Manuel Conde
Director · 1915 – 1985 · Daet, Camarines Norte, Philippines
Manuel Conde was a Filipino actor, writer, director and producer. He was taking up geological engineering and entering the movies was farthest from his mind, It was a bit player, stuntman, laboratory a ventriloquist (a puppet named Kiko). He made his first film, "Mahiwaggang Biyolin" in 1935 then signed a contract for LVN Pictures, where he made almost three dozen films, both as an actor and director. As an actor, he used the screen name Juan Urbano during the 1930s. His first directorial assignment was "Sawing Gantingpala" 1939. After the war, Conde directed "Orasang Ginto" 1946, considered the 'first post-war Filipino picture before and after the fall of Bataan and Corregidor'. Conde made his mark in 1950, with the landmark movies, "Genghis Khan", believed to best screen adaptation of the legendary Mongol conqueror, He directed other big-budgeted adventure movies -- "Seite Infantes de Lara"1950, "Sigfredo"1950 and "Krus na Kawayan"1956. He was also known for his "Juan Tamad" series which he lambasted and made fun of the politicians and society's ills and foibles. He was also best remembered on the several successful Nida Blanca - Nastor de Villa musical comedies be directed like "Ikaw Kasi" and "Bahala Na"
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MovieMusicComedyA story of a father who hires a woman to charm his son and tempers his wild ways. Unfortunately, the woman and his son fall in love which the father explicitly forbade.
Señorito
1953
Movie6.6DocumentaryFilm critic Tony Rayns interviews Lino Brocka and other prominent Filipino filmmakers.
Movie6.4HistoryDramaThe film depicts ten years of Catalan history, from 1899 with the defeat of the Spanish side in the Cuban War of Independence to the Tragic Week 1909.
MovieComedyA satire on the social foibles of Filipinos in and out of government, of society, and politics in general.
Movie6.6ActionTemujin, who later became Genghis Khan is wise, or sometimes cunning. He goes through several heroic episodes; competing at the Man of Men contest, falling in love with the enemy commander's daughter, and struggling to restore his demolished hometown. Meanwhile his steps guide him to be a great conqueror. Khan's witty, humorous side in his adolescent years before he takes the throne.
Movie7.0DramaMusicCasa Grande
1958 · 1 votes
- MovieRomanceHorror
Cristina, a pretty young neighborhood girl, is pursued by the mysterious Satur, a wealthy but mysterious young man. Cristina, however, is engaged to Sendong, a young farmer. When Cristina's mother is taken suddenly ill and there appears to be no hope of recovery, Satur says that can cure her in exchange for Cristina being promised to him. Desperate, Cristina agrees and her mother pulls through. Cristina and Sendong soon find out that she may have well made a deal with the devil.
Satur
1951
MovieComedyA chronicle on the life & times of Juan.
Si Juan Tamad
1947
Movie9.0DramaCrispin is a soltero who has undergone several heartbreaks with women, broken family ties, and his own personal conflicts. In his evolution as a man, he shows his weakness, his strengths, his confusion.
Movie9.0DramaMolave
1961 · 1 votes
MovieAction
MovieAdventureDramaA Filipino adaptation of Aladdin and the Magic Lamp.
Aladin
1946
MovieAdventureActionFour masked men fighting against the evils of this world. A costume picture about a medieval swashbuckler who redeems his family's honor.
MovieDramaRomanceTagumpay
1946
MovieActionDramaPrinsipe Paris
1949
Movie9.0ActionDramaBased on a true story about a valiant Vietnamese Military Officer whose family and fiancé fell victim to injustice and ruin during the Communist insurgency in Vietnam. The film was shot in two versions, a Vietnamese and a Tagalog version, and with each version's main characters played by its own set of native actors.
Krus na Kawayan
1956 · 1 votes
MovieActionAdventureBased on the popular legend of the Nibelungen.
Sigfredo
1951
MovieDramaVende Cristo
1948
MovieDramaEnkantada
1948
Movie10.0DramaWarOrasang Ginto
1946 · 1 votes
- Movie10.0
Juan Tamad is a humorous Filipino folkloric character whose seeming mission in life is to avoid work, such as waiting for ripe coconuts to fall from the tree, rather than climbing up to get them. In this film, which achieves a modern tone and temper, Juan finds himself elected to Congress where he is exposed to the corruption and venalities of politicians.
Juan Tamad Goes to Congress
1959 · 1 votes