Gerardo de León
| Gerardo de León | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 12, 1913 Manila, Philippines |
| Died | July 25, 1981 (aged 67) Manila, Philippines |
| Occupation | Actor, film director |
| Years active | 1940 – 1975 |
Gerardo de León (September 12, 1913 – July 25, 1981) was a Filipino actor turned film director, who made his acting debut in the 1934 film Ang Dangal.
De León, who was born as Gerardo Ilagan, was a member of the Ilagan clan of Philippine motion pictures, which includes Robert Arevalo, Liberty Ilagan and Ronaldo Valdez, and musical scorer Tito Arévalo. De León was a medical doctor by profession, but his ultimate love for film has won him over. He made eight more films as an actor before he became a director. He made his directorial debut in 1939's Bahay-Kubo, starring Fely Vallejo (who he later married). One of his unfinished projects was in the late Fernando Poe, Jr.'s Juan de la Cruz in 1972.
Nicknamed "Manong", de León holds the sole distinction of being the most awarded film director in the history of the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences' FAMAS Awards, the Philippines' Oscars. From 1952 to 1971, he was awarded seven FAMAS Awards, three of them he received three years in a row. His 1961 film The Moises Padilla Story was selected as the Philippine entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 32nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[1]
All of the films in which he won for Best Director also won for Best Picture at the FAMAS: Sawa sa Lumang Simboryo (1952), Hanggang sa Dulo ng Daigdig (1958), Huwag Mo Akong Limutin (1960), Noli Me Tangere (1961, adaptation of the novel Noli Me Tangere ), El Filibusterismo (1962), Daigdig ng mga Api (1965), Lilet (1971).
Selected filmography
- Estrellita (1940)
- Maestra, Ang (1941)
- Mameng, iniibig kita (1947)
- Sisa (1951)
- Diego Silang (1951)
- Bagong umaga (1952)
- Python at the Old Dome (Sawa sa lumang simboryo) (1952)
- Pedro Penduko (1954)
- Ifuago (1954)
- Sanda Wong (1955)
- Bakya mo Neneng (1957)
- Hanggang sa dulo ng daigdig (1958)
- Terror Is a Man (1959)
- Huwag mo akong limutin (1960)
- Touch Me Not (Noli me tangere) (1960)
- Moises Padilla Story (1961)
- Noli me tangere (1961)
- El Filibusterismo (1962)
- I Am Justice (Ako ang katarungan) (1962)
- The Walls of Hell (Intramuros) (1964)
- Ang Daigdig ng mga api (1965)
- The Blood Drinkers (Kulay dugo ang gabi) (1966)
- Mad Doctor of Blood Island (with Eddie Romero, 1968)
- Brides of Blood (1968)
- Lilet (1971)
- Curse of the Vampires (Dugo ng vampira) (1971)
- Women in Cages (1971)
- Fe, Esperanza, Caridad (1975)
- Banaue (1975)
References
- ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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