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Puente de España (1898)

Puente de España poster
Original title
Puwente de España
Directed by
Antonio Ramos Espejo
Country
Philippines

How it feels

This is one of the earliest Filipino motion pictures, filmed in 1898. It shows scenes of Puente de España bridge in the Philippines without any recorded sound.

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What happens

Ang Puwente de España, Tulay ng Spain sa wikang Tagalog, ay isa sa unang Pelikulang Pilipino na kinuhanan ang mga tagpo sa Pilipinas, ito ay wala pang lapat na tunog na nilikha noong 1898. Ang mga tagpo ay kuha ni Antonio Ramos, ang nasabi ring pelikula ay ang unang Motion Picture o gumagalaw na larawan. Ipinalabas ito noong 1898, kahanay ang mga pelikula niyang likha sa pamamagitan ng Lumiere, ang Fiesta de Quiapo (Pista ng Quiapo), Panorama de Manila (Tanawin sa Manila), at ang Esceñas Callejeras (Tagpo sa Kalye). Ang lathalaing ito na tungkol sa Pelikula mula sa Pilipinas ay isang usbong. Makatutulong ka sa Wikipedia sa pagpapalawig nito. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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