Rodrigo de Villa

1952 Indonesian film

Rodrigo de Villa

Advertorial flyer, Indonesian version

Directed by| Rempo Urip
Gregorio Fernandez
Written by| Nemesio Caravana
Produced by| Djamaluddin Malik
Starring|

* Mario Montenegro
* Delia Razon
* Rd Mochtar
* Netty Herawaty

Production
companies

Persari
LVN Studio

Distributed by| 20th Century Fox

Release date

* November 3, 1952 (1952-11-03) (Indonesia)

Countries| Indonesia
Philippines
Languages| Bahasa Indonesia
Filipino

Rodrigo de Villa is an Indonesian-Philippine historical drama film released in 1952. It was co-produced by Philippine-based LVN Studio and Indonesia-based Persari.[1]

The film is the first international co-production done by a Filipino film studio with a studio outside the Philippines.[2] Done in Ansco Color, the Rodrigo de Villa is the first Indonesian film production in color.[1]

Two versions of the film were made with each version having a different casting. The Philippine version was directed by Gregorio Fernandez while the Indonesian version was directed by Rempo Urip.[3]

## Cast

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* Rd Mochtar (ID) / Mario Montenegro[4] (PH) as Rodrigo de Villa
* Netty Herawaty (ID) / Delia Razon[4] (PH) as Jimena
* Rendra Karno as Don Juan
* Darussalam as Don Pedro
* Soekarsih as Queen Isabella
* Nana Mayo as Selima
* Astaman as King Alfonso
* Awaludin as King Lozano
* Djuriah Karno
* A. Hadi as King Leynes
* R.H. Andjar Subyanto as Duke Montero
* Pete Elfonso
* Dhira Soehoed
* Mimi Mariani

## Synopsis

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Rd Mochtar and Netty Herawaty as the titular character and Jemina respectively in the Indonesian version of Rodrigo de Villa.

In Castile, Queen Isabella and Lozano, a nobleman, collaborates with the invading Ottoman forces to take over the palace which leads to the arrest of King Alfonso and his men including Rodrigo de Villa, the son of Leynes, another nobleman. Lozano is appointed by the Ottomans as king as a reward for the collaboration and marries Isabella.

Jimena, Lozano's daughter is in a relationship with de Villa. King Lozano's second man falls in love with Jimena but the latter remain loyal to de Villa. Selima, the daughter of the Ottoman ruler, releases the former King Alfonso and de Villa due to a conflict with her father. De Villa, along with his stepbrothers Don Juan and Don Pedro, mobilize a force to expel the Ottomans from Castille. They defeat the Ottomans and remove Lozano from the throne.

## References

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1. ^ a b "Rodrigo de Villa". Film Indonesia. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
2. ^ Lo, Ricky (2 October 2014). "The many 'firsts' in Phl cinema". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
3. ^ Luik, J.E. "Indonesian-Philippine Co-Production Movie: From Rodirgo de Villa to Holiday in Bail" (PDF). Retrieved 19 April 2016. `{{cite journal}}`: Cite journal requires `|journal=` (help)
4. ^ a b de Ramos, Tante (19 November 2014). "FILMS OF LVN PICTURES IN THE 1950S". Film Academy of the Philippines. Retrieved 19 April 2016.