Manuel Silos

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1906-01-01 (82 years old)

Deathday

1988-03-31

Place of Birth

Manila, Philippines

Manuel Silos

Biography

Manuel Silos (1 January 1906 – 31 March 1988) was a Filipino film-maker from the 1920s through the 1950s. He began his career by making silent movies together with his brothers. As a bodabil (vaudeville) actor and comedian, Silos used the stage and screen name Santo Tulia. He appeared in romantic-comedy films such as Victory Joe in 1946, Puppy Love in 1956, and Tuloy and Ligaya (literally "Bliss Continues") in 1958. He became known for his FAMAS-awarded film Biyaya ng Lupa ("Blessings of the Land"). In 1979, Silos received the Natatanging Gawad Urian. In 1985, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Film Academy of the Philippines...

Production

1936

1953

Hawayana

as Story

1938

Pusong Wasak

as Director

1947

Ikaw Ay Akin

as Director

1959

1955

1-2-3

as Director

1934

1930

1930

1939

Ay! Monang

as Director

1949

1954

Dalaginding

as Director

1949

Gitano

as Director

1949

Gitano

as Writer

1948

1951

Venus

as Director

1946

Victory Joe

as Director

1948

1956

Puppy Love

as Director

1953

Hawayana

as Director

1958

Combo Festival

as Director

1958

Tuloy ang Ligaya

as Director

1948

Pista Sa Nayon

as Director

1952

Tia Loleng

as Director

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