Film Title:
Urduja

Release Date:
June 18,2008

Genre:
Animation

Director:
Mike Tuviera

Synopsis:
The story of Urduja, a legendary warrior-princess who is recognized as a heroine in the province of Pangasinan.

Details:
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Aditional Info:
    1st all-digital Filipino full-length animated feature film 11 Years in the making

    Filipinos were known to be top caliber animators that even some - Ralph Fernan (Chicken Little) - of them have infiltrated some of the most prestigious animation companies like Disney, Marvel, Warner Brothers and Hanna Barbera. In fact, some foreign animations were made by Filipinos, but what hinders Filipinos for making a movie with "Tatak Pinoy" is due to limited budget. But now, here it is, the first ever major Filipino Animation. Although Dayo (see trailer in Youtube) was the first ever Filipino Full-Length Animation... .

    The movie will be in Tagalog format and the characters are voiced by Filipino actors themselves and none would be in the least a foreigner: along in the top lists are Asia 's songbird Regine Velasquez who lends her voice to the title role of "Urduja," with Cesar Montano as the male lead Limhang. Also, Eddie Garcia as Lakanpati, Jay Manalo as Simakwel, Michael V. as Kukut,Epi Quizon as Daisuke Allan K Tarsir, Ruby Rodriguez as Mayumi and Johnny Delgado as Wang impart their vocal talents to give the movie more "color." The animated feature film is produced by Tony Tuviera's APT Entertainment with Vic Sotto. The trailer of the said flick was first shown in the ongoing Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF).

    What's more: According to GoodNewsPilipinas. Com, "Movie columnists and viewers who saw the teaser said the animation of "Urduja" is very impressive and can be compared to foreign animated films of Disney or Dreamworks. It only goes to show that we are no longer behind when it comes to Hollywood animated features because we have brilliant Filipino animators who can deliver work that is comparable, if not better, than Hollywood productions."
The story would focus on one of biggest Filipino legends of the same title. Urduja (ca. 1350 C.E - 1400 C.E.), is a legendary warrior-princess who is recognized as a heroine in Pangasinan. A historical reference to Urduja can be found in the travel account of Ibn Battuta (1304 - possibly 1368 or 1377 C.E.), a Muslim traveler from Morocco .

    Ibn Battuta described Urduja as the ruler of Kaylukari in the land of Tawalisi . Ibn Battuta stopped by Tawalisi, which is believed to be around the Pangasinan coastal town of Sual , on his way to China . Princess Urduja was described as a daughter of a king named Tawalisi of a land that was also called Tawalisi. The ruler of Tawalisi, according to Ibn Battuta, possessed many ships and was a rival of China , which was then ruled by a Mongol dynasty. Ibn Battuta sailed for 17 days to reach China from the land of Tawalisi . Urduja will be shown on June 18, 2008 in 120 theaters nationwide.

Trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRFIFMWCRVs

BABAE AKO by Regine Velasquez MUSIC VIDEO:

http://www.youtube.com/watchv=H8r-Rve5c9Q&feature=relate

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Trailer

Music Video