About
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 1939's Bahay-Kubo, starring Fely Vallejo (who he later married). One of his unfinished projects was in the late Fernando Poe, Jr.'s Juan de la Cruz in 1972.
Filmography
Banaue: Stairway to the Sky1975 · Director, Screenplay
Fe, Esperanza, Caridad1974 · Director, Screenplay, Story
Women in Cages1971 · Director
Lilet1971 · Director
Mad Doctor of Blood Island1969 · Director
Brownout1969 · Director
Brides of Blood1968 · Director
Curse of the Vampires1966 · Director
Wanted: Johnny L1966 · Director
Ang Daigdig ng mga Api1965 · Director
The Blood Drinkers1964 · Director
The Walls of Hell1964 · Director
Anak ni Dyesebel1964 · Director
El Filibusterismo1962 · Director
Noli Me Tángere1961 · Director, Screenplay
The Moises Padilla Story1961 · Director
Huwag Mo Akong Limutin1960 · Director, Writer
Terror Is a Man1959 · Director
Aawitan Kita1959 · Director
Hanggang sa Dulo ng Daigdig1958 · Director