- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- September 12, 1913
- Place of Birth
- Manila, Philippines
- Died
- July 25, 1981
Gerardo de Leon
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' O…
Filmography
movieBanaue: Stairway to the Sky
1975 · Director, Screenplay
movieFe, Esperanza, Caridad
1974 · Director, Story, Screenplay
movieWomen in Cages
1971 · Director
movieLilet
1971 · Director
movieMad Doctor of Blood Island
1969 · Director
movieBrownout
1969 · Director
movieBrides of Blood
1968 · Director
movieCurse of the Vampires
1966 · Director
movieWanted: Johnny L
1966 · Director
movieAng Daigdig ng mga Api
1965 · Director
movieThe Blood Drinkers
1964 · Director
movieThe Walls of Hell
1964 · Director
movieAnak ni Dyesebel
1964 · Director
movieEl Filibusterismo
1962 · Director
movieNoli Me Tángere
1961 · Screenplay, Director
movieThe Moises Padilla Story
1961 · Director
movieHuwag Mo Akong Limutin
1960 · Writer, Director
movieTerror Is a Man
1959 · Director
movieAawitan Kita
1959 · Director
movieHanggang sa Dulo ng Daigdig
1958 · Director
movieCavalry Command
1958 · Director
movieBicol Express
1957 · Director
movieSaigon
1956 · Director
movieSanda Wong
1955 · Director
moviePedro Penduko
1954 · Director
Ifugao
movieIfugao
1954 · Producer, Director
movieDyesebel
1953 · Director
movieAng Bagong Maestra
1953 · Director
Ang Sawa sa Lumang Simboryo
movieAng Sawa sa Lumang Simboryo
1952 · Director
movieSisa
1951 · Director
movieDiego Silang
1951 · Director
Kamay ni Satanas
movieKamay ni Satanas
1950 · Director
movie48 Hours
1950 · Director
moviePadre Burgos
1949 · Director
movieIkaw Ay Akin
1947 · Director
movieThe Dawn of Freedom
1944 · Director
movieTatlong Maria
1944 · Director
movieAng Maestra
1941 · Director
movieAma at Anak
1939 · , Director
movieRuisenor
1939
movieBahay Kubo
1939 · Director
movieAng Pagbabalik
1937