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As We Were
As We Were

As We Were

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Set at the turn of the 20th century during the Filipino revolution against the Spaniards and, later, the American colonizers, it follows a naive peasant through his leap of faith to become a member of an imagined community.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Tagalog

Runtime

125 mins

Rating

7.2/10

Release Date

24 December 1976

Country

Philippines

Cast

Christopher de Leon

Christopher de Leon

Nicolas 'Kulas' Ocampo

Gloria Diaz

Gloria Diaz

Matilde 'Diding' Diaz Patron

Dranreb Belleza

Dranreb Belleza

Bindoy (as Dranreb)

Leopoldo Salcedo

Leopoldo Salcedo

Fortunato 'Atong' Capili

Rosemarie Gil

Rosemarie Gil

Concordia

Johnny Vicar

Johnny Vicar

Onofre 'Kidlat' Biltao

Tsing Tong Tsai

Tsing Tong Tsai

Lim

Jaime Fabregas

Jaime Fabregas

Komandante

E.A. Rocha

E.A. Rocha

Padre Gil Corcuera

Eddie Garcia

Eddie Garcia

Don Tibor

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