Manila talkatone studios and the movie art of vicente bonus
September 25 - october 18, 2019

Archivo 1984 presents movie stills that were shot at the Manila Talkatone Studios and the Movie Art of Vicente Bonus.

Manila Talkatone Studios held office in a house in Pandacan, Manila, built by architect Andres Luna de San Pedro. It was the location where the first Filipino sound film was made. Although many films were shot in that house, only one made it to cinemas.

Among the stills exhibited is a kissing scene under the tree between Eduardo de Castro and Gilda Gales—dubbed the Greta Garbo of the Philippines—in the movie “Andres Bonifacio,” which was never shown.

The gallery will also exhibit the art and movie stills from the Bonus collection. An unsung hero in film history, Bonus was an art director and production designer whose films included “Tatlong Taong Walang Diyos” (1976) and “Noli Me Tangere” (1961). The gallery will be selling blowups of Bonus’ art.

-Marge Enriquez