Baler against the supporters of independence and against the US Army (the latter was in the Spanish-American War. In Spain, it was called "The Disaster of '98").

The Siege of Baler lasted from the 1st of July, 1898 until the 2nd of June, 1899. During these 11 months, the Spaniards were isolated in a church that became their fortified position. The Spanish troops were a small garrison of 50 soldiers from the "2º de Cazadores" under the charge of Lieutenant D. Juan Alonso Zayas. They faced approximately 800 rebel soldiers. The Spanish soldiers fortified the church and resisted the constant attacks of the rebels for 11 months without provisions.

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