pedro calungsod : batang martir
the electrifying blue sea of st. pedro calungsod (a film review on “pedro calungsod: batang martir” )
kapuso actor rocco nacino will be replacing jm de guzman as san pedro calungsod in an biographical film titled “pedro calungsod: batang martir. ”
this time, basa will be padre francisco solano in
san pedro calungsod: batang martir .
pedro calungsod: ang batang martir is surely destined to be a classic film on its genre. kudos .
pedro calungsod: batang martir, also known as journey of a young saint is a 2013 philippine biographical film depicting the life and martyrdom of saint pedro calungsod .
francis o. villacorta’s film “san pedro calungsod: batang martir” will start its shooting schedule this week until the last week of september .
pedro calungsod, batang martir is a historical - dramatic - adventure film of the new filipino saint, pedro calungsod, who was canonized at the vatican in rome, italy in october 2012 .
mike & ma - an hhww at the premiere night of 'pedro clungsod: batang martir'. = )
“pedro calungsod: batang martir” will star rocco nacino as calungsod, a cebuano altar boy who suffered religious persecution and was murdered for his missionary work in guam in 1672 .
i cried at the end of pedro calungsod: batang martir - - in relief because it was excruciating to watch and too long by half .
meanwhile, a religious biopic is another standout in this yearâ€™s mmff roster. san pedro calungsod batang martir is a film on the second filipino saint, pedro calungsod, who was canonized in vatican last year .
what storybooks and theater plays about the life and martyrdom of the second filipino saint cannot portray, the movie “pedro calungsod, batang martir” successfully delivers .
the electrifying blue sea of st. pedro calungsod (a film review on “pedro calungsod: batang martir”) – sssip' s
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rocco nacino replaced jm de guzman for the lead role of 'pedro calungsod: batang martir', who had to bow out due to health reasons. rocco did not disappoint, and played pedro calungsod with depth and sincerity .
“i cried at the end of pedro calungsod: batang martir — in relief because it was excruciating to watch and too long by half. ” (read full review )
by joel nava a must watch movie. ‘pedro calungsod: ang batang martir’ doesn’t just show a young saint’s life, but provides the accurate backdrop of history, culture and religi ...
of the official eight entries, 10, 000 hours by joyce bernal; pedro calungsod, batang martir by francis villacorta; and kaleidoscope world by eliza cornejo and gorio vicuna are produced independently .
besides ,
my husband' s lover
will end before
san pedro calungsod: batang martir
is shown this december. the teleserye is said to be ending in october this year .
not so popular, but a ‘must watch’: pedro calungsod movie ...
as the angels sang and a secret friend felt so proud watching the film - pedro calungsod: batang martir was among those films now, that could be treasured from the innermost feelings of the heart .
movie title maling akala xenoa 2: clash of bloods marino romeo at juliet pak! pak! my dr. kwak!' s kilabots pogi brothers weh? !? lauriana san pedro calungsod: batang martir
movie review: pedro calungsod: ang batang martir for a movie that depicts a theme of faith, pedro calungsod: ang batang martir brought a dissatisfying appeal to its audience. it became a battle of faith vs. obsession due to a lot of plot mistakes, unpolished acting and inconsistent sequence and scriptwriting. it was definitely something everyone anticipated for, and when you watch the film – it’s a total letdown. written, directed and produced by francis villacorta, pedro calungsod is a movie about the short life of …
victor basa will play a spanish priest in the biopic
san pedro calungsod: batang martir ,
an entry to the 2013 metro manila film festival. in the film, he will have to speak in fluent spanish .
jojo riguerra is a fellow missionary, while marc justine alvarez plays the young pedro calungsod .
star of the night rocco nacino. click link below for more info on pedro calungsod :
san pedro calungsod, batang martir will bring the story on the big screen to inspire the filipino youth, migrant workers and catholic christian devotees here and abroad to emulate the many good virtues of the young saint in their everyday lives .
pope blesses mosaic of filipino saint, pedro calungsod, at st. peter \' s basilica
rocco nacino arrives at the lobby. rocco plays the title role in 'pedro calungsod' .
pedro calungsod: batang martir is a movie starring carlo gonzalez, christian vasquez, and ryan eigenmann. pedro calungsod, a young filipino man, leaves his visayan native roots to join the spanish jesuit priest fr. diego de san vitores in his mission to the marianas islands (guam) in 1668. the... see full summary »
manila, philippines - francis villacortaâ€™s film san pedro calungsod, batang martir is determined to increase awareness on the life of the second filipino saint who was martyred in the name of the christian faith. it will also establish the young catechistâ€™s story as an important historical film document .
on 21 october 2012, pope benedict xvi canonized calungsod in saint peter’s square. after saint lorenzo ruiz, calungsod is the second filipino to be declared a saint by the roman catholic church. pedro calungsod: batang martir, also known as journey of a young saint is a philippine biographical film depicting the life and martyrdom of saint pedro calungsod who hailed from the visayas (could be cebu or iloilo), philippines. the movie’s intent is to bring home to more people an understanding of how he earned sainthood .
some of this year’s entries for metro manila film festival (mmff) have released teasers for their movies. “kimmy dora: ang kiyemeng prequel” “my little bossings” “boy golden” “kaleidoscope world” “pedro calungsod: batang martir” official teaser trailers of 2013 mmff entries – “kimmy dora: ang kiyemeng prequel, ” “my little bossings, ” “boy golden, ” “kaleidoscope world” and “pedro calungsod: batang martir” are now released. we still have to wait for the teasers of “girl, boy, bakla, tomboy, ” “pagpag” and “10, 000 hours. ” which among these movies excite you more …
i hold that one way of knowing the contours of the bible, the new testament in particular, is knowing the lives of the saints. hence, i advocate taking in the lives of the saints from across history and cultures. a little known saint in the usa is saint pedro calungsod, the second filipino saint in the church martyred in 1672. saint pedro was a layman, catechist, and was canonized by pope benedict xvi on 21 october 21, 2012. therefore, look to the recent movie on st. pedro calungsod, “ pedro calungsod, batang martir ” ,
don' t miss this rare opportunity in the us capital region, to watch the world premiere of
pedro calungsod - ang batang martir - 2nd filipino saint - the movie (w / english subtitles )
on march 15, 2015, sunday, 2: 30 p. m. .
on 21 october 2012, pope benedict xvi canonized calungsod in saint peter' s square. after saint lorenzo ruiz, calungsod is the second filipino to be declared a saint by the roman catholic church. pedro calungsod: batang martir, also known as journey of a young saint is a philippine biographical film depicting the life and martyrdom of saint pedro calungsod who hailed from the visayas (could be cebu or iloilo), philippines. the movie' s intent is to bring home to more people an understanding of how he earned sainthood .
an independent movie about the martyrdom of pedro calungsod, the filipino youth saint, will be showing on 25 december 2013 .
2nd filipino saint, pedro calungsod, the movie, 15 march 2015, sunday, 2: 00 p. m .
2nd filipino saint, pedro calungsod, the movie, 15 march 2015, sunday, 2: 30 p. m .
padre diego luís de san vitores was beatified in 1985. it was his beatification that brought the memory of pedro calungsod to our day. on 5 march 2000, pope john paul ii beatified pedro calungsod at saint peter' s square in rome .
now on its 39th year, the eight official entries of the mmff are comprised of 10, 000 hours; pedro calungsod, batang martir; girl boy bakla tomboy; pagpag: siyam na buhay; kimmy dora 3: ang kiyemeng prequel; my little bossings, boy golden: the arturo porcuna story, and kaleidoscope world .
young gma network actor rocco nacino was chosen to portray san pedro calungsod; christian vazquez plays the role of padre diego de san vitores .
finally, sapphire films & concepts’ holiday biographical film presentation on the story of “pedro calungsod, batang martir” produced by hpi synergy group and wings entertainment and directed by francis villacorta, was dramatically played by actors rocco nacino as “pedro calungsod, ” christian vasquez as fr. diego de san vittores, rolland correa as the maha’lahi chammoro chieftain, jestoni alarcon as father juan de sta. cruz and ryan eigenmann as choco. . this film was the formal entry to the 2013 metro manila film festival on december, 2013 .
their mission came to an end when chamorro’s chieftain maha’lahi tried to kill father diego, but pedro calungsod protected his mentor and he was killed instead .
march 15, 2015 (sunday) @ 2: 30 p. m. the world premiere movie of the 2nd filipino saint, san pedro calungsod
opening night at sm megamall. tara na! let' s watch 'pedro calungsod'! be inspired by the life of our very own saint !
“it is a shame that a compelling story of faith and courage is not told in a more potent and inspiring way. an average film instead of a powerful witness, pedro calungsod: batang martir feels like an uninspired sermon which lulls the churchgoer to sleep until the sanctus, where the lead character is nothing but a sidekick to the main actor, padre diego. ” (read full review )
the film will detail the events of how pedro calungsod evolved as a catechist, young man, faithful assistant and soldier of jesus christ. it will also show pedro’s growth as a christian at a time of resistance to the christian faith .
what made pedro calungsod: batang martir so efficient in delivering a message was the fact that it centered on the real virtues of a filipino saint and the conflicts that arose as he chose to live a life of great sacrifice. the movie was enlightening and thought - provoking. and the film’s director was soft in executing a saintly life - with his impressive compressed camera shots and good motivation to the actors’ performances .
we hope that pedro calungsod will be an inspiration for the filipino people with the message that we can reach sainthood through our everyday lives ,
he said .
saint pedro calungsod (petrus calungsod, pietro calungsod; (july 21, 1654 – april 2, 1672), also known as peter calungsod and pedro calonsor, was a roman catholic filipino migrant, sacristan and missionary catechist who, along with the spanish jesuit missionary diego luis de san vitores, suffered religious persecution and martyrdom in guam for their missionary work in 1672. while in guam, calungsod preached christianity to the chamorro people through catechism, while baptizing infants, children and adults at the risk and expense of being persecuted and eventually murdered. through calungsod and san vitores' missionary efforts, many native chamorros converted to roman catholicism. calungsod was formally beatified on march 5, 2000, by pope john paul ii. calungsod was officially canonized by pope benedict xvi at saint peter' s basilica in vatican city on october 21, 2012 .
in 1668, a young cebuano named pedro calungsod left home to join a spanish jesuit priest on a mission to the marianas islands (guam). here begins the story of
despite the usual festivities surrounding the metro manila film festival, pedro calungsod: batang martir may be the only film that reminds us of the christ in christmas. while the film is paved with good intentions, it is ultimately marred by an unwillingness to dig past the usual clichés of church doctrine and colonial history. natives are portrayed as thoughtless barbarians, spanish colonialists are depicted as righteous totalitarians, and missionaries are represented as soft - spoken messiahs .
in “becoming” san pedro calungsod, nacino told the sunday times magazine, “the experience of learning from him, through the portrayal of his character, renewed my faith in god. ”
this adventure movie is for everybody. the young boy who guided his blind mentor is something to witness and learn from. pedro calungsod' s life of devotion is relatable to all .
pedro calungsod: batang martir opens with the titular character' s grisly fate. the film comes to define its subject through this singular act of sacrifice. for most of the movie, calungsod is actually placed on the sidelines, a supporting character in his own film. it becomes painfully clear early on that the film has no insight to offer regarding its subject, never straying from a path of outright lionization. it makes for a terribly boring picture, since we don' t really need a whole movie to tell us that a saint was a pretty good guy .
villacorta also said this is not the typical mmff film because this will give the audience a glimpse at what and how far christianity has gone since 1668 during the mission of san pedro calungsod .
“it is through pedro calungsod’s involvement in the san diego mission where i based his story in the film, ” said writer - director francis villacorta. “young people today can learn a lot from the heroic life of san pedro calungsod. ordinary as he was, being a young catechist and mission assistant, the dedication to his work and his devotion to god is all too inspiring. ”
angelito: ang batang ama
will have a sequel ,
angelito: ang bagong yugto ,
star jm de guzman confirmed earlier today .
marc justine alvarez was cast as the young calungsod. some of the shortlisted actors for the role includes
pedro calungsod, a young filipino man, leaves his visayan native roots to join the spanish jesuit priest fr. diego de san vitores in his mission to the marianas islands (guam) in 1668 .
we saw her start shedding her wholesome image when she donned a two - piece swimsuit during a beach scene in the now defunct angelito: batang ama .
, adding that to date only a small percentage of the population are aware of calungsod’s life and adventures .
the subject of the film—while following the story of san pedro calungsod—embraces the historical roots of the “san diego mission, ” led by padre diego san vitores, who was martyred in 1672 together with the filipino saint .
wide eyed, dumbfounded. the film' s calungsod is more caricature than character. screen grab from the trailer
saint pedro calungsod, after all, is a filipino hero who did not fight for a bloody revolution but for a spiritual one instead. filipinos of this generation and the next should learn from his martyrdom and selfless work .
this robs calungsod of any sense of conviction. most of the time, pedro is depicted blissfully reminiscing about his childhood year, or preaching the good news to children who seem too young to understand his often hifalutin lectures. in contrast to the larger conflict between the native chamorro and the spanish missionaries, calungsod’s concerns feel petty and inconsequential .
manila, philippines - an entry to this yearâ€™s metro manila film festival (mmff), hpi synergy and wings entertainmentâ€™s pedro calungsod, batang martir, written and directed by francis villacorta, is a valiant effort to dramatize the life of our second filipino saint. valiant because this is not an easy task given the paucity of historical material other than the circumstances of his tragic death in guam in 1672, at the hands of the chamorros the jesuit mission was trying to convert to catholicism. a young catechist who was the right hand man to mission head father diego, calungsodâ€™s very place of birth is a matter of contention, with both cebu and iloilo among those claiming calungsod as their native son .
it’s worth noting that the lead role of pedro calungsod was originally been given to actor j. m. de guzman, whose credibility as a performer accompanied by his boyish looks made him a plausible pick for the eighteen year old saint .
the challenge of cinematic adaptation is to breathe warm life into cold text. admittedly, that is a challenge that easier written than executed. unfortunately for pedro calungsod, this attempt turned out to be an emotionless sermon best heard in church .
pedro calungsod, a young filipino man, leaves his visayan native roots to join the spanish jesuit priest fr. diego de san vitores in his mission to the marianas islands (guam) in 1668. the... see more »
in recognizing his contribution, the late pope john paul ii said, â€œ... from his childhood, pedro calungsod declared himself unwaveringly for christ and responded generously to his call. young people today can draw encouragement and strength from the example of pedro whose love of jesus inspired him to devote his teenage years to teaching the faith as a lay catechist .
“church doctrine is repeated ad nauseam and provides little context for calungsod’s own love for christ. in the end, it’s hard to see calungsod as little more than a subservient fool than a devout follower of faith. ” (read full review )
jm de guzman plays pedro calungsod. he is joined by christian vazquez as fr. diego luis de san vitores; tj trinidad as captain juan de sta. cruz; ryan eigenmann as choco; robert correa as magaâ€™lahi hirao, among others .
written, directed and produced by francis villacorta, pedro calungsod brings to the screen the short yet meaningful life of the young visayan saint whose recent canonization by pope benedict xvi had made him the second filipino saint to follow after san lorenzo ruiz .
pedro calungsod, a young filipino man, leaves his visayan native roots to join the spanish jesuit priest fr. diego de san vitores in his mission to the marianas islands (guam) in 1668. the... see full summary »
flashback is used to show tender moments of the young pedro with his father but there is hardly any development of character .
when asked how the religious - historical drama will attract mainstream viewers, director francis villacorta said, â€œi hope the filipino youth is ready for this kind of material since this is an alternative viewing for them since pedro calungsod is supposed to be an example of the youth and for migrant workers. for two years, i have researched for this material heavily. i have begun my own devotion for san pedro calungsod because of this film. it became my own quest to tell this story. â€
good news for the fans of jm de guzman !
angelito: ang batang ama
will have a sequel ,
angelito: ang bagong yugto, & quo... ;
“just like san pedro calungsod, it was a short life but a meaningful one. that’s why we are celebrating him in this film. there should be a celebration of christianity which is our aim and hope of this film, ” villacorta added .
an educational film about about our second saint pedro calungsod. the film is good take of looking back to our own history about spanish colonization teaching our natives catholicism. this is a good material to spread awareness for the life of our second saint .
despite the threats to their lives, calungsod and san vitores continued their missionary work, roaming the islands and preaching the gospel .
the case isn’t helped by calungsod’s characterization. although life as a missionary is indisputably difficult, the film provides calungsod with very few challenges of faith. nowhere in the film is calungsod’s own deovotion to christ put to the test. his blind acceptance of the church’s teachings may have been typical of a saint, but unfortunately, the unwillingness of villacorta to challenge his main character leaves him regrettably unrelatable .
last month, “san pedro calungsod” was chosen as one of the eight entries in this year’s metro manila film festival. rocco is fresh from playing abducted activist jonas burgos in joel lamangan’s political drama “burgos”. the film starts shooting in august and will end by october .
fr. diego worked with pedro in reaching as many natives as possible to enlighten them about christianity, to the point of risking their lives in order to continue their missionary work. today, guam is a catholic state and the movie highlights pedro’s role in this divine mission .
cinema commends the producer and director for the effort in transporting the life of pedro calungsod to the movie screen. it is a shame that a compelling story of faith and courage is not told in a more potent and inspiring way. an average film instead of a powerful witness ,
as padre diego’s personal assistant, pedro eventually becomes his eyes when the priest could no longer see clearly. pedro proved his love and loyalty towards padre diego when he put himself in the line to shield him from stoning, and from the spear that would take his own life .
pedro calungsod was a young native of the visayas region of the philippines. very little is known about him. he was just one of the boy catechists who went with some spanish jesuit missionaries from the philippines to the ladrones islands in the western pacific in 1668 to evangelize the chamorros .
“we hope to bring st. pedro calungsod closer to the students through new evangelization such as this film. with all our collaborative efforts, we can inspire more children and young students to be heroes and saints (in the future). we hope that pedro calungsod will be an inspiration for the filipino people with the message that we can reach sainthood through our everyday lives especially as we can all relate to him for he was a youth, an overseas filipino worker, a catechist, a missionary and a faithful friend, ” br. narciso erguiza, fsc, said .
almighty god, by whose gift blessed pedro the martyr witnessed to the gospel, even to the shedding of his blood: grant, by his example and intercession, that we too may live for you, boldly and steadfastly, confessing your name through our lord, jesus christ, your son, who lives and reigns with you in the holy spirit, one god, forever and ever. amen. – official prayer for pedro calungsod
pedro calungsod was born around the year sixteen fifty - four, in the visayas region of the philippines. his love for christ inspired him to train as a catechist with the jesuit missionaries there. in sixteen sixty - eight, along with other young catechists, he accompanied father diego luís de san vitores to the marianas islands in order to evangelize the chamorro people. life there was hard and the missionaries also faced persecution arising from envy and slander. pedro, however, displayed deep faith and charity and continued to catechize his many converts, giving witness to christ by a life of purity and dedication to the gospel. uppermost was his desire to win souls for christ, and this made him resolute in accepting martyrdom. he died on the second of april, sixteen seventy - two. witnesses record that pedro could have fled for safety but chose to stay at father diego’s side. the priest was able to give pedro absolution before he himself was killed. may the example and courageous witness of pedro calungsod inspire the dear people of the philippines to announce the kingdom bravely and to win souls for god! – pope benedict xvi ‘s canonization homily for saint pedro
blessed pedro calungsod, young migrant, student, catechist, missionary, faithful friend, martyr, you inspire us by your fidelity in times of adversity, by your courage in teaching the faith in the midst of hostility, and by your love in shedding your blood for the sake of the gospel. make our troubles your own (here mention your request), and intercede for us before the throne of mercy and grace so that as we experience the help of heaven we may be encouraged to proclaim and live the gospel here on earth. amen. – novena for blessed pedro calungsod
he said, apart from rocco, other actor he had in mind were paulo avelino, alden richards, and coco martin. but it was rocco who came on top of the list because he looks like the young saint and has already played pedro calungsod in a gma news tv docu - drama .
while calungsod’s importance in our country’s history is indisputable, his significance as a compelling subject for a feature length film is an entirely different matter. if the film’s narrative is anything to go on, calungsod’s life is nothing more than a series of drudging sermons that ultimately lead to an untimely death on the beach .
he added he is working hard to show how different the two characters - - the priest in pedro calungsod and david in
my husband' s lover
- - are. he stressed that he is very dedicated to his role, and he doesn' t want viewers to get confused with these characters .
metro manila development authority chairman francis tolentino announced today the eight official entries to the 39th metro manila film festival (mmff) which kicks off on dec. 25. 8 out of 15 was included as finalists for this year’s mmff mainstream category. eight official entries to the mmff 2013: 1. 10, 000 hoursphilippine film studio inc. robin padilla, alden richards 2. san pedro calungsod, batang martirhubo productionsjm de guzman 3. boy, girl, bakla, tomboyviva films and star cinemavice ganda and maricel soriano 4. please be careful with my …
the missionaries arrived in the marianas where the young pedro, a trained catechist and mission assistant, worked for san vitores and helped in baptizing the islands’ inhabitants .
one scene, though, that made a blogger smiled so sweetly as he watched the film was when st. pedro saw a big shell that landed on the bay. he held it strongly and listened to the sound and the music hidden underneath the big shell. and with the director’s great mind concept, he let that sound be heard. oh, so wonderful… and you’d soon know, it was the electrifying blue sea of st. pedro calungsod that made it all happen .
â€œleaving family and friends behind, pedro willingly accepted the challenge put to him by fr. diego to join him on his mission to the chamorros. in a spirit of faith, marked by strong eucharistic and marian devotion, pedro undertook the demanding work asked of him and bravely faced the many obstacles and difficulties he met. in the face of imminent danger, pedro would not forsake fr. diego but as a good soldier of christ preferred to die at the missionaryâ€™s side. â€
rocco nacino plays the title character pedro, a trained catechist and mission assistant, who worked with fr. diego de san vitores (played by christian vasquez) .
) remains largely inactive. as the personal assistant to jesuit father diego luis de san vitores (christian vasquez), pedro spends most of his time doing things of someone else’s accord. while the well - meaning father diego is undoubtedly a major influence in calungsod’s life, it often feels like father diego is the star of the film .
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when matapang learned of the baptism, he became even more furious. he violently hurled spears first at pedro. the lad skirted the darting spears with remarkable dexterity. the witnesses said that pedro had all the chances to escape because he was very agile, but he did not want to leave padre diego alone. those who knew pedro personally believed that he would have defeated his fierce aggressors and would have freed both himself and padre diego if only he had some weapons because he was a very valiant boy; but padre diego never allowed his companions to carry arms. finally, pedro got hit by a spear at the chest and he fell to the ground. hirao immediately charged towards him and finished him off with a blow of a cutlass on the head. padre diego gave pedro the sacramental absolution. after that, the assassins also killed padre diego .
regardless of the film’s many shortcomings, it’s regrettable to see how a story so steeped in christianity has such a superficial notion of faith. church doctrine is repeated ad nauseam and provides little context for calungsod’s own love for christ. in the end, it’s hard to see calungsod as little more than a subservient fool than a devout follower of faith .
as we all have learned, pedro calungsod was the second and recently filipino canonized saint after saint lorenzo ruiz. he was a cebu - born, 14 - year old attendant who accompanied the jesuit priests in their mission to the ladrones islands (formerly known as “isles of thieves” which is currently guam) to preach and teach christianity to the chamorros in 1668 .
“i hope the youngsters will watch the film because the story telling is great and they will realize that the saint had done something admirable that should be a model [ for all ]. we want to tell the youth to be like san pedro calungsod wherein the sacrifices he did in the name of jesus christ and the christian faith was very admirable, ” he added .
the artists who are part of the biopic are all sacrificing something - - rocco nacino, who will play pedro calungso, will stay off going sexy until the movie is not shown .
the movie depicts the life of calungsod, who left the central philippines island of visayas with spanish jesuit priest diego de san vitores for a mission to the marianas islands, now guam, in 1668 .
rocco nacino will replace jm de guzman as san pedro calungsod in a film about the cebuano saint which will be shown at the metro manila film festival starting december 25. jm’s father roniel de guzman pulled out his son from the project due to ‘health reasons. ’ jm’s father said he does not want the production team to ‘risk’ during the shoot in case jm encounters some ‘problems’ while filming, because of what he is going through .
calungsod’s sincerity was also another trait of the lay martyr that existing media has failed to picture. he was more than an assistant to san vitores in the film but the priest’s faithful companion. when the visually impaired san vitores decided to forego using his eyeglasses, calungsod became his eyes. the young bisaya turned out to be his shepherd’s own guide, such that he tied himself to him so that he would not stray during their walks .
pedro’s faith in god did not waver even in the face of danger. he prays and devotedly clings to the crucifix entrusted to him. he also tries to creatively make the gospel understandable to the children, and becomes a pillar of strength for his fellow catechists. the film also highlights pedro’s deep bond with his father from whom he learned the faith and shaped his character. it shows that parents have a strong influence in the formation of their children .
pedro calungsod, a young filipino man, leaves his visayan native roots to join the spanish jesuit priest fr. diego de san vitores in his mission to the marianas islands (guam) in 1668. the san diego mission arrives in the marianas where the young pedro, a trained catechist and mission assistant, begins work for fr. diego de san vitores in baptizing the chamorro natives, preaching the holy gospel and spreading the good news of salvation through the christian faith amidst paganism, doubt and disbelief. despite the longing for his father and the threats to their lives, even at the peril of death, pedro and fr. diego continued their missionary work. they roamed the dangerous islands and baptized many more natives and continued to enlighten them about christianity. guam is now a devoutly catholic state and this is the story of how the young filipino saint, between wars and persecutions, played his part in this divine mission .
calungsod (rocco nacino) was the young assistant of spanish jesuit priest diego luis de san vitores (christian vasquez) during a mission to catechize the natives of guam. books and stage plays always portray calungsod as the hero but true to historical accounts, film director francis villacorta subdued nacino’s portrayal that he could qualify as supporting actor to vazquez. after all, san vitores was the leader of the expedition on the territory, which was later on called the marianas islands .
pedro calungsod, a young filipino man, leaves his visayan native roots to join the spanish jesuit priest fr. diego de san vitores in his mission to the marianas islands (guam) in 1668. the san diego mission arrives in the marianas where the young pedro, a trained catechist and mission assistant, begins work for fr. diego de san vitores in baptizing the chamorro natives, preaching the holy gospel and spreading the good news of salvation through the christian faith amidst paganism, doubt and disbelief. despite the longing for his father and the threats to their lives, even at the peril of death, pedro and fr. diego continued their missionary work. they roamed the dangerous islands and baptized many more natives and continued to enlighten them about christianity. guam is now a devoutly catholic state and this is the story of how the young filipino saint, between wars and persecutions, played his part in this divine mission. written by wikipedia
mike & ma - an dagnalan, robert correa (who plays maga' lahi hirao, the chief of the chamorro warriors who killed the young visayan catechist, calungsod), and one of the film' s producers, charles stewart lee .
for earnestness and sincerity, iâ€™ll give high points to this calungsod film, and the cinematography work has much to commend it. that you had the characters too often talking in platitudes (those in the jesuit mission), or in strident indignation (the chamorros), had me wishing for a different approach to the screenplay; but yes, there was this need to make pedro calungsodâ€™s life a film subject, to bring home to more people an understanding of how he earned sainthood .
despite the longing for his father and the threats to their lives, even at the peril of death, pedro and fr. diego continued their missionary work. they roamed the dangerous islands and baptized many more natives and continued to enlighten them about christianity .
in the marianas, pedro helped the san diego mission in preaching god’s word and baptizing natives known as chamorros. it was indeed a challenging time to share the christian faith as paganism prevailed among the natives who openly expressed their doubts about the mission’s teachings .
the villacorta film is a valiant effort to dramatize the life of our second filipino saint. valiant because this is not an easy task given the paucity of historical material other than the circumstances of his tragic death in guam in 1672, at the hands of the chamorros the jesuit mission was trying to convert to catholicism. a young catechist who was the right hand man to mission head father diego, calungsod’s very place of birth is a matter of contention, with both cebu and iloilo among those claiming calungsod as their native son .
educated by the jesuits in the visayas, a section of the philippines. pedro could read, write and speak visayan, spanish, and chamorro, paint, draw, sing, and worked as a carpenter. teenage catechist who worked with spanish jesuit missionaries to the violent chamarros in the ladrones islands (modern marianas) in 1668. because he was a christian on a mission to catechize the chamorros, and baptisms, calungsod was murdered by two natives. he died trying to defend father diego luis de san vitores. martyr .
synopsis: in the late 1600s, a visayan named pedro calungsod (rocco nacino) joins a jesuit mission to the guam. he serves as personal steward to the spanish father diego (christian vazquez), and quickly gains a reputation for being especially kind and devout. though the mission is peaceful at first, it grows violent as a chamorro chieftain takes offense at the foreigners in his land. father diego seeks to maintain peace between the natives and the spaniards, but that soon proves to be impossible. (click the city )
finally, a film about calungsod is now on theaters to educate filipinos on what sacrifices he had to make and persecution he had to endure in the name of the catholic faith: everything that eventually made him a saint. it’s a book turned into a film so everybody expects how the story will develop. but you don’t feel suspense reading a book or sense pity watching a play. it’s the magic of cinematography and music score that contributes to the intensity of the plot that will make one wonder if he really knew calungsod before watching the movie .
the film itself does its best to remain faithful to the historical events surrounding calungsod’s missionary work, focusing on his life in the marianas in an effort to baptize the local chamorro natives. but the end result feels more like a dispassionate history lesson than a compelling cinematic experience .
when the companion missionaries of pedro learned of his death, they exclaimed, “fortunate youth! how well rewarded his four years of persevering service to god in the difficult mission are: he has become the precursor of our superior, padre diego, in heaven! ” they remembered pedro to be a boy with very good dispositions, a virtuous catechist, a faithful assistant, and a good catholic whose perseverance in the faith even to the point of martyrdom proved him to be a good soldier of christ (cf. ii tim 2: 3) .
the san diego mission arrives in the marianas where the young pedro, a trained catechist and mission assistant, begins working for fr. diego de san vitores in baptizing the chamorro natives, preaching the holy gospel and spreading the good news of salvation through the christian faith amidst paganism, doubt and disbelief. despite the longing for his father and the threats to their lives, even at the peril of death, pedro and fr. diego continued their missionary work. they roamed the dangerous islands and baptized many more natives and continued to enlighten them about christianity .
the san diego mission arrives in the marianas where the young pedro, a trained catechist and mission assistant, begins work for fr. diego de san vitores in baptizing the chamorro natives, preaching the holy gospel and spreading the good news of salvation through the christian faith amidst paganism, doubt and disbelief. despite the longing for his father and the threats to their lives, even at the peril of death, pedro and fr. diego continued their missionary work. they roamed the dangerous islands and baptized many more natives and continued to enlighten them about christianity .
blessed pedro calungsod, student, catechist, young migrant, missionary, faithful friend, martyr, you inspire us by your fidelity in times of adversity; by your courage in teaching the faith in the midst of hostility; and by your love in shedding your blood for the sake of the gospel. make our troubles your own (here mention your request) and intercede for us before the throne of mercy and grace so that, as we experience the help of heaven, we may be encouraged to live and proclaim the gospel here on earth. amen .
) for a mission to the marianas islands (guam) in 1668. trained as a catechist, pedro assists fr. diego de san vitores in baptizing the chamorros, preaching the good news of salvation amid doubts, paganism and disbelief. together with other catechists and priests, the missionaries face the challenges and dangers of life in the missions, particularly the antagonism of the natives. undaunted by setbacks and the death of their companions, pedro and fr. diego continue their missionary work throughout the islands. in the end, both of them give up their lives for the sake of the gospel .
the san diego mission arrives in the marianas where the young pedro, a trained catechist and mission assistant, begins work for fr. diego de san vitores in baptizing the chamorro natives, preaching the holy gospel and spreading the good news of salvation through the christian faith amidst paganism, doubt and disbelief .
while watching the film, i was reminded of the palme dâ€™or - winning the mission of roland joffe, which also explored jesuit missionary work, but in south america. there, jeremy irons and robert de niro represented conflicting philosophies on how to approach missionary work, and you had the added friction between church and state. itâ€™s this aspect of shifting facets, depth and texture that the lack of real historical material on calungsod struggles to create. what i did like was how the film tries to humanize calungsod, as in the scene where heâ€™s instructing a class of chamorro youngsters on the concept of our lord as shepherd .
lord god, through your son jesus christ, you taught us that there can be no greater love than to lay down one' s life for one' s friends. your servant, pedro calungsod, inspires us by his fidelity in times of adversity, by his courage in teaching the faith in the midst of hostility, and by his love in shedding his blood for the sake of the gospel. we humbly ask you to raise him to the honor of the altar, so that we may count him among our intercessors in heaven for the glory of your name. we ask this through jesus christ our lord. amen
aside from being portrayed as a young playful person, calungsod was also personified as very passionate in his work. to make young natives appreciate better god as the good shepherd, he pretended to be a sheep and then a shepherd who would leave the herd of 99 just to look for that one sheep that’s missing .
my lord, in your grace, you have shown through your servant, beato pedro calungsod, the sublime prize of following you; through his martyrdom, you have shown us that age and race will not hinder us from serving and loving you; his youthful fervor in defending the faith earned him the title to be called blessed; thus in confidence, i humbly call unto him to pray with me, and to intercede for this urgent favor (make a request) and that through his glorious life, i may try to emulate him, together with mother mary, who have without reserve said yes to your will. amen .
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to give matapang some time to cool down, padre diego and pedro gathered the children and some adults of the village at the nearby shore and started chanting with them the truths of the catholic faith. they invited matapang to join them, but the apostate shouted back that he was angry with god and was already fed up with the christian teachings .
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what villacorta did that books and stage plays failed to do is to humanize calungsod and portray his youthfulness. historical accounts said the bisaya was only 14 when they went on mission and he was personified in the film both as a boy deeply longing for his biological father whom he had not seen in a long while and a young man faced with various issues a typical teenager confronts.
pedro calungsod : batang martir , also known as journey of a young saint is a 2013 philippine biographical film depicting the life and martyrdom of saint pedro calungsod . written and directed by francis o. villacorta and produced by hpi synergy group and wings entertainment , is an official entry to the 2013 metro manila film festival , and was released on december 25 , 2013 . rocco nacino stars as calungsod , who is only the second filipino canonised by the catholic church after saint lorenzo ruíz de manila . this film serves as a movie adaptation of the docu-drama tv special aired on gma news tv on october 21 , 2012 as the canonization of the said saint where rocco nacino reprises his role to the film . 
pedro calungsod: batang martir, also known as journey of a young saint is a 2013 philippine biographical film depicting the life and martyrdom of saint pedro calungsod. written and directed by francis o. villacorta and produced by hpi synergy group and wings entertainment, is an official entry to the 2013 metro manila film festival, and was released on december 25, 2013. rocco nacino stars as calungsod, who is only the second filipino canonised by the catholic church after saint lorenzo ruíz de manila. this film serves as a movie adaptation of the docu-drama tv special aired on gma news tv on october 21, 2012 as the canonization of the said saint where rocco nacino reprises his role to the film.
pedro calungsod: batang martir, also known as journey of a young saint is a 2013 philippine biographical film depicting the life and martyrdom of saint pedro calungsod. written and directed by francis o. villacorta and produced by hpi synergy group and wings entertainment, is an official entry to the 2013 metro manila film festival, and was released on december 25, 2013. rocco nacino stars as calungsod, who is only the second filipino canonised by the catholic church after saint lorenzo ruíz de manila. this film serves as a movie adaptation of the docu-drama tv special aired on gma news tv on october 21, 2012 as the canonization of the said saint where rocco nacino reprises his role to the film.