Movie Still: Dahil Sa Isang Bulaklak

Charito Solis and Ric Rodrigo in Dahil Sa Isang Bulaklak (1967)

(photo: courtesy of Gerard Lico)

News/Magazine Article: Classic Charito

Ang Langit sa Lupa (1969)
Luha sa Karimlan (1968)

After winning Asia's Best Actress award for Dahil Sa Isang Bulaklak, Charito Solis topbilled two other heavy drama, Luha sa Karimlan (1968) and Ang Langit sa Lupa (1969).
Nepomuceno Productions, then her home studio, billed the dramas as a 'trilogy of immortal film classics.'
Before and after Dahil sa Isang Bulaklak, Charito won many other trophies for Best Actress and Best Supporting from Urian, Famas, Metro Manila Film Festival, Catholic Mass Media Awards, Film Academy of the Philippines.

(source: The Philippines Star March 30, 2014/ Remember When? From the Collection of Danny Dolor)

Movie Still: Ang Langit sa Lupa (1968)

Charito Solis
Ang Langit sa Lupa (1968)

(photo: courtesy of Gerard Lico)

1967: Nepomuceno Productions producer Luis Nepomuceno and the cast of Dahil sa Isang Bulaklak led by Charito Solis, Ric Rodrigo and Liza Lorena receive the Grand Rajah Soliman award for Best Picture from Manila Mayor and Mrs. Antonio J. Villegas
 

(source: A misty-eyed look at Manila Filmfest
FUNFARE By Ricky Lo (The Philippine Star) | Updated June 24, 2013)

The Movies of Ms Charito Solis that were produced by Nepomuceno Productions

The Movies of Ms Charito Solis that were produced by Nepomuceno Productions

1967 Dahil Sa Isang Bulaklak
Asia's Best Actress

1967 Ang Langit Sa Lupa
1968 Luha Sa Karimlan
1968 Manila: Open City
1968 Igorota
Famas Best Actress

1969 Ang Pulubi
Manila Fim Festival Best Actress

1970 Pipo (A Time For Dying)
1970 The Hunted

(movie poster: source: Video 48

4th Metro Manila Film Festival Best Actress

4th Metro Manila Film Festival Best actress winner Ms Charito Solis together with other winners Fred Galang (Best Actor), Miguelito Nepomuceno (Best Child Actor) and Eva Darren (Best Supporting Actress), all for the movie Ang Pulubi under Nepomuceno Productions
(photo: internet source)

Trivia - Ang Langit Sa Lupa (1967)

"Minsan nga'y nahiling ko sa Mahal na Birhen kung maari'y pagkalooban ako ng kasintahang tulad Niya sa buti at kagandahan. Kaya naman ng matagpuan kita,para na ring ipinagkaloob sa akin ang LANGIT SA LUPA."

Charito Solis as Maria in this 1967 movie Ang Langit Sa Lupa

(movie poster source: Video 48)
(photo source: Philstar.com STAR BYTES By Butch Francisco)

Video: Dahil Sa Isang Bulaklak (1967)

A scene from the movie, Dahil Sa Isang Bulaklak (1967)
Charito Solis and Ric Rodrigo

Trivia - Dahil Sa Isang Bulaklak

Dahil sa Isang Bulaklak,  starring Charito Solis and Ric Rodrigo and shown in 1967, marks the revival of Nepomuceno Productions, founded before World War II by Jose Nepomuceno, father of Philippine movies. ("Charito, Ric star in Landmark Filipino Film". philstar.com. Oct, 30, 2011)

It was billed ‘The biggest  Filipino motion picture ever!’ and ‘The first Filipino film in color by De Luxe.’


The movie was a blockbuster, shown for several months at the Manila Grand Opera House, renovated to be the home of Nepomuceno pictures. Dahil sa Isang Bulaklak, noted for its technical polish and five-hankie plot (meaning tearjerker), gave Charito Asia’s Best Actress award. ("Charito, Ric star in Landmark Filipino Film". philstar.com. Oct, 30, 2011) 

 

 The film was selected as the Philippine entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 40th Academy Awards and Ms Charito Solis was invited to attend the awards night, the first Filipina to ever do so.

 

Head Shot - Promotional Photo in 1960's

Promotional Photo in 1960's under Nepomuceno Productions

Luha Sa Karimlan (1968)

Promotional Photo for the movie

Luha sa Karimlan (1968)

Nepomuceno Productions 

Trivia - Igorota (1968)

Igorota (1968)

Nepomuceno Productions

Starring Charito Solis, Ric Rodrigo and Mario Montenegro, the movie was shown in Manila Grand Opera House for 10 months.

Movie Still - Manila: Open city (1968)

Manila: Open City (1968) 

(Nepomuceno Productions)
Starring: Charito Solis, James Shigeta, Ric Rodrigo, Mario Montenegro, Eddie Garcia, Nova Villa, Alex Nicol, John Ashley, Norma Blancaflor, Rosa Mia
Written and Directed By: Eddie Romero
Original Music By: Polding Silos (Leopoldo Silos)
Film Editing By: Elsa Abutal
Cinematography By: Dik Trofeo, Loreto Isleta & Ricardo Periodica

Lobby Card - Dahil Sa Isang Bulaklak (1967)

Lobby Card
Charito Solis
Dahil Sa Isang Bulaklak (1967)
Nepomuceno Productions

Famas Hall of Fame

 (Famas Hall of Fame trophy of Ms. Charito Solis in Mowelfund Museum)

(photo from pelikulaatbp.blogspot.com)

(Ms. Solis accepting her Famas Hall of Fame Award in 1984)

Ms Charito Solis became the first actress to be inducted into the FAMAS Hall of Fame.  In 1959, she won her first Famas Best Actress for the movie Kundiman ng Lahi directed by National Artist Lamberto Avellana.  The next year, she made another record for being the first actress to ever win back to back Famas Best Actress award for her performance in 1960  movie Emily (considered by Ms Solis as one of her most memorable movies in an interview by Mario Bautista in 1978).  Her third Famas Award was in 1963 for a difficult role in  Angustia.  Then she starred in Igorota, a film by Nepomuceno Productions, where she became the first Filipina actress to bare her breasts on film. Her role in Igorota won her another FAMAS Best Actress Award in 1968.  Her fifth win was for the movie Don't Cry for me Papa in 1983 with Ric Rodrigo and Lisa Lorena ( the three stars appeared all together in a movie Dahil Sa Isang Bulaklak in 1967).  After her fifth win, she became the first actress to be inducted into the Famas Hall of Fame in 1984, a recognition Ms Charito Solis truly deserved.

Charito Solis, The Empress of Drama

13 acting awards and 25 nominations, in a brilliant career that spanned for 43 years.

In 1959, she got her first FAMAS Best Actress Award for her fine performance in Bert Avellana's classic Kundiman ng Lahi. And in 1960, Charito won her second FAMAS for her tour de force acting in Emily.

In 1967, she made the country proud as the first Filipina to win as Best Actress in the Asian Film Festival for the movie "Dahil Sa Isang Bulaklak."  

The same movie became her passport to attend the prestigious Oscar awards the following year, making her the first Filipina actress to do so.

After her fifth win at the FAMAS in 1984 as Best Actress for "Don't Cry for Me, Papa" (1983), she became its first inductee into the Hall of Fame. Her four other FAMAS wins as Best Actress came from "Igorota," "Kundiman ng Lahi"(1959); "Emily" (1960) and "Angustia" (1963).

1969 4th MANILA FILM FESTIVAL Best Actress for Ang Pulubi.

The Metro Manila Film Festival also listed her as its first Best Actress winner for "Araw-Araw, Gabi-Gabi" in 1975.

Charito, first won as Best Actress for Ina, Kapatid, Anak (1979) and as Best Supporting Actress for Kisapmata (1981) and Karnal (1983) in URIAN.

1981 Metro Manila Film Festival Best Supporting Actress for Kisapmata.

Film Academy of the Philippines (1984)  Best Supporting Actress Karnal.

Acknowledgement:
http://video48.blogspot.com/
http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/210849/charito-solis-empress-drama
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=154163
http://pelikulaatbp.blogspot.com
http://sari-saringsinengpinoy.blogspot.com/