The Moises Padilla Story is a 1961 Philippine bio-pic directed by Gerardo de León. The film was selected as the Philippine entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 34th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. The film is a biography of a Negros Occidental mayoral candidate who in 1951, was tortured and murdered by the private army of the provincial governor after he had refused to withdraw his candidacy.

The film is still extant and has been restored in 4K resolution by the Philippine Film Archive and Central Digital Lab in 2022. The restored version was premiered on September 2, 2022, in celebration of the Philippine Film Industry Month.

The Moises Padilla Story

Cast

Leopoldo Salcedo as Moises Padilla

Joseph Estrada as The Killer

Lilia Dizon

Ben Perez

Oscar Roncal

Max Alvarado

Rosa Aguirre

Robert Arevalo

Mila Montañez

Alfonso Carvajal

Joseph de Cordova

References

External links

1961 films

Tagalog-language films

1961 drama films

Films directed by Gerardo de León

Philippine biographical films

The Moises Padilla Story