In 1953 a film entitled "Sangang Nangabali" (Broken Branches), produced by Cebu Stars Production broke box-office records in the mid-1950s. Cebu Stars Productions (owned by the Tojong Family) had earlier produced "Dimakaling" (1952) and "Mga Anak Intawon" (Oh, Poor Children; 1953). Other independent Visayan films produced at this time were: "Mapait Ang Balaod" (by Arturo Blanco; 1953), Bugas Mais (Corn Rice; by Arturo Blanco; 1953), "Kapintas Sa Kinabuhi" (Hard Life; 1953), (Cebu Stars Productions with Esterlina and Rebecca Torres), "Pit Senor" (Hail Senor) and "San Tilmo" (1953), (Barba Productions), "Ang Siloy" (1953) (with Nora Hermosa and Rebecca Torres), "Huni sa Gugma" (Where Is Love; 1953), "Dadansoy" (1953) and "Inahan" (Mother; 1954).