Country Maiden

Country Maiden

60 mins | Drama | Sept. 11, 1919

This is the first Filipino feature-length film made by a Filipino director regarded as "Father of Filipino Movies" and is now lost forever. Dalagang Bukid is a story about a young flower vendor named Angelita, who is forced by her parents to marry a wealthy old man, Don Silvestre, despite her love for Cipriano, a law student.

Country Maiden

60 mins | Drama | Sept. 11, 1919

Country Maiden
This is the first Filipino feature-length film made by a Filipino director regarded as "Father of Filipino Movies" and is now lost forever. Dalagang Bukid is a story about a young flower vendor named Angelita, who is forced by her parents to marry a wealthy old man, Don Silvestre, despite her love for Cipriano, a law student.
Producers Nepomuceno Productions, Malayan Movies
Original title Dalagang bukid
Directors Jose Nepomuceno
Writers Hermogenes Ilagan, Leon Ignacio

Cast

Atang de la Rama

as Angelita