Clodualdo del Mundo Jr.
Writer · b. 1948
Clodualdo del Mundo Jr. (born March 11, 1948) is a landmark Filipino screenwriter, film director, author, and educator. A key figure in Philippine modern cinema, he established the Communication Arts department at De La Salle University and earned acclaim for his collaborative screenwriting work during the Golden Age of Philippine Cinema. His screenwriting filmography includes seminal classics such as Manila in the Claws of Light (1975), Itim (1976), Kakabakaba Ka Ba? (1980), Kisapmata (1981), Batch '81 (1982), 'Merika (1984), Mulanay (1996), Bayaning 3rd World (2000), and Markova: Comfort Gay (2000). As a feature filmmaker, he wrote and directed the comedy-drama Pepot Artista (2005).
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- MovieDocumentary
The documentary serves as a tribute to National Artist for Cinema Gerardo de Leon in celebration of his Centennial Year. “Salamat sa Alaala.” is inspired by the music composed by the late film director when he was a teenager playing background music for silent movies in Manila theatres. The video opens up with a capsulated history of the birth of the Filipino movies followed by a series of shots of veteran actresses, the academe and the young generation of filmmakers affirming his unique qualities as a world-class film figure. Then we unravel his private life as a family man. The documentary is one way of thanking him for his lasting legacy in the art form he left behind.
Movie6.6DocumentaryFilm critic Tony Rayns interviews Lino Brocka and other prominent Filipino filmmakers.