The Bells of San Jose (1974)

9.0/10 110 min

Overview

The film tells a story of large rural families suffering from economic insecurity in a remote part of the town of Magdalena, Laguna, where major life events are punctuated by the tollling of the church bells, and the coastal community of Dalahican, Quezon. Both places are homes of large families dealing with the reality of poverty.

Cast

Zaldy Zshornack

Rudy

Boots Anson-Roa

Lydia

Walter Navarro

Eddie

Paquito Diaz

Van De Leon

Vic Silayan

Anita Linda

Lucita Soriano

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