Taviel was even able to celebrate Christmas with Rizal in the cell where they drink and sing together. In just a short period, Rizal and Taviel captured each other's sympathy and eventually became friends as they had usual meetings in Rizal's cell in Fort Santiago. Taviel de Andrade does not waste time to study carefully Rizal's case. Soon, a first lieutenant of the Artillery, Luis Taviel de Andrade, visits Rizal. Meanwhile, in a small Balintawak field, Andrés Bonifacio and his fellow secret organization, the Katipunan, commence the uprising against the tyranny created by the Spaniards by tearing their cédulas as a sign of freedom from Spanish slavery. José Rizal is imprisoned in Fort Santiago due to his dissident activities. The film was an official entry to the 1998 Metro Manila Film Festival, swept most of the nominations with seventeen awards, making it the first film with the most MMFF award wins. The film was based on the true story of Filipino patriot José Rizal, who was imprisoned under the Spanish colonization and tells Rizal's story until the final day of his execution.Īt the time of its release, it was the most expensive film in the history of Filipino cinema with a budget of over ₱80 million. José Rizal is a 1998 Philippine historical drama film directed by Marilou Diaz-Abaya and starring Cesar Montano as José Rizal.

El filibusterismo by josé rizal