Sampaguita Pictures, 1958
From 1946 to 1972, the golden ages of komiks and movies in the Philippines coincided. Since komiks were a popular form of entertainment in the Philippines, movie producers created some of the greatest box-office blockbusters from komiks materials. Translating komiks stories into films/movies became a trend in the local cinema; Mga Kuwento ni Lola Basyang was produced by Sampaguita Pictures in 1958. This movie is a twinbill of two Lola Basyang stories.
Dolphy starred in Si Pedrong Walang Takot (Fearless Pedro). This is about a cowardly man named Pedro who gains courage by means of an enchanted bell that he used to scare away the kapre (a hairy giant).
The second one is Ang Prinsesang Naging Pulubi (The Princess Who Became a Beggar). A princess from a faraway land (portrayed by the glamorous Gloria Romero) rejected all of her high-profile suitors, believing that material riches cannot provide genuine happiness. Her act of constantly spurning her suitors provoked the ire of her father, the King. He decreed that she be given to the first beggar who finds his way to the royal garden. From this beggar (Juancho Gutierrez), she found true love.
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