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GomBurZa

GomBurZa

20237.21h 50m

Overview

A powerful and moving historical drama that tells the courageous story of three Filipino Catholic priests: Mariano Gomez, José Burgos, and Jacinto Zamora.

Directed by Pepe Diokno
Written by Pepe Diokno, Rody Vera
Produced by Pauline Mangilog-Saltarin, Ernestine Tamana
Box Office0Revenue: $906K

Top Cast

Cedrick Juan

Cedrick Juan

Padre José Burgos

Dante Rivero

Dante Rivero

Padre Mariano Gomez

Enchong Dee

Enchong Dee

Padre Jacinto Zamora

Piolo Pascual

Piolo Pascual

Padre Pédro Pelaéz

Elijah Canlas

Elijah Canlas

Paciano Mercado

Ketchup Eusebio

Ketchup Eusebio

Francisco Zaldua

Tommy Alejandrino

Tommy Alejandrino

Felipe Buencamino

Jaime Fabregas

Jaime Fabregas

Archbishop Meliton Martinez

Dylan Ray Talon

Dylan Ray Talon

Hermano Pule

Leo Rialp

Leo Rialp

Padre Jose Mosqueda

Themes & Keywords

mutinyrevolutionpriestclergygarrotediscriminationphilippine historypublic executioncorrupt government

About GomBurZa

GomBurZa is a history, drama film released in 2023 exploring themes of mutiny, revolution, priest, clergy, garrote, discrimination. Directed by Pepe Diokno, it stars Cedrick Juan, Dante Rivero, Enchong Dee. A powerful and moving historical drama that tells the courageous story of three Filipino Catholic priests: Mariano Gomez, José Burgos, and Jacinto Zamora.

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