Kidlat Tahimik
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1942-10-03 (83 years old)
Place of Birth
Baguio City, Benguet, Philippines
Also known As
-
Kidlat Tahimik
Biography
Eric de Guia (born October 3, 1942 in Baguio City, Philippines), better known as Kidlat Tahimik (a Tagalog translation of "silent lightning"), is a film director, writer and actor whose films are commonly associated with the Third Cinemamovement through their critiques of neocolonialism. One of the most prominent names in the Filipino film industry, he has garnered various accolades locally and internationally, including a Plaridel honorarium for Independent Cinema. He is dubbed by fellow filmmakers and critics as the "Father of Philippine Independent Cinema".
Acting
1979
as Kidlat
2023
as Himself
1982
as Shaman
1974
as Hombrecito, the Indian
1991
as Self
1998
as La Liga Filipina Guest
1996
as Himself
1981
as Kidlat, the driver
2015
as Panaginip Pictures CEO
2010
1979
2025
Production
1994
as Director of Photography
1994
1979
as Director
1979
as Editor
1979
as Writer
1979
as Producer
1979
as Cinematography
1979
1979
as Production Design
1979
1981
as Director
1994
as Director
1979
1994
1981
as Writer
2015
1980
as Writer
1980
as Director
1991
2006
as Writer
2006
as Director
2005
as Director
2005
as Director
1991
2005
as Writer
2005
as Writer
1996
as Director
1996
1995
as Director
2003
as Director
1992
as Director
1984
as Director
1984
as Writer
1992
as Writer
2003
as Writer
1995
as Writer
2017
1996
as Director of Photography
2019
as Director
2006
1995
as Director
2020
as Director
1979
as Director of Photography
2019
as Screenplay
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