Manuel Conde
Date of birth: 1915-10-15
Place of birth: Daet, Camarines Norte, Philippines
Known for: Directing
Also known as: Manuel Urbano
Biography
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. He was also best remembered on the several successful Nida Blanca - Nastor de Villa musical comedies be directed like "Ikaw Kasi" and "Bahala Na"
Movie Credits
Four Aces
1950-12-20
Four masked men fighting against the evils of this world. A costume picture about a medieval swashbu
Aladin
1946-09-09
A Filipino adaptation of Aladdin and the Magic Lamp.
Molave
1961-01-01
Siete Infantes de Lara
1950-04-17
Prinsipe Paris
1949-08-09
Vende Cristo
1948-01-01
Si Juan Daldal: Anak ni Juan Tamad
1948-01-01
A satire on the social foibles of Filipinos in and out of government, of society, and politics in ge
Sigfredo
1951-02-08
Based on the popular legend of the Nibelungen.
Enkantada
1948-07-23
Krus na Kawayan
1956-12-05
Based on a true story about a valiant Vietnamese Military Officer whose family and fiancé fell victi
Tagumpay
1946-03-28
Orasang Ginto
1946-03-04
Casa Grande
1958-08-13
Satur
1951-01-01
Cristina, a pretty young neighborhood girl, is pursued by the mysterious Satur, a wealthy but myster
Juan Tamad Goes to Congress
1959-09-22
Juan Tamad is a humorous Filipino folkloric character whose seeming mission in life is to avoid work
Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns
1983-09-28
Film critic Tony Rayns interviews Lino Brocka and other prominent Filipino filmmakers.
Genghis Khan
1950-11-07
Temujin, who later became Genghis Khan is wise, or sometimes cunning. He goes through several heroic
The Burned City
1976-09-20
The film depicts ten years of Catalan history, from 1899 with the defeat of the Spanish side in the
Si Juan Tamad
1947-06-12
A chronicle on the life & times of Juan.
Soltero
1984-04-26
Crispin is a soltero who has undergone several heartbreaks with women, broken family ties, and his o
Señorito
1953-01-01
A story of a father who hires a woman to charm his son and tempers his wild ways. Unfortunately, the