Gerardo de Leon

Gerardo de Leon, born Gerardo Ilagan in 1913, came from a family of entertainers. Trained as a doctor, he was first an actor, then moved into directing in the late thirties. During the war he made propaganda films for the Japanese occupier; accused of treason at the Liberation, he was pardoned when it emerged that he had also secretly helped the Philippine resistance. He won the Philippine academy's award for directing seven times, a record, died in Manila in 1981 and was named National Artist the following year.

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• CinemaNoli Me TangereNoli me tángereGerardo de Leon · 1961Cinema