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Manuel Conde

Manuel Conde

Manuel Conde was a Filipino actor, writer, director and producer. He was taking up geological engineering and entering the movies was farthest from his mind, It was a bit player, stuntman, laboratory a ventriloquist (a puppet named Kiko). He made his first film, "Mahiwaggang Biyolin" in 1935 then signed a contract for LVN Pictures, where he made almost three dozen films, both as an actor and director. As an actor, he used the screen name Juan Urbano during the 1930s. His first directorial assignment was "Sawing Gantingpala" 1939. After the war, Conde directed "Orasang Ginto" 1946, considered the 'first post-war Filipino picture before and after the fall of Bataan and Corregidor'. Conde made his mark in 1950, with the landmark movies, "Genghis Khan", believed to best screen adaptation of the legendary Mongol conqueror, He directed other big-budgeted adventure movies -- "Seite Infantes de Lara"1950, "Sigfredo"1950 and "Krus na Kawayan"1956. He was also known for his "Juan Tamad" series which he lambasted and made fun of the politicians and society's ills and foibles.

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Movies Made By Manuel Conde (25)

Juan Tamad Goes to Congress (1959)

Juan Tamad is a humorous Filipino folkloric character whose seeming mission in life is to avoid work, such as waiting for ripe coconuts to fall from the tree, rather than climbing up to get them. In this film, which achieves a modern tone and temper, Juan ...

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El Robo (1957)

Three brothers set out to kill one another. ...

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Krus na Kawayan (1956)

Based on a true story about a valiant Vietnamese Military Officer whose family and fiancé fell victim to injustice and ruin during the Communist insurgency in Vietnam. The film was shot in two versions, a Vietnamese and a Tagalog version, and with each ve ...

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Handang Matodas (1956)

When a daredevil taxi driver meets a pampered heiress... what a fracas! ...

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Pilipino Kostum No Touch! (1955)

Upon the advice of his heart, Arturo searches for the girl with whom he should settle down. ...

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Ang Ibong Adarna (1955)

In this retelling by Manuel Conde, this film follows the in search of three princes for a mythical bird, the Ibong Adarna, not only for the cure to the ailing king. ...

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Ikaw Kasi (1955)

A comedy-musical movie of Nestor de Villa and Nida Blanca's love team. It depicts the family extended family culture and grown-up children providing for the family needs. Its satirist approach makes it effective in its attempts to criticize the most abused ...

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Prinsipe Teñoso (1954)

Prince Teñoso who is exiled by his father, the king after freeing the pitiful giant from jail. In gratitude, the giant gives Teñoso a magic handkerchief that can tame animals and can give him his wishes. As a beggar, Teñoso is despised by the princes, t ...

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Señorito (1953)

A story of a father who hires a woman to charm his son and tempers his wild ways. Unfortunately, the woman and his son fall in love which the father explicitly forbade. ...

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Sigfredo (1951)

Based on the popular legend of the Nibelungen. ...

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Four Aces (1950)

Four masked men fighting against the evils of this world. A costume picture about a medieval swashbuckler who redeems his family's honor. ...

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Genghis Khan (1950)

Temujin, who later became Genghis Khan is wise, or sometimes cunning. He goes through several heroic episodes; competing at the Man of Men contest, falling in love with the enemy commander's daughter, and struggling to restore his demolished hometown. Mean ...

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Si Juan Daldal: Anak ni Juan Tamad (1948)

A satire on the social foibles of Filipinos in and out of government, of society, and politics in general. ...

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Si Juan Tamad (1947)

A chronicle on the life & times of Juan. ...

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Principe Teñoso (1942)

The first film adaptation of the popular corrido/awit of the same name about a prince disguised as a deformed beggar. ...

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Ibong Adarna (1941)

Based on the popular Filipino fairytale, Three princes are in search of a mythical bird, the Ibong Adarna, not only for the cure to the ailing king but also to rival for the rightful claim to the throne. ...

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Binatilyo (1941)

The story of a rich man's son who has just reached the age of adolescence. With his money and good looks, he starts out to conquer the world, especially the feminine world thinking he is the master of everything because of his financial and social standing ...

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Movies Starring Manuel Conde (21)

Soltero (1984)

Crispin is a soltero who has undergone several heartbreaks with women, broken family ties, and his own personal conflicts. In his evolution as a man, he shows his weakness, his strengths, his confusion. ...

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Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns (1983)

Film critic Tony Rayns interviews Lino Brocka and other prominent Filipino filmmakers. ...

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The Burned City (1976)

The film depicts ten years of Catalan history, from 1899 with the defeat of the Spanish side in the Cuban War of Independence to the Tragic Week 1909. ...

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Juan Tamad Goes to Congress (1959)

Juan Tamad is a humorous Filipino folkloric character whose seeming mission in life is to avoid work, such as waiting for ripe coconuts to fall from the tree, rather than climbing up to get them. In this film, which achieves a modern tone and temper, Juan ...

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Krus na Kawayan (1956)

Based on a true story about a valiant Vietnamese Military Officer whose family and fiancé fell victim to injustice and ruin during the Communist insurgency in Vietnam. The film was shot in two versions, a Vietnamese and a Tagalog version, and with each ve ...

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Señorito (1953)

A story of a father who hires a woman to charm his son and tempers his wild ways. Unfortunately, the woman and his son fall in love which the father explicitly forbade. ...

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Sigfredo (1951)

Based on the popular legend of the Nibelungen. ...

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Satur (1951)

Cristina, a pretty young neighborhood girl, is pursued by the mysterious Satur, a wealthy but mysterious young man. Cristina, however, is engaged to Sendong, a young farmer. When Cristina's mother is taken suddenly ill and there appears to be no hope of re ...

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Four Aces (1950)

Four masked men fighting against the evils of this world. A costume picture about a medieval swashbuckler who redeems his family's honor. ...

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Genghis Khan (1950)

Temujin, who later became Genghis Khan is wise, or sometimes cunning. He goes through several heroic episodes; competing at the Man of Men contest, falling in love with the enemy commander's daughter, and struggling to restore his demolished hometown. Mean ...

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Si Juan Daldal: Anak ni Juan Tamad (1948)

A satire on the social foibles of Filipinos in and out of government, of society, and politics in general. ...

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Si Juan Tamad (1947)

A chronicle on the life & times of Juan. ...

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Aladin (1946)

A Filipino adaptation of Aladdin and the Magic Lamp. ...

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