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Gerardo de Leon
Director 1913 - 1981

Gerardo de Leon

Manila, Philippines

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... Read full bio →

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

11 titles
Women in Cages

Women in Cages

Gerardo de Leon 1971 1h 21m 5.8

Carol Jeffries is a naive American woman staying in the Philippines. She is given ten years in prison after being set up by her drug-dealer boyfriend, Rudy.

Mad Doctor of Blood Island

Mad Doctor of Blood Island

Gerardo de Leon, Eddie Romero 1968 1h 29m 5.0

A man who loves to travel, travels to an island where a mad doctor is creating zombies.

Brides of Blood

Brides of Blood

Gerardo de Leon, Eddie Romero 1968 1h 37m

Americans investigating the results of nuclear radiation discover a man-eating monster on a remote island.

Ibulong mo sa hangin

Ibulong mo sa hangin

Gerardo de Leon 1966 1h 30m

Siblings discover that their father has their vampire mother chained up in the cellar. The mother bites her son and soon everyone in the community is either dead or a vampire.

Kulay dugo ang gabi

Kulay dugo ang gabi

Gerardo de Leon 1964 1h 26m

A mad nobleman and his vampiric helpers terrify a small town until the villagers turn against them. This intriguing Filipino fright film was shot in an eerie combination of color and sepia tones.

Intramuros

Intramuros

Gerardo de Leon, Eddie Romero 1964 1h 28m

In the final days of the battle of Manila during World War II, fanatical Japanese naval forces barricade themselves inside the walls of Intramuros, the ancient Spanish walled city of Manila.

The Moises Padilla Story

The Moises Padilla Story

Gerardo de Leon 1961 1h 30m

About an aspiring Negros Occidental mayoral candidate (Leopoldo Salcedo) tortured and killed during election season.

Noli me tángere

Noli me tángere

Gerardo de Leon 1961 3h

Based on the revolutionary novel by Jose Rizal, the story follows Crisostomo Ibarra, a young Filipino man who returned from his studies in Europe, who discovered that his father was falsely imprisoned and abused by the Spanish friars, including Padre Damaso.

Terror Is a Man

Terror Is a Man

Gerardo de Leon 1959 1h 30m 6.0

A mad scientist transforms a panther into a man-like creature that escapes and goes on a murderous rampage.

The Day of the Trumpet

The Day of the Trumpet

Gerardo de Leon, Eddie Romero 1958 1h 17m

An American cavalry brigade is sent to occupy a small Filipino village in 1902 and quell guerilla resistance in the surrounding jungle. Working with the people to build roads, schools, and bridges, they prove that the most important thing an army can have is "good will and integrity."

Sanda Wong

Sanda Wong

Gerardo de Leon 1955 1h 36m

In a remote fishing village, a wealthy landowner calls on the Snake Devil to protect his priceless family treasures, but this isn't enough to stop the bandit Sanda Wong from attempting the raid when he learns about the treasure.

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