Country Maiden (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.

Released Sept. 11, 1919 60 min None+

Genres: Drama, Romance

Keywords: mdblist.two-actors, tmdb.arranged-marriage, tmdb.village, tmdb.philippines, imdb.parents, imdb.love, imdb.young

Production Companies: Nepomuceno Productions, Malayan Movies

Country: Philippines
Production Country: Philippines
Languages: No Language, Tagalog