About

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Birthday:
1913-09-12
Place of birth:
Manila, Philippines
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Gerardo de Leon

Overview

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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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Known for

Acting
1939 Ama at Anak Actor N/A
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1939 Ruisenor Actor N/A
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1937 Ang Pagbabalik Actor N/A
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Directing
1975 Banaue: Stairway to the Sky Directing Director 59
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1974 Fe, Esperanza, Caridad Directing Director 58
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1971 Women in Cages Directing Director 58
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1971 Lilet Directing Director 59
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1969 Mad Doctor of Blood Island Directing Director 57
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1968 Brides of Blood Directing Director 58
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1966 Curse of the Vampires Directing Director 58
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1966 Wanted: Johnny L Directing Director N/A
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1965 Ang Daigdig Ng Mga Api Directing Director N/A
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1964 The Blood Drinkers Directing Director 58
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1964 The Walls of Hell Directing Director 58
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1964 Anak ni Dyesebel Directing Director N/A
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1962 El Filibusterismo Directing Director N/A
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1961 Noli me Tángere Directing Director 59
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1961 The Moises Padilla Story Directing Director N/A
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1960 Huwag Mo Akong Limutin Directing Director N/A
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1959 Terror is a Man Directing Director 58
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1959 Aawitan Kita Directing Director N/A
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1958 Hanggang sa Dulo ng Daigdig Directing Director N/A
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1958 The Day of the Trumpet Directing Director 58
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1957 Bicol Express Directing Director N/A
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1956 Saigon Directing Director N/A
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1955 Sanda Wong Directing Director 59
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1954 Pedro Penduko Directing Director N/A
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1954 Ifugao Directing Director N/A
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1953 Dyesebel Directing Director N/A
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1953 Ang Bagong Maestra Directing Director N/A
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1952 Ang Sawa sa Lumang Simboryo Directing Director N/A
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1951 Sisa Directing Director N/A
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1951 Diego Silang Directing Director N/A
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1950 Kamay ni Satanas Directing Director N/A
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1950 48 Hours Directing Director N/A
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1949 Padre Burgos Directing Director N/A
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1947 Ikaw Ay Akin Directing Director N/A
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1944 The Dawn of Freedom Directing Director N/A
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1944 Tatlong Maria Directing Director N/A
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1941 Ang Maestra Directing Director N/A
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1939 Ama at Anak Directing Director N/A
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1939 Bahay Kubo Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1975 Banaue: Stairway to the Sky Writing Screenplay 59
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1974 Fe, Esperanza, Caridad Writing Screenplay 58
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1974 Fe, Esperanza, Caridad Writing Story 58
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1961 Noli me Tángere Writing Screenplay 59
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1960 Huwag Mo Akong Limutin Writing Writer N/A
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Production
1954 Ifugao Production Producer N/A
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