Mat ang Gloria finally got married off-screen (in real life) and formed S-R Productions in 1954. The company's initial projects were "Paradista" (1955) and "May Luhang Nahabilin sa Baybayon" (A Tear Fell on the Shore; 1955) and even as they moved on to make Tagalog movies in Manila, they still continued producing Visayan movies like (It is the Palm That Commands) with Flash Elorde and Edita Clomera; "Palad Ta Ang Nagbuot Lungsod Sa Buenavista" (Town of Buenavista; 1969), and "Hain Ang Langit" (Where is Heavean?; 1969), with Gloria Sevilla and Mat Ranillo and Von Serna – this is Mat's last movie. "Badlis sa Kinabuhi" (The Line of Life; 1969) was entered in the 18th FAMAS Awards and got 12 nominations out of 14 categories. Gloria Sevilla won Best Actress, Frankie Navaja, Jr. won Best Child Performer, and the late Mat Ranillo got a posthumous award (Mat Ranillo had earlier died in a plane crash in 1969). The film ("Badlis") was the Philippine entry to the ASEAN Film Festival in Indonesia, and was showcased under the informative division of the Berlin Film Festival (the film was dubbed in English in Hong Kong and retitled "Destined"). In 1970, "Badlis Sa Kinabuhi" and "Palad Ta Ang Nagbuot" were released in their original Visayan versions in Metro Manila and made good at the box office. "Ang Bayan" (The Country), 1970 was also produced at this time.