José Nepomuceno y Zialcita was a Filipino filmmaker. A founding father of Philippine cinema, he is widely known for pioneering film directing and producing locally until the Second World War began.
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Country Maiden
Because of a Flower
Ang Tatlong Hambog
Ang Langit sa Lupa
The Witches
Tianak
Biyak na Bato
Mga Bituin Ng Kinabukasan
Sampaguita
La Venganza de Don Silvestre
The Golden Dagger
Sa Paanan ng Kruz
Noli Me Tangere
The Moro Pirate
El Capullo Marchito
Makata At Paraluman
Kaban ng Tipan
Diwata ng Karagatan
La Mariposa Negra32 credits on file
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Directors born in the 1890s 5
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José Nepomuceno y Zialcita was a Filipino filmmaker. A founding father of Philippine cinema, he is widely known for pioneering film directing and producing locally until the Second World War began. He had his own production company Jose Nepomuceno Productions, which produced the first Filipino silent film entitled Dalagang Bukid in 1919. The film starred Atang de la Rama, a future National Artist of the Philippines. He also directed Un (El) Capullo Marchito in 1920. It starred Luisa Acuña, who then became a famous leading lady in Filipino silent films.
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