Jose Rizal

Jose Rizal

Birth : 1861-06-19, Calamba City, Laguna, Philippines

Death : 1896-12-30

History

José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda (June 19, 1861 – December 30, 1896) was a Filipino nationalist, writer and polymath active at the end of the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. He is considered the national hero of the Philippines. An ophthalmologist by profession, Rizal became a writer and a key member of the Filipino Propaganda Movement, which advocated political reforms for the colony under Spain. He was executed by the Spanish colonial government for the crime of rebellion after the Philippine Revolution broke out; it was inspired by his writings. Though he was not actively involved in its planning or conduct, he ultimately approved of its goals which eventually resulted in Philippine independence. Rizal is widely considered one of the greatest heroes of the Philippines. He wrote the novels Noli Me Tángere (1887) and El filibusterismo (1891), which together are taken as a national epic, in addition to numerous poems and essays.

Profile

Jose Rizal

Movies

El Filibusterismo
Novel
Gerardo de Leon's masterpiece of an adaptation of Jose Rizal's gothic revenge novel.
Noli me Tángere
Novel
Based on the revolutionary novel by Jose Rizal.
Sisa
Novel
Gerardo de Leon's great revisionist film about one of Jose Rizal's most memorable characters, Sisa.
Noli Me Tangere
Novel
First Filipino screen adaptation of Jose Rizal's popular novel.
Noli Me Tangere
Writer
First Filipino screen adaptation of Jose Rizal's popular novel.