Virgin Forest is a 1985 Filipino wardrama[3] directed by Peque Gallaga from a story written by T.E. Pagaspas, adapted into a screenplay by Rosauro Q. Dela Cruz. A self-described B-movie, it stars Sarsi Emmanuel, Chayong, a barrio lass of Chinese ancestry; Miguel Rodriguez as Alfonsito, a Filipino-Spanish ilustrado; and Abel Jurado as Alipio, the lover of Sarsi's character. It also stars Leo Martinez, Ama Quiambao, Bruce Fanger, and Bob Zwanziger.
Synopsis
The film is set in the 1900s during the First Philippine Republic.[4] Macabebe soldiers are trying to capture Emilio Aguinaldo.[1] Alfonisto (Miguel Rodriguez) and Chayong (Sarsi Emmanuel) are caught up in this pursuit and in a love triangle. In the end, Aguinaldo is captured and the Macabebe soldiers are killed.
Plot
In the town of San Mateo, Tayabas on March 19, 1901, Chayong and Alipio, who were having sex in the beaches, were caught by the Guardia Civil and imprisoned in the town jail. On the same day, the revolutionaries took control of the town from the Americans and captured all of its Spaniard population.
^Baumgärtel, Tilman (2012). "14". In Baumgärtel, Tilman (ed.). Southeast Asian Independent Cinema: Essays, Documents, Interviews. Hong Kong University Press. p. 156. ISBN978-988-8083-60-2. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
Notes
^The name "T.E. Pagaspas" is a collective name that consists of directors Peque Gallaga and Lore Reyes, writer Rosauro Q. Dela Cruz, and production designer Don Escudero.
