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Gerardo de León (September 12, 1913 - July 25, 1981) was a Filipino actor turned film director, who made his acting debut in the 1934 movie 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.
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).
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28 February 1969
Never in the history of Philippine movies has there been a film such as this: four sets of great stars, four great directors, in a story of life and love, horror and romance, action and suspense in stunning realism.
01 January 1941
Gerardo de Leon’s biggest pre-war hit.
19 August 1951
This movie captures the core and colorful saga of the famous Ilocano hero Diego Silang.
02 February 1937
20 November 1952
Great Gerardo de Leon fantasy, about a legendary bandit and his python-guarded treasure trove.
19 October 1971
Carol Jeffries is a naive American woman staying in the Philippines. She is given ten years in prison after being set up by her drug-dealer boyfriend, Rudy.
01 December 1958
A farmer's son seeks revenge for the killing of his father.
08 June 1960
Arturo neglects the social life of his wife, who, in turn, is driven to the company of another man.
28 June 1957
An omnibus seven-part movie.
04 July 1953
Dyesebel is a story of a girl with a mother who is really obsessed with mermaids. When she was born, she had deformities which her father was really angry.
02 September 1966
Siblings discover that their father has their vampire mother chained up in the cellar. The mother bites her son and soon everyone in the community is either dead or a vampire.
28 July 1966
The biggest anti-crime picture of the year.
07 March 1964
In the final days of the battle of Manila during World War II, fanatical Japanese naval forces barricade themselves inside the walls of Intramuros, the ancient Spanish walled city of Manila.
29 May 1968
Americans investigating the results of nuclear radiation discover a man-eating monster on a remote island.
10 February 1944
This film was made by the Japanese occupation authorities in the Philippines as a propaganda film to show the Philippine people the "benefits" of the Japanese invasion and takeover of their country.
16 June 1954
Set in the Cordillera mountains, this film is one of first films to focus on the lifestyle of the Ifugao mountain tribe with authenticity.
29 January 1971
An unstable young woman finally blows the cover of her repressive family's dark secrets when her memories where unlocked with the help of an ardent suitor.
12 November 1950
Kamay ni Satanas tells of Ka Berto, an aged “albularyo” or folk healer, who has a great love for Senyang, a young pretty lass, the daughter of his good friend.
18 April 1975
Amidst the background of the rice terraces, the story of an Igorota and daughter of a chieftain is told as she underwent trials to keep another tribe from conquering her own.
21 December 1954
Based on the work serialised in Liwayway Magazine.
18 September 1969
A man who loves to travel, travels to an island where a mad doctor is creating zombies.
01 February 1955
In a remote fishing village, a wealthy landowner calls on the Snake Devil to protect his priceless family treasures, but this isn't enough to stop the bandit Sanda Wong from attempting the raid when he learns about the treasure.
10 May 1974
A trilogy featuring Nora Aunor giving life to the stories of 3 women: Fe - an emerging movie Superstar who has an invalid husband, Esperanza - a young wife living in a middle class neighborhood in the city & Caridad - a young novice who was seduced by the devil himself.
01 March 1964
Living in bliss since their marriage, Fredo and Dyesebel are expecting their first child. Meanwhile, Betty who became a mermaid vowed to avenge herself waits for an opportunity to carry out her revenge.
07 November 1951
A mother’s life is destroyed when her two sons, both altar boys, are accused of a crime they didn't commit.
06 November 1964
Dr. Marco's most beloved Katrina has died. As a vampire, Marco has devised a plan to bring her back from the dead.
04 December 1949
This film reenacts the martyrdom of the Gomburza, high-lighting the events and occurrences prior to their execution.
01 January 1953
Acting as a local chieftain leader on behalf of his ailing father, Herman made a relentless call to his people to unite and help build the road to transport their goods when the government falls deaf on their petition to do the project.
01 November 1959
A mad scientist transforms a panther into a man-like creature that escapes and goes on a murderous rampage.
06 April 1950
A man has 48 hours to find the men who wronged him before a bullet lodged in his chest reaches his heart.
01 August 1961
Based on the revolutionary novel by Jose Rizal, the story follows Crisostomo Ibarra, a young Filipino man who returned from his studies in Europe, who discovered that his father was falsely imprisoned and abused by the Spanish friars, including Padre Damaso.
30 March 1962
A vindictive Crisostomo Ibarra returns, and this time, disguised as a jeweler named Simoun, where he decides to solve the country's issues through violence.
01 January 1958
An American cavalry brigade is sent to occupy a small Filipino village in 1902 and quell guerilla resistance in the surrounding jungle.
02 January 1961
About an aspiring Negros Occidental mayoral candidate (Leopoldo Salcedo) tortured and killed during election season.
05 December 1965
This is the story of millions of Filipinos for them to live a life of penury.
