Totoy Torrente

Mula sa Tagalog Wikipedia, ang malayang ensiklopedya.

Si Totoy Torrente ay isang artistang Filipino na isinilang noong 1926. Ang una niyang pelikula ay sa ilalim ng Sampaguita Pictures.

Nakagawa pa siya ng dalawang pelikula sa LVN Pictures ang Kambal na Ligaya noong 1948 at Krus na Digma naman ng X'Otic Pictures noong 1948 bago siya lumipat sa Premiere Production. Siya ang founder nang Philippine Movie Special Effects at TNT Boys/Stuntmen. Si Totoy Torrente ang unang unang me ari nang mga supply sa pelikula "Torrente Enterprises": Costume, Armory, at Movie set simula pa nung 1940's. Nag produce/Director siya ng ilang pelikula "AST Production".

[baguhin] Mga pelikula

  • 1947 - Kaaway ng Bayan [Sampaguita]
  • 1948 - Kambal na Ligaya [Lvn]
  • 1948 - Krus ng Digma [X'Otic]
  • 1949 - Bandilang Basahan [Premiere]
  • 1949 - Kumander Sundang [Premiere]
  • 1949 - Hindi ako Susuko [Premiere]
  • 1950 - Huling Patak ng Dugo [Sampaguita]
  • 1950 - Kulog sa Tag-Araw [Sampaguita]
  • 1951 - Bernardo Carpio [Sampaguita]
  • 1953 - Reyna Bandida [Sampaguita]
  • 1959 - Patay kung Patay [Tamaraw Studios]
  • 1960 - Operesyon Stragglers [Tamaraw Studio]

Isa pang international na pelikulana ginawa niya ay ang "Krus Na Kawayan". Istoriya.....

The family and fiancée of a valiant Vietnamese military officer fall victim to injustice and ruin during the turbulent period in the divided country.

"Krus Na Kawayan" is a true story about a valiant Vietnamese Military Officer whose family and fiancé fell victim to injustice and ruin during the Communist insurgency in Vietnam.

The story and screenplay was written by a distinguished Vietnamese writer, Vinh Noan; and was filmed in black and white, in 1955-1956, entirely on location, in Vietnam under the direction of Manuel Conde.

The film was shot in two versions, a Vietnamese and a Tagalog version, and with each version's main characters played by its own set of native actors. Two battalions of Vietnamese soldiers were engaged to act as extras for the film.

Due to budget constraints, Conde, in the Tagalog version of "Krus Na Kawayan", employed not only professional actors like Aida Cariño, Africa de la Rosa, Ding Tello, Myrna Mirasol and Bruno Punzalan, but also tapped into the hidden acting talents of his driver (Julian Yulo as the refugee barber), booker (Paolo Salvacion, as his father), secretary (Sol Gaudite, as an accuser), son (Jun Urbano, as another accuser), nephew, and next door neighbor, giving them all a chance to emote with speaking lines; and well enough at that.

The Vietnamese version, "Chung Toi Muon" was a blockbuster in Vietnam, while the dubbed English version, "Let Us Live", was viewed at international art theaters up to the mid-80s.

Direction: Manuel Conde Screenplay: Vinh Noan Cinematography: Emmanuel Rojas Sound: Flaviano Villareal Music: Francisco Buencamino, Jr.

Cast:

Manuel Conde Aida Cariño Ding Tello Myrna Mirasol Bruno Punzalan Ben Castillo Frica de la Rosa Totoy Torrente