Gold, Silver, Death
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“No one escapes the horrors of war.”
The story follows the Lorenzos and the Ojedas, the two land-owning clans in the island province of Negros, who were trying to cope and survive the war that lasted three tumultuous years, where they experienced or witnessed violence, blood, horror, and death. It is structured into three parts: Oro, a life of luxury and comfort in the city; Plata, a still-luxurious time of refuge in a provincial hacienda; and finally, Mata, a toilsome retreat deeper into the mountains. A war not only turned them into miserable people but also turned them into animals.
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Cast
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Manny Ojeda
Don Claudio Ojeda
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Liza Lorena
Nena Ojeda
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Joel Torre
Miguel Lorenzo
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Maggie Ojeda
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Mitch Valdez
Jo Russell
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Lorli Villanueva
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Ronnie Lazaro
Hermes Mercurio
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Abbo Q. Dela Cruz
Melchor
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Mely Mallari
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Mary Walter
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Peque Gallaga Director · Jose Javier Reyes Screenplay Mario Taguiwalo Story
United States release October 1, 1983 · Produced in Philippines · Languages English, Spanish, Tagalog
Production
Experimental Cinema of the Philippines
Production
Philippines
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Oro, Plata, Mata
Original language
Tagalog
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish · Tagalog
Release dates
Philippines · January 27, 1982
Theatrical
United States · October 1, 1983
Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival
Canada
June 29, 2019 · Premiere · Filipino Heritage Month, Toronto
Israel
November 10, 2019 · Premiere · 2nd Philippine Film Festival, Haifa
Japan
July 30, 1988 · Premiere · Philippine Contemporary Literature and Film Festival, Yamagata Prefecture
July 25, 1991 · Premiere · Philippine Film Festival
Philippines
November 28, 2012 · Premiere · Cinema One Originals Film Festival (restored version)
March 6, 2013 · Premiere · Restored Version
January 23, 2026 · Digital · JuanFlix
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