GANITO KAMI NOON, PAANO KAYO NGAYON?

ganito kami noon paano kayo ngayon – directed by Eddie Romero

the nickname of the guerrilla who was with kulas in prison was Kidlat, who happens to be the name of
Kulas’ horse

ganito kami noon, paano kayo ngayon tries to answer the question who/what is a filipino? – true

Eddie Garcia – Don Tibor

Diding’s character could be describe as static – false

Christoper De Leon – Nicolas Ocampo “Kulas”

Dranreb Belleza – bindoy

Gloria Diaz- Matilde Diaz Patron “diding”

Tsing Tong Tai – Lim

Johnny Vicar- Onofre Biltao – Kidlat

Ganito Kami Noon... Paano Kayo Ngayon? (lit. 'This Is How We Were Before... How Are You Doing Now?')
is a 1976 Philippine period drama film set in the era of Spanish colonization in the Philippines. Directed
by Eddie Romero and written by Romero and Roy C. Iglesias, it stars Christopher de Leon and Gloria Diaz
in the lead roles. The film was selected as the Philippine entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the
49th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[1]

In 2013, ABS-CBN Film Archives, in partnership with Central Digital Lab, digitally restored and
remastered the film and was subsequently released in select theaters for a limited period of time. The
digitally restored version was also released on DVD and iTunes.[2]

Plot

Nicolas "Kulas" Ocampo (Christopher de Leon), a young indio, lost his house to fire due to its
abandonment. He was forced to leave the countryside in search of temporary refuge and then, he finds
a priest named Padre Gil Corcuera (E.A. Rocha) who is hiding from a gang of bandits. They get to know
each other, but Kulas ends up being whipped by the friars when Padre Corcuera told them that he was
abducted by Kulas. Eventually, Padre Gil forgave him and he asked Kulas to take care of his illegitimate
child Bindoy (Dranreb Belleza) in Manila. On their way to the city, Kulas and Bindoy meet a group of
traveling actors' troupe. Kulas falls in love with its group leader Matilde "Diding" Diaz (Gloria Diaz). But
he was not given the opportunity to express his love as well as he should have been in the city for the
boy and had to act as the group moved forward.
With the boy in tow, Kulas arrived in Manila by boat. He was guided by Lim (Tsing Tong Tsai), a Hokkien
Chinese trader he encountered on the way, he was in the city. Kulas went astray after he transporting
the boy to the destination until he meets Diding again, and later, he met a Spanish mestizo, Don Tibor
(Eddie Garcia) who would teach him the good ways.

Another misfortune happened to Kulas when the Spanish soldiers mistakenly thought he was a robber.
He was jailed but escaped with the help of a fellow prisoner, Onofre 'Kidlat' Biltao (Johnny Vicar), who
was a swarm, before being sentenced to death. Meanwhile, Manila is in the midst of turmoil because of
the arrival of Americans. The Spanish government collapsed, and Kulas decided to see Diding for the last
time. After a brief encounter with her, Kulas left, sharing his future and his identity as a Filipino.

Cast[edit]
 Christopher de Leon as Nicolas "Kulas" Ocampo
 Gloria Diaz as Matilda 'Diding' Diaz Patron
 Eddie Garcia as Don Tibor
 Dranreb Belleza as Bindoy
 Leopoldo Salcedo as Fortunato 'Atong' Capili
 Rosemarie Gil as Concordia
 Johnny Vicar as Onofre 'Kidlat' Biltao
 Tsing Tong Tsai as Lim
 E.A. Rocha as Padre Gil Corcuera
 Jaime Fabregas as Komandante
 George Albert Romero
 Peque Gallaga as Spanish Officer
 Odette Khan as Don Tibor's wife
 Laida Lim-Perez as Lim's wife
 Teresita Non as Leonor
 Joey Romero as Soldier