Santiago! is a 1970 Philippine war drama written and directed by Lino Brocka and starring Fernando Poe Jr. as a guerrilla soldier during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines. It is the first film to include Hilda Koronel in a credited role, for which she won Best Supporting Actress at the 1971 FAMAS Awards at the age of 13. She would go on to act in seventeen of Brocka's films.
Plot Set in the Philippines during the Japanese occupation, a Filipino soldier, who is guilt-ridden over an incident that killed many civilians, deserts the rebel army and retreats to a nearby barrio where he is branded as a coward.
Cast Fernando Poe Jr. as Gonzalo Dante Rivero as Celso Boots Anson-Roa as Lydia Hilda Koronel as Cristina Jay Ilagan as Danilo Caridad Sanchez as Pilar Mary Walter as Andang Ruben Rustia as Capt. Santos Mario O'Hara as Diego Joonee Gamboa as Desto Lorli Villanueva as Villager Angie Ferro as Villager Corazon Noble as Celso's mother Cecilia Bulaong as Celso's sister Lily Gamboa as Celso's sister Celeste Legaspi as Daughter of Makapili Marzya Ilagan as Daughter of Makapili Mildred Ortega as Celso's sister Silvestre Tecson as Villager Ursula Carlos as Villager Rosa Santos as Villager Inday de la Cruz as Villager Tina Lava as Villager Luis Benedicto as Celso's father Pons de Guzman as Makapili Fred Esplana as Japanese/Guerrillas Burke Perdiz as Japanese/Guerrillas Ely Perez as Japanese/Guerrillas Roland Falcis as Japanese/Guerrillas
Production Scenes from the film were shot in Magdalena, Laguna.
Reception Accolades Award-giving organization Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result 19th FAMAS Awards 1971 Best Picture Santiago! Best Actor Fernando Poe Jr. Best Supporting Actor Jay Ilagan Best Supporting Actress Hilda Koronel
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