From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Eddie Romero born July 7 1924 is an acclaimed and influential Filipino film director film producer and screenwriter considered one of the finest in the Cinema of the Philippines Romero was named National Artist of the Philippines in 2003 His career spans three generations of filmmakers His 1976 film Ganito Kami NoonPaano Kayo Ngayon set at the turn of the century during the revolution against the Spaniards and later the American colonizers follows a naïve peasant through his leap of faith to become a member of an imagined community Agila situates a familys story against the backdrop of the countrys history Kamakalawa explores the folklore of prehistoric Philippines Banta ng Kahapon his small political film is set against the turmoil of the late 1960s tracing the connection of the underworld to the corrupt halls of politics His 13part series of Noli Me Tangere brings Philippine national hero Jose Rizals novel to a new generation of viewers Romeros films the National Artist citation states are delivered in an utterly simple style minimalist but never empty always calculated precise and functional but never predictable Quentin Tarantino has drawn upon Romeros film Twilight People as an inspiration for his grindhouse homages Married to Carol Gonzalez Romero was for a time the partner of actress Mila del Sol Description above from the Wikipedia article Eddie Romero licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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