Manuel Conde
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Born | Manuel Pabustan Urbano (1915-10-09)October 9, 1915[1] Daet, Camarines, Philippine Islands |
Died | August 11, 1985(1985-08-11) (aged 69) Manila, Philippines |
Occupation(s) | Actor, director and producer |
Years active | 1930–1984 |
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Manuel Conde (born Manuel Pabustan Urbano; October 9, 1915 – August 11, 1985) was a Filipino actor, director and producer. As an actor, he also used the screen name Juan Urbano during the 1930s aside from his more popular screen name.
He was the father of Filipino actor-comedian Manuel "Jun" Urbano, Jr.
Career
Rise to prominence
His first film was Mahiwagang Biyolin in 1935. He made almost three dozen films under LVN Pictures as a contract star.
He later put up his own movie company, Manuel Conde Pictures, in 1947 which produced classic films, notably the Juan Tamad series (Si Juan Tamad (1947), Si Juan Daldal (Anak ni Juan Tamad) (1948), Juan Tamad Goes to Congress (1959), Juan Tamad Goes to Society (1960), and Si Juan Tamad At Juan Masipag sa Pulitikang Walang Hanggan (1963)). Other movies Conde produced, directed and/or starred were Vende Cristo (1948), Prinsipe Paris (1949), Krus Na Kawayan (1956), Siete Infantes de Lara (1950) and its re-make in 1973, Molave (1961) and the internationally acclaimed Genghis Khan (1950).
Genghis Khan was the first Filipino film to be acclaimed at an international film festival in Venice in 1952. His Juan Tamad Goes to Congress is considered the best Filipino satire ever filmed. Some films intended for international release were planned by Conde but these were not pushed through because of some financial and production problems such as Saranggani, a film about the Ifugao rice terraces, a collaboration between James Agee as scriptwriter and Conde as the actor-director with United Artists as the distributor, the Rickshaw Boy and The Brown Rajah.
1964–1985
In the mid-1970s, Conde was residing in General Santos City for an early retirement from filmmaking when he was invited by fellow filmmaker Lamberto V. Avellana to direct a segment for the epic anthology film Tadhana: Ito ang Lahing Pilipino, produced by the National Media Production Center (NMPC). He shot the segment on Lapulapu and Rajah Sulayman in 1977, but the Tadhana film ultimately went unreleased.[2]
Death
Conde died on August 11, 1985 in Manila, Philippines at the age of 69.
Legacy
He was honored posthumously in 2006 the Presidential Medal of Merit (for Films) by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo for his contribution to culture and the arts. He was one of the recipients of that award together with visual artists Federico Alcuas, Oscar Zalameda and Mauro Malang Santos. From the words of Cecile Guidote Alvarez, executive director of the National Commission on Culture and the Arts, "This is the President's gesture of giving rightful honor to various artists who showcased Filipino excellence in the arts and cultural traditions in the international scene, underscoring the wealth of talent and heritage in our country". In 2007, he was awarded posthumously the Lamberto Avellana Memorial Award by the Film Academy of the Philippines.
Conde's eldest son, Jun Urbano (a.k.a. Manuel Conde, Jr.), became himself a film director, actor, producer and writer. He is better known as Mr. Shooli in a television comedy series Mongolian Barbecue.
On December 26, 2007, the Film Academy of the Philippines (FAP) announced the winners of the 25th anniversary presentation of the Luna Award before the actual awards night at the Club Filipino, San Juan on December 27. The Lamberto Avellana Memorial Award will be awarded posthumously to Manuel Conde and Vic Silayan.[3]
Filmography
- (a) – actor
- (dir) – directed
- (script) – wrote/co-wrote
- 1935 – Mahiwagang Biyolin (a)
- 1939 – Sawing Gantimpala (dir)
- 1939 – Maginoong Takas (dir)
- 1940 – Binatillo (dir)
- 1940 – Villa Hermosa (dir)
- 1940 – Ararong Ginto (dir)
- 1941 – Hiyas ng Dagat (dir)
- 1941 – Prinsipe Teñoso (dir)
- 1941 – Ibong Adarna (a)
- 1942 – Caviteno (dir)
- 1946 – Orasang Ginto (a), (dir)
- 1946 – Doon Po sa Amin (dir)
- 1946 – Alaala Kita (dir)
- 1946 – Ang Prinsipeng Hindi Tumatawa (dir)
- 1947 – Nabasag and Banga (a), (dir)
- 1947 – Si Juan Tamad (a), (dir), (script)
- 1948 – Juan Daldal (a), (dir), (script)
- 1948 – Vende Cristo (a), (dir)
- 1949 – Prinsipe Paris (a), (dir), (script)
- 1950 – Genghis Khan (a), (dir)
- 1950 – Apat na Alas (a), (dir)
- 1950 – Siete Infantes de Lara (a), (dir), (script)
- 1951 – Satur (a)
- 1951 – Sigfredo (a), (dir)
- 1953 – Senorito (a), (dir)
- 1955 – Ang Ibong Adarna (color remake; dir)
- 1955 – Pilipino Kostum No Touch (dir)
- 1955 – Ikaw Kasi (dir)
- 1956 – Handang Matodas (dir)
- 1956 – Krus na Kawayan (a), (dir), (script)
- 1956 – Bahala Na (dir)
- 1957 – El Robo (dir)
- 1957 – Basta Ikaw (dir)
- 1957 – Tingnan Natin (dir)
- 1958 – Casa Grande (dir)
- 1958 – Venganza (dir)
- 1959 – Juan Tamad Goes to Congress (a), (dir),(script)
- 1960 – Juan Tamad Goes to Society (a), (dir), (script)
- 1960 – Bayanihan (dir)
- 1961 – Molave (a), (dir), (script)
- 1963 – Si Juan Tamad at si Juan Masipag sa Politikang Walang Hanggan (a), (dir), (script)
- 1977 – Tadhana: Ito ang Lahing Pilipino (dir), (script) [pre-Spanish episode]
- 1984 – Soltero (a)[4]
Other productions
- In the mid-1950s, Conde wrote, directed and sometimes starred in documentary films for the United States Information Service (USIS), one of which was Give Us This Day.
- In the 1960s, Conde acted, directed and wrote 48 episodes of Under the Guava Tree with Juan Tamad (a 30-minute TV political satire/sitcom series on Channel 13).
- Also in the 1960s, Conde co-hosted (with Johnny Reyes) So You Want to Be a Star (a talent search/Live TV variety show on Channel 13).
References
- ^ Tiongson, Nicanor (2008). The Cinema of Manuel Conde. Manila: UST Publishing House.
- ^ Tiongson, Nicanor G. (2008). "The Last Years (1964-1985)". The Cinema of Manuel Conde. Manila, Philippines: University of Santo Tomas Publishing House. p. 174. ISBN 978-971-506-468-2. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
Conde finished shooting his episode, but Tadhana was never shown to the public.
- ^ Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo bags six of 12 Luna Awards. GMA NEWS.TV
- ^ Nicanor G. Tiongson - The Cinema of Manuel Conde -2008 Page 179 "de Castro directed his first film, Soltero, in 1984 he once again asked Conde to portray the grandfather of the movie's protagonist played by Jay Ilagan. "
External links
- Manuel Conde at IMDb
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