Lorenzo Ruiz... The Saint... A Filipino! (1988)

Saint Lorenzo Ruiz (c.1600 - September 29, 1637), was born in Binondo, Manila, Philippines. His Chinese father taught him Chinese, and his Filipino mother taught him Tagalog. Both of his ... See full summary »

Director:

Maria Saret

Writer:

Serge Custodio Jr. (screenplay)

Stars:

Mat Ranillo III, Charito Solis, Dang Cecilio

1 win & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mat Ranillo III	...	Lorenzo Ruiz
Charito Solis	...	Inang
Dang Cecilio	...	Mercedes Ruiz
Joko Diaz	...	Carlos Ruiz (as Juco Diaz)
Alvin Enriquez	...	Lorenzo's Son
Rose Ann Gonzales	...	Maria Ruiz
Rosanno Abelardo
Tony Lao
Eddie Gaerlan	...	Padre Miguel (as Ed Garlan)
Joe Fischer
Eyal Simanton
Allan Garcia
Arthur Liobo	...	(as Arthur Llobon)
Dante Javier
Ding Medina

Storyline

Saint Lorenzo Ruiz (c.1600 - September 29, 1637), was born in Binondo, Manila, Philippines. His Chinese father taught him Chinese, and his Filipino mother taught him Tagalog. Both of his parents were Catholic. Lorenzo served at the convent of Binondo church as an altar boy. After a few years Lorenzo earned the title of "escribano" (notary). He became a member of the Confraternity of the Holy Rosary. He was working as a clerk at the Binondo Church when he was falsely accused of killing a Spaniard in 1636. Prior to that, his life with his Filipino wife and three children was one of peace, contentment, and Christ-centered. Lorenzo was falsely accused of murdering a Spaniard and sought asylum on board a ship with three Dominican priests, Saint Antonio Gonzalez, Saint Guillermo Courtet, Saint Miguel de Aozaraza, a Japanese priest: Saint Vicente Shiwozuka de la Cruz, and a layman named Saint Lazaro of Kyoto, a leper. The boat landed at Okinawa and the group was arrested on basis of their ...

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Plot Keywords:

saint | priest | spaniard | japanese | church | 

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | History

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Details

Country:

Philippines

Language:

Filipino Tagalog

Release Date:

5 October 1988 (Philippines)

Also Known As:

Lorenzo Ruiz

Company Credits

Production Co:

R.J.U. Films International

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The movie chronicles the life, martyrdom, and sainthood of the first Filipino saint of the Roman Catholic Church.

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