Malvarosa (film)
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| Directed by | Dr. Gregorio Fernandez |
| Screenplay by | Consuelo P. Osorio |
| Story by | Clodualdo del Mundo |
| Produced by | Narcisa de León |
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| Cinematography | Mike Accion |
| Edited by | Enrique Jarlego |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | Philippines |
| Language | Filipino |
Malvarosa is a 1958 Filipino family melodrama film directed by Dr. Gregorio Fernandez from a screenplay by Consuelo P. Osorio, based on a comic serial of the same name (serialized via Espesyal Komiks) written by Clodualdo del Mundo Sr. The film tells the story of a poverty-stricken nuclear family living on the nearby railroad tracks whose members carry their burdens that need to be resolved. It stars Charito Solis, Vic Silayan, Carlos Padilla Jr., Vic Diaz, Rey Ruiz, and Eddie Rodriguez as the children of Rebecca del Rio's character, Sinforosa, and Leroy Salvador as Candido, Rosa's fiancé.
Produced and released by LVN Pictures, the film was theatrically released on May 19, 1958. In 2019, the film was digitally scanned and restored by ABS-CBN Film Restoration.