Pedro Calungsod: Batang Martir

Dec 25, 2013

1h 47m

★ 4.0

Overview

Pedro Calungsod, a young Filipino man, leaves his Visayan native roots to join the Spanish Jesuit priest Fr. Diego de San Vitores in his mission to the Marianas Islands (Guam) in 1668. The San Diego Mission arrives in the Marianas where the young Pedro, a trained catechist and mission assistant, begins work for Fr. Diego de San Vitores in baptizing the Chamorro natives, preaching the holy gospel and spreading the good news of salvation through the Christian faith amidst paganism, doubt and disbelief. Despite the longing for his father and the threats to their lives, even at the peril of death, Pedro and Fr. Diego continued their missionary work. They roamed the dangerous islands and baptized many more natives and continued to enlighten them about Christianity.

Genres

War

Crime

Drama

History

Adventure

Thriller

Production Companies

Hubo Productions

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Cast

Pedro Calungsod

Rocco Nacino

Padre Tomas de Cadeñoso

Carlo Gonzalez

Father Diego Luis de San Vitores

Christian Vasquez

Choco

Ryan Eigenmann

Maga'lahi Hirao

Roberto Correa

Ahnha the Adulteress

Mercedes Cabral

Captain Juan de Sta. Cruz

Jestoni Alarcon

Victor Basa

Uritao Woman

Posh Develos

Spanish Soldier

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