BY RONALD CONSTANTINO
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LAST week, Highspeed enuĀmerated poetic movie titles. Here are more, as gathered from the book, āThe Golden Years; Memorable Tagalog Movie Ads 1946-1956ā from the collection of Danny Dolor.
The poetic movie titles have English translations:
āTubig Na Hinugasanā (Cleansed Water).
āApoy Na Ginatunganā (FuĀeled Fire).
āTubigā and āApoy,ā directed by Paquito Bolero, were star-studded.
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MOVIE QUEEN ā Rosa del Rosario, movie queen of the ā40s, starred in Gerry de Leonās āBulaklak at Paruparoā (Flower and Butterfly).
Eduardo de Castroās āSingsing Na Sinulidā (Ring of Thread).
Consuelo Osorioās āKundiman ng Luhaā (Ballad of Tears).
Susana O. de Guzmanās āHiĀmala ng Birhen sa Antipoloā (Miracle of the Virgin of AnĀtipolo).
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OTHER POETIC TITLES ā Tor Villanoās āWalang Kamatayanā (Deathless) and āKalbario ng Isang Inaā (Calvary of a MothĀer).
Carlos S. Manaloās āKalbario ng Isang Asawaā (Calvary of a Husband).
Mar S. Torreās āBasahang Gintoā (Golden Rag).
Billy Icasianoās āPanyolitong Bughawā (Blue Hankie).
Rosa Miaās āPagdating ng TakĀip-Silimā (When Dusk Falls).
Olive La Torreās āUhaw na Pag-ibigā (Thirsty Love).
Artemio Marquezās āDigĀmaan ng Damdaminā (Clash of Emotions).
Rino Bermudezās āDinayang Pagmamahalā (Cheated Love) and āDakilang Pagpapasakitā (Noble Suffering).
Fermin Barvaās āHiwaga ng Langitā (Heavenās Mystery).
Joe Climacoās āHarana sa Karagatanā (Serenade in the High Seas).
Nardo Vercudiaās āHuling Patak ng Dugoā (Last Drop of Blood).
Octavio Silosā āUlilang KalaĀpatiā (Orphaned Dove).
Cesar Gallardoās āKidlat sa Silanganā (Lightning Over the East).
Eddie Romeroās āMay Bakas ang Lumipasā (Traces of the Past).