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 1939s BahayKubo starring Fely Vallejo who he later married One of his unfinished projects was in the late Fernando Poe Jrs Juan de la Cruz in 1972 Nicknamed Manong de León holds the sole distinction of being the most awarded film director in the history of the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences FAMAS Awards the Philippines Oscars From 1952 to 1971 he was awarded seven FAMAS Awards three of them he received three years in a row All of the films in which he won for Best Director also won for Best Picture at the FAMAS Sawa sa Lumang Simboryo 1952 Hanggang sa Dulo ng Daigdig 1958 Huwag Mo Akong Limutin 1960 Noli Me Tangere 1961 adaptation of the novel Noli Me Tangere El Filibusterismo 1962 Daigdig ng mga Api 1965 Lilet 1971 Description above from the Wikipedia article Gerardo de León licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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