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Filmmaker · Philippines

Cesar Gallardo

Died in 1998

Cesar Gallardo, whom the trade called Chat, directed action films for the Manila studios for more than thirty years, beginning in the early fifties. He was among those who launched the careers of several popular stars, and made many films for the actor who later became President of the Republic. From the seventies onwards, he also worked on co-productions shot in the Philippines for the American market, in the martial arts and exotic adventure genres.

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