Aired (March 20, 2024): Maganda, matapang at kasapi ng kilusang nagpalaya sa bayan — ‘yan si Maria Rodrigo mula sa bayan ng Bulakan sa lalalawigan ng Bulacan. Siya nga ba ang ‘La Bulaqueña’? Alamin sa video.
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00:41 I'm scared because it's becoming real to me.
00:44 It's a moving portrait for me because all the images, all the people in the picture have a meaning.
00:50 Until I was mesmerized by another work of Manduna.
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01:02 She is La Bulakenya or Una Bulakenya.
01:06 Manduna believed in the mysterious woman in November 1895,
01:13 a few years before the revolution against the Spanish government.
01:17 Many people thought that the woman in the picture is Maria Clara,
01:21 the main character in the novel by José Rizal, which is not limited to her because of her dress.
01:26 And she is holding a panolito and a banito.
01:30 The woman is standing in the picture while her feet are moving in a long dress with a tapis.
01:37 Like the mystery that surrounds the famous painting of Mona Lisa in Paris,
01:43 La Bulakenya's true personality is also unknown.
01:47 Aside from her round face and eyes,
01:51 her nose is round and her lips are red,
01:54 her hair is curly and her eyebrows are curly,
01:57 there is no clear identity to La Bulakenya.
02:01 It seems that her true name was hidden in history.
02:06 It is still not clear if the woman in the picture really came from the province of Bulacan.
02:12 Because La Bulakenya is considered a masterpiece,
02:17 many people say that the woman became an important part of Juan Luna's life
02:23 so that he could create this beautiful painting.
02:26 After many years,
02:28 120 years in fact,
02:31 La Bulakenya's lips remain round in her true personality.
02:37 Who is La Bulakenya?
02:42 One of the mysteries of La Bulakenya
02:51 is its salvation from the destruction of the Second World War.
02:56 I am currently making a drama series based on our history, "Ang Tulang Araw".
03:04 This is about the time of the Japanese occupation of our country.
03:08 But it's not just the people who became victims of the war.
03:11 There are also some historical scenes.
03:13 For many decades,
03:15 La Bulakenya has been silent and just hanging on a wall of Malacanang.
03:20 Sometimes, it was even glorified as the leader of a former colony.
03:25 But the truth is,
03:26 nothing is still clear about the true personality of La Bulakenya.
03:31 One of the colorful stories about the true personality of La Bulakenya
03:37 is from the town of Bulacan, in the province of Bulacan.
03:41 La Bulakenya is Maria Rodrigo, who has a distant relative.
03:46 When we were young, our ancestors and grandmothers told us
03:52 that whenever there's an occasion in the family,
03:54 it's always accompanied by the stories of our grandmothers and grandfathers.
03:58 That the woman behind La Bulakenya or Una Bulakenya,
04:03 was Juan Luna, a Rodrigo, and our grandmother.
04:07 One of the prominent Bulakenyo is the great writer, Marcelo H. Del Pilar.
04:13 A close friend of Juan and Antonio Luna.
04:16 Riding a horse, Juan and Antonio's brother, Ilocos,
04:21 travels from Ilocos to bring Marcelo to Bulacan.
04:24 Believing in the occasional visit of Del Pilar,
04:28 the brother Luna might have seen Juan's beautiful wife, Maria,
04:32 or her, a close relative of Marcelo, who is good at estimating visitors.
04:37 The house is just in front of the relative's house.
04:39 Of course, the one who introduced her is her uncle.
04:41 Ian's heart became at ease to trust Juan Luna to be his model.
04:47 Who is La Bulakenya?
04:53 One of the colorful stories about the true identity of La Bulakenya
05:03 is from the town of Bulacan, in the province of Bulacan.
05:07 La Bulakenya is Maria Rodrigo, who has a relative named Ian.
05:12 When we were young, we were told by our aunts and grandmothers,
05:18 whenever there's an occasion in the family,
05:20 it's included in the stories told by our grandmothers and grandfathers,
05:24 that the woman behind La Bulakenya or Una Bulakenya,
05:29 of Juan Luna, is a Rodrigo and our grandmother.
05:33 One of the prominent Bulakenyo is the great writer Marcelo H. del Pilar,
05:39 a close friend of Juan and Antonio Luna.
05:43 Riding a horse, the brothers, Juan and Antonio, travel from Ilocos
05:48 to bring Marcelo to Bulacan.
05:51 The brother Luna was trusted by the occasional visit of the Del Pilar,
05:55 Juan might have seen Maria or her, a close relative of Marcelo,
06:01 who was able to estimate the number of visitors.
06:03 The house was just in front of the house,
06:05 of course, the one who introduced him was his relative.
06:08 Ian's feelings became broad,
06:10 so that Juan Luna would be trusted to be a model.
06:13 So if we look at the distance of looking at the window,
06:19 and if it's only on the other side of the road,
06:21 the so-called home of Maria Rodrigo or Ian,
06:24 the potential to remember her is that big,
06:28 because of the proximity of this place.
06:31 Juan wanders around the town to draw beautiful images.
06:36 While Marcelo and Antonio are talking about the movement,
06:41 it is possible that Juan had planted in his mind the beauty of Ian,
06:45 that's why he painted it.
06:47 At that time, the first time he drew it was just a sketch.
06:53 It was probably a pencil or charcoal.
06:58 It was only a few years after that he painted it.
07:03 It became an oil painting.
07:05 According to the story, the sketch session took place in the house of Marcelo and Del Pilar,
07:10 in front of the house of Maria Ian Rodrigo.
07:13 Why were the residents of Bulacan,
07:17 particularly in Bulacan, calling Maria Rodrigo?
07:20 Maybe because of the resemblance of her face,
07:23 which was proven by the Rodrigo family during that time.
07:26 One of the prominent Rodrigo, Senator Sok Rodrigo,
07:30 they say they have the same eyebrows.
07:33 Senator Sok Rodrigo is his nephew.
07:37 Although he has six children and is considered in a decent family,
07:42 it can be considered that he did not have a house in his time.
07:47 Sometimes he was seen by his fellow countrymen riding a horse
07:52 to join the fight in the battle of Bulacan.
07:55 That was the last time Ian saw life.
08:00 According to the stories of the town,
08:03 Ian joined the revolution as a newscaster for the Filipino movements
08:09 led by the young general Gregorio Del Pilar,
08:13 also known as General Goy.
08:15 He was a courier of the government.
08:18 If there are messages that he wants to deliver to the fellow countrymen,
08:23 Maria Rodrigo is one of the people who brings these writings or information
08:28 as a source of information to the people of the government.
08:32 Because of the news that Ian had delivered,
08:35 General Goy's horse was able to avoid the stronger forces of the Americans.
08:42 But the Filipino movements were not always victorious in the battle.
08:46 Many people lost their lives, men and women.
08:52 Many believe that Ian died in the battle that took place in the mountains of Bulacan.
08:59 If we look at the responsibility of a mother to her children,
09:03 and especially to her husband,
09:05 is to take care of her children inside the house
09:09 and not to interfere in any social discussions.
09:12 And if a woman does that,
09:15 she interferes in the social discussions
09:19 that only men have the right to.
09:22 And what was done that day is a great disgrace to their family.
09:26 The pictures are burned, the pictures are destroyed,
09:29 they are torn and thrown away.
09:31 They are removing the memories from their memories
09:35 of their husband and family, especially of a woman.
09:39 Of course, you will not lose your family if there is a conflict.
09:44 Why were you left behind?
09:46 You were replaced for one cause.
09:48 Instead of just being led by the family,
09:51 his feelings and heart went to fight for the country.
09:57 There is such a point of conflict, perhaps.
10:00 But it's not embarrassing.
10:05 Identity is very important
10:07 because it will give us a reference to our past.
10:11 How did a person like Juan Luna have a great connection
10:19 to history, not only to the history of the Philippines,
10:23 but also to the evolution or the development of the arts here in our country.
10:30 Maria Rodrigo is a reminder of the smile of a woman from Kenya,
10:36 especially of being a Filipino.
10:38 I have a strong feeling that she is the one.
10:43 She brought such an emotion that she is the one.
10:46 I believe that she is the one.
10:49 Maria Rodrigo, or Young, has a house and a mother.
10:57 She is beautiful and brave.
10:59 She is the one who fought for freedom in the country.
11:02 She is a strong flower.
11:04 Is she the one?
11:06 Aside from Young, there are several other women who are famous for their work in the Philippines.
11:15 One of the women is Emiliana Heriarte Trinidad of San Rafael.
11:19 We will tell her story next.
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11:34 It would be great if we could know who was the one who was the basis of Juan Luna in La Bula, Kenya.
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11:42 I believe that she is the one.
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11:47 Identity is very important because it will guide us in our past.
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11:56 Someone died because of her hand.
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12:01 Her face looks so sad.
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12:06 We will prove that she is the one in the painting.
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