Does anyone here remember these feature length historical (non-musical) movies that Armida produced for Aawitan Kita?
Dung-aw -- my favorite, I may be mistaken but Lino may have directed this one -- about Gabriela Silang. I believe "dung-aw" is a dirge, and the movie opens with images of Ilocano women in mourning. Romy Vitug served as DP and he did one of his best works here, shooting breathtaking vistas of desolate Ilocandia dunes.
Lakambini at Supremo -- about Andres Bonifacio and his wife, it's a blur
Sisa -- this one had an ominous darkness and a tropical Gothic quality, but ultimately ruined by unconvincing mad scenes.
I believe there were a few more.
Presumably because of a wealth of government funding, these were some of the best crafted feature films to come out of the industry. Technically they were first-rate, production design was as authentic as it got, and most of the talents came from the PETA stable. The end results themselves were a mixed bag, bogged down by speechifying and myth-making. Dung-aw though had some of the most powerful images I've seen in our movies.