Phillip Salvador

A strong-willed mother favors her younger son over her other son, whom she blames for the death of her husband.

A woman from the city moves to the countryside with her new husband, who is struck by her uncanny resemblance to his dead wife.

Baler is a love story between Feliza, the daughter of a rebel commander and Celso, a half-Spanish soldier, set during the twilight years of the Spanish regime in the Philippines.