Malvarosa (1958)
1h 41m
Running Time
May 19, 1958Release Date
Malvarosa (1958)
1h 41m
Running Time
May 19, 1958Release Date
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Plot.
Malvarosa is the poignant story of a family’s struggles in life. It tells of Rosa who lives in the slums near the railroad tracks, with her mother and five brothers. Her mother wallows in guilt and depression, when her drunkard father is run over by a train. Though she is set to marry her fiancé, Rosa chooses to put her family’s needs before her own. Rosa’s brothers also carry their own burdens, except for one, the youngest, Avelino who helps Rosa shoulder the weight of the family’s problems.
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Cast & Crew.
Charito Solis
Rosa
Leroy Salvador
Candido
Carlos Padilla Jr.
Alberto
Eddie Rodriguez
Avelino
Vic Silayan
Melanio
Gregorio Fernandez
Director
Rebecca Del Rio
Sinforosa
Vic Diaz
Leonides
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Wiki.
Malvarosa is a 1958 Filipino crime drama film directed by Dr. Gregorio Fernandez and written by Clodualdo del Mundo and Consuelo P. Osorio for LVN Pictures. It is based on a comics serial of the same name written by Clodualdo del Mundo in Espesyal Komiks and tells the story of a poverty-stricken nuclear family living in the nearby railroad tracks who carry their own burdens that needed to resolved.
The film stars Charito Solis, Vic Silayan, Carlos Padilla Jr., Vic Diaz, Rey Ruiz, and Eddie Rodriguez as the children of Sinforosa (Rebecca del Rio) and Leroy Salvador as Rosa's fiancé.