Rodrigo de Villa

Rodrigo de Villa
	Advertorial flyer, Indonesian version
Directed by	Rempo Urip; Gregorio Fernandez
Produced by	Djamaluddin Malik
Written by	Nemesio Caravana
Starring	Mario Montenegro; Delia Razon; Rd Mochtar; Netty Herawaty;
Production; company	Persari; LVN Studio
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	1952;
Country	Indonesia; Philippines
Language	Bahasa Indonesia; Filipino

Rodrigo de Villa is an Indonesian-Philippine historical drama film released in 1952. It was co-produced by Philippine-based LVN Studio and Indonesia-based Persari.[1]

The film is the first international co-production done by a Filipino film studio with a studio outside the Philippines.[2] Done in Ansco Color, the Rodrigo de Villa is the first Indonesian film production in color.[1]

Two versions of the film were made with each version having a different casting. The Philippine version was directed by Gregorio Fernandez while the Indonesian version was directed by Rempo Urip.[3]

Cast

Rd Mochtar (ID) / Mario Montenegro[4] (PH) as Rodrigo de Villa
Netty Herawaty (ID) / Delia Razon[4] (PH) as Jimena

ID - Indonesian version, PH - Philippine version

Synopsis

Rd Mochtar and Netty Herawaty as the titular character and Jemina respectively in the Indonesian version of Rodrigo de Villa.

In Castille, Queen Isabella and Lozano, a noble man collaborates with the invading Ottoman forces to take over the palace which led to the arrest of King Alfonso and his men including Rodrigo de Villa. Lozano was appointed by the Ottomans as king as a reward for the collaboration and marries Isabella.

Jimena, Lozanp's daughter is in a relationship with de Villa. De Villa is the son of Leynes, another noble man. King Lozano's second man fell in love with Jimena however the latter remain loyal to de Villa. Selima, the daughter of the ruler of the Ottoman Empire, releases the former King Alfonso and de Villa due to a conflict with her father. De Villa along with his stepbrothers, Don Juan and Don Pedro mobilizes a force to kick out the Ottomans from Castille. They defeat the Ottomans and King Lozano is removed from the Castillian throne.

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References

"Rodrigo de Villa". Film Indonesia. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
Lo, Ricky (2 October 2014). "The many 'firsts' in Phl cinema". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
Luik, J.E. "Indonesian-Philippine Co-Production Movie: From Rodirgo de Villa to Holiday in Bail" (PDF). Retrieved 19 April 2016. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
de Ramos, Tante (19 November 2014). "FILMS OF LVN PICTURES IN THE 1950S". Film Academy of the Philippines. Retrieved 19 April 2016.

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[filmindonesia-1] "Rodrigo de Villa". Film Indonesia. Retrieved 19 April 2016.

[2] Lo, Ricky (2 October 2014). "The many 'firsts' in Phl cinema". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 19 April 2016.

[3] Luik, J.E. "Indonesian-Philippine Co-Production Movie: From Rodirgo de Villa to Holiday in Bail" (PDF). Retrieved 19 April 2016. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[filmacademyph-4] Ramos, Tante (19 November 2014). "FILMS OF LVN PICTURES IN THE 1950S". Film Academy of the Philippines. Retrieved 19 April 2016.