About

Known credits:
13
Birthday:
1893-08-31
Place of birth:
Lopez, Quezon
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Vicente Salumbides

Overview

Vicente Salumbides (born August 31, 1893; died August 7, 1979) was a Filipino director and actor. He is best known for his direction and adaptation of Ibong Adarna and Florante at Laura. Having studied law in the University of Southern California, he served in World War I in 1918 before finishing his law degree in the Philippines, passing the bar in 1922, later leaving his law practice to work with the local film industry. One of his early experiences with motion pictures was his work as an extra at the Famous Players Lasky Studio in Hollywood. In 1936, he entered the Philippine motion picture industry, establishing the Salumbides Film Co., Ltd. in 1938. He would later write and direct various landmark films for Sampaguita and LVN Pictures, pioneering the first golden age of Philippine cinema by the 1950s.

Known for

Acting
1946 Aladin Actor N/A
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1927 The Soul Saver Actor N/A
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1925 The Miracles of Love Actor N/A
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Directing
1949 Florante at Laura Directing Director N/A
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1946 Aladin Directing Director N/A
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1941 Ibong Adarna Directing Director N/A
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1927 The Soul Saver Directing Director N/A
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1926 Fate and Consequence Directing Director N/A
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1925 The Miracles of Love Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1946 Aladin Writing Writer N/A
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1941 Ibong Adarna Writing Screenplay N/A
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1926 Fate and Consequence Writing Writer N/A
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Crew
1941 Ibong Adarna Crew Cinematography N/A
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