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Gerardo de Leon

Gerardo de Leon
  • Name: Gerardo de Leon
  • Birthday: 1913-09-12
  • Place of birth: Manila, Philippines
  • Popularity: 3.697
Biography: 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... Read More

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Title Release date
Ama at Anak 1939-06-22
Ruisenor 1939-04-08
Ang Pagbabalik 1937-02-02