Aired (March 21, 2024): Mula sa isang prominenteng at mayamang angkan at minsang naging estudyante ni Juan Luna — siya si Emiliana Yriarte Trinidad. Siya na nga ba ang babae sa likod ng obrang ‘La Bulaqueña’? Alamin sa video.
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00:12 Yesterday we found out the story of a woman who was inspired by this work, Maria Rodrigo, also known as "Iang"
00:18 But wait a minute, Kuya Kim, there are other women who were also inspired by Juan Luna to build this work.
00:28 Let's find out more about it in the documentary series brought to you by the Primetime Princess, Barbie Forteza.
00:37 On my visit to the National Museum to see some important scenes of our history,
00:43 I met a very interesting woman.
00:53 Many people thought that the woman in the picture is Maria Clara,
00:58 a leading figure in the novel by Jose Rizal, "No Limitangere" because of her dress.
01:08 The woman in the picture is known as "La Bulacena",
01:13 one of the so-called masterpieces of the great painter Juan Luna.
01:18 She is so beautiful, her clothes are so beautiful, so detailed.
01:23 The one that caught my attention is the "sing-seng".
01:27 I was surprised to see a "sing-seng".
01:28 Is this "sing-seng" meaning that it is in harmony with another man?
01:33 That's why we can also explain the emotion of "La Bulacena"
01:37 that it seems like they are in love.
01:41 Like the mystery that surrounds the famous painting of Mona Lisa in Paris,
01:45 the true personality of "La Bulacena" is also unknown.
01:49 Aside from her round face and eyes,
01:56 her nose is pointed and her lips are red,
01:59 her hair is curly and her eyebrows are curly,
02:02 there is no definite relation to "La Bulacena".
02:05 They deliberately hid her true name in history.
02:10 Because "La Bulacena" is considered as a masterpiece,
02:15 many believe that the woman became an important part of Juan Luna's life
02:20 so that he could create this beautiful painting.
02:23 After many years,
02:27 there are more than 20 cases where the "La Bulacena" remains a mystery
02:32 to her true personality.
02:35 Who is "La Bulacena"?
02:40 Emiliana is a "Taal na Bulacena".
02:44 But the one who made her personality more prominent
02:48 are her parents.
02:50 Her mother is Bonifacia Iriarte Trinidad
02:53 who is from a prominent and wealthy family.
02:56 And her father is Antonio Pierna Vieja,
02:59 a Spanish man named "Prayle".
03:02 As a "Prayle", Antonio Pierna Vieja is powerful and influential.
03:09 He is the one who built the convent of the Church of San Rafael.
03:13 And the poet who wrote the poem "Nag-Uugnay"
03:18 was also believed to be from the towns of Baliwag and San Rafael.
03:22 Antonio was also the one who believed in the inspiration of Dr. Jose Rizal
03:27 to create the character of Father Bernardo Salvi in "Noli Me Tangere".
03:32 Aside from his round face and eyes,
03:42 he has a pointed nose and red lips,
03:45 curly hair and curly eyebrows,
03:47 he has no sign of being from "La Bulacena".
03:51 They deliberately hid his real name in history.
03:56 Emiliana is a "Taal" from Kenya.
04:05 But the one who made her personality more prominent
04:08 are her parents.
04:10 Her mother is Bonifacia Iriarte Trinidad
04:13 who is from a prominent and wealthy family.
04:16 And her father is Antonio Pierna Vieja,
04:19 a Spanish man named Praile.
04:22 As a "Praile", Antonio Pierna Vieja is powerful and influential.
04:29 He is the one who built the convent of the Church of San Rafael.
04:34 And the poet who wrote the poem "Nag-Uugnay"
04:38 was also believed to be from the towns of Baliwag and San Rafael.
04:41 Antonio was also the one who believed in the inspiration of Dr. Jose Rizal
04:47 to build the character of Father Bernardo Salvi in the novel "Limitangere".
04:52 This is the parish of San Juan de Dios,
04:58 which was visited by King Juan Flaridel.
05:01 This was built in 1750,
05:04 and became a parish of San Juan de Dios.
05:08 And the first priest here in this church is Antonio Pierna Vieja.
05:13 Father Antonio Pierna Vieja is from Spain.
05:17 It is believed that the church of San Rafael was here
05:20 where the Basilio, Crispin, and Cisa were baptized.
05:24 There are many stories in the novel "Limitangere"
05:26 that are about those baptisms.
05:28 And it is believed that it was here in San Rafael
05:31 because of the events that happened here in San Rafael
05:34 that are very similar to the events that happened
05:37 during the time of Antonio Pierna Vieja.
05:40 It is said that Antonio Pierna Vieja was so great
05:43 that he was able to make it difficult for the two
05:47 that resulted in the death of Crispin.
05:50 This is the room that we call "believed to be"
05:59 where Crispin was made to suffer.
06:01 So this is believed to be the place where Crispin's hands were bleeding
06:06 when he was made to suffer.
06:07 If someone made him suffer and he died,
06:11 that's the only place where he was buried.
06:12 He was made bishop of the Catipuneros.
06:16 That's where he was speaking to the Spaniards.
06:19 That's why he died there.
06:21 Another one, it is said that he was killed by two people
06:26 during his term in Bulacan.
06:27 That's why he was transferred to Cavite.
06:30 It's really controversial.
06:32 Antonio Pierna Vieja is controversial.
06:36 Although Emiliana's true identity was concealed
06:39 that she was the daughter of a Spanish man,
06:42 she knew that her father was Praile Antonio.
06:46 It was Praile himself who taught Emiliana
06:49 to be religious and read the Passion.
06:52 Religious in a sense, and conservative
07:03 because Emiliana's family did not allow her to go out.
07:07 Even if she closed the windows, they did not allow her to go out.
07:11 That's how I got to know Antonio Pierna Vieja.
07:15 Because the family is conservative,
07:18 Emiliana's parents were against her marriage to the widow of Juan Luna.
07:23 Aside from the fact that they were more than 20 years apart,
07:27 Luna's family was very concerned about the death of her husband and daughter-in-law.
07:33 While Juan Luna was courting Emiliana,
07:37 he gave her his paintings and hand-drawn portraits
07:41 including the La Bulacan.
07:44 Some of the gifts that Juan Luna gave her
07:48 were identified as "Pintado por Luna".
07:51 There was a letter on the back.
07:53 Emiliana's paintings were also held by our relatives
07:58 under the tutelage of Juan Luna.
08:01 Emiliana also became a student of Juan Luna
08:07 and he taught her how to carve, like this.
08:10 Juan Luna became Emiliana's teacher.
08:18 He taught her how to paint, he was her private tutor.
08:23 That's when Juan Luna had a crush on Emiliana.
08:30 That's when she made sketches and paintings.
08:33 But because of the beginning of the second pandemic,
08:42 Emiliana was forced to sell the La Bulacan for P200
08:48 of Japanese military notes.
08:50 Until the La Bulacan was found in the palace of Malacanang.
08:55 Emiliana tried to get the La Bulacan back
08:58 during the reign of Marcos, but she was forced to give it up.
09:01 The La Bulacan remained in Malacanang until the Etza Revolution of 1986.
09:07 During the reign of Marcos Sr., he tried to get it back,
09:14 but he was not successful in getting the painting back.
09:20 Maybe because Emiliana's mother was also a Trinidadian,
09:24 maybe that's what connected them.
09:28 Emiliana died in 1971 at the age of 73.
09:36 The La Bulacan was never found again in Emiliana's hands.
09:40 I believe in my grandmother.
09:44 We have photographs of her.
09:47 When you look at them, you can see the likeness of the photos and the painting.
09:54 This is Emiliana.
09:55 The nose, the eyes, the eyebrows, that's her.
09:59 From some of the pictures of Emiliana's grandchildren,
10:04 you can see her great influence in the La Bulacan.
10:08 Maybe she's the woman in the painting that Juan Luna painted.
10:13 Aside from Iyang and Emiliana,
10:17 there is another woman who could be the basis of Juan Luna's work,
10:24 Paquita del Rosario of Binondo, Manila.
10:27 We will tell her story next.
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10:39 It would be great if we could know who was the real basis of Juan Luna's work in the La Bulacan.
10:49 I believe that he was the one.
10:56 Identity is very important because it will guide us in our past.
11:01 Someone died because of his hands.
11:07 His face looks so sad.
11:12 We will prove that he was the one in the painting.
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