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Gerardo de León (September 12, 1913 – July 25, 1981) was a Filipino film director and actor. He was posthumously conferred as a National Artist of the Philippines for Film in 1982.
- I. The Two Gerrys
- II. Passion, Opera, and So Forth
- III. The Blood Island of A Poet
- IV. Average Joe
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Few figures in cinema inspire such uniquely contradictory reactions as Filipino director Gerry de Leon. Revered in his home country as a national treasure and esteemed by the international critical establishment, De Leon is just as readily dismissed by unwitting cinephiles – and undoubtedly many of the same critics who champion him – as an anonymou...
Born in 1913 to a show-business family in the Manila suburb of Bulacan, Gerardo de Leon Ilagan began making films in the late 1930s after finishing medical school, becoming licensed as a physician, and serving a stint as an actor. He directed dozens of movies in almost every genre over the next 30-odd years, among them Bahay Kubo (1938), a musical;...
Judging from De Leon’s American-backed follow-ups to Intramuros, it could be argued that it was all downhill from there. But even under the most dire circumstances he exercised a characteristic cinematic bravado. This is especially the case with Blood is the Color of Night (Kulay Dugo ang Gabi) (1964) and Whisper to the Wind (Ibulong Mo sa Hangin) ...
The same can’t be said of De Leon, who returned to strictly Filipino productions after scraping the bottom of the American exploitation barrel with the lurid Women in Cages(1971). This incongruously well-made girls-in-prison movie, which features cult icon Pam Grier in an early starring role as a brutal warden, was produced by Roger Corman’s New Wo...
Learn about the life and work of Gerardo de Leon, a versatile and influential filmmaker who made action, musical, historical, and propaganda films in the Philippines. Explore his artistic style, his challenges, and his legacy in this comprehensive article.
Sep 11, 2014 · National Artist for Film Gerardo “Gerry” de Leon was born on Sept. 12, 1913, in Sampaloc, Manila. An award-winning director, he was the first to receive the best director award from the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (Famas) in 1952. He was later inducted into the Famas Hall of Fame for winning the best director award seven times.
Jun 17, 2010 · Winner of two Maria Clara Awards (Gerardo de Leon- Best Direction and Anita Linda- Best Actress), Sisa, based on a character from Jose Rizal's first novel, Noli Me Tangere tells of Sisa...
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Jul 28, 2022 · Learn about the life and works of Gerardo de Leon, a film director who composed music for silent films and produced classics like Noli Me Tangere and Ang Maestra. Find out how he started his career, why he quit medicine, and who were his stars and writers.
This is the only extant version of Gerardo de Leon’s “Noli Me Tangere.” Philippine Cinema expresses its profound gratitude to Archivist Teddy Co for his unflagging efforts to spare the film from suffering the tragic fate of the countless lost films of our rich cinema heritage.
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Jul 30, 2012 · A businessman by day and a songwriter by night, Gerry quips, “It’s just a hobby,” but a hobby he pursued with passion when working with a church choir he decided to take a crash course in...
