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Agapito Conchu
Agapito Conchu, also known as Agapito Concho (born 1895, date of death unknown) was a Filipino silent film director of the mid-1930s. He was born in 1895 and made his directorial debut in the silent movie film '' Ang Magpapawid'' (''The Roofmaker''). After the "talkies" came to the Philippines, he directed '' Mahiwagang Biyolin'' (''The Magical Violin''), which is a semi-fantasy movie together with a new face, Manuel Conde, who would become a great actor. Conchu made one horror-flick, '' Sumpa ng Aswang'' (''Curse of the Devil'') with Monang Carvajal Monang Carvajal (born Patrocinio Tagaroma Carvajal; June 30, 1898 – 22 June 1980) was a Filipina film actress best known for her roles in thriller and horror movies. She was dubbed the "Queen of Horror Pictures." Biography Carvajal was bor ... and a nationalistic film, '' Hagase Tu Voluntad''. He specialized in directing dramas, from his first movie '' Hatol ng Langit'' (''Judged of Heaven'') to '' Awit ng Pag-ibig'' (''T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filipino People
Filipinos ( tl, Mga Pilipino) are the people who are citizens of or native to the Philippines. The majority of Filipinos today come from various Austronesian ethnolinguistic groups, all typically speaking either Filipino, English and/or other Philippine languages. Currently, there are more than 185 ethnolinguistic groups in the Philippines; each with its own language, identity, culture and history. Names The name ''Filipino'', as a demonym, was derived from the term ''Las Islas Filipinas'' ("the Philippine Islands"), the name given to the archipelago in 1543 by the Spanish explorer and Dominican priest Ruy López de Villalobos, in honor of Philip II of Spain (Spanish: ''Felipe II''). During the Spanish colonial period, natives of the Philippine islands were usually known by the generic terms ''indio'' ("Indian") or ''indigenta'' ("indigents"). However, during the early Spanish colonial period the term ''Filipinos'' or ''Philipinos'' was sometimes used by Spanish writers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silent Movie
''Silent Movie'' is a 1976 American satirical comedy film co-written, directed by and starring Mel Brooks, released by 20th Century Fox in the summer of 1976. The ensemble cast includes Dom DeLuise, Marty Feldman, Bernadette Peters, and Sid Caesar, with cameos by Anne Bancroft, Liza Minnelli, Burt Reynolds, James Caan, Marcel Marceau, and Paul Newman as themselves. The film is produced in the manner of a 20th-century silent film with intertitles instead of spoken dialogue (hence the name); the soundtrack consists almost entirely of accompanying music and sound effects. It is an affectionate parody of slapstick comedies, including those of Charlie Chaplin, Mack Sennett, and Buster Keaton. The film satirizes the film industry, presenting the story of a film producer trying to obtain studio support to make a silent film in the then-present 1970s. Plot Mel Funn (Mel Brooks), a once-great Hollywood film director, is now recovering from a drinking problem and down on his luck. He and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republika sang Filipinas * ibg, Republika nat Filipinas * ilo, Republika ti Filipinas * ivv, Republika nu Filipinas * pam, Republika ning Filipinas * krj, Republika kang Pilipinas * mdh, Republika nu Pilipinas * mrw, Republika a Pilipinas * pag, Republika na Filipinas * xsb, Republika nin Pilipinas * sgd, Republika nan Pilipinas * tgl, Republika ng Pilipinas * tsg, Republika sin Pilipinas * war, Republika han Pilipinas * yka, Republika si Pilipinas In the recognized optional languages of the Philippines: * es, República de las Filipinas * ar, جمهورية الفلبين, Jumhūriyyat al-Filibbīn is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It is situated in the western Pacific Ocean and consists of around 7,641 islands t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuel Conde
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. Early career His first film was ''Mahiwagang Biyolin'' in 1935. He made almost three dozen films under LVN Pictures as a contract star. Later career 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 accla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sumpa Ng Aswang
The Sumpa () were a tribe living in northeastern Tibet from ancient times. Chinese historical sources refer to them as " Qiang", a term for people living in what is now Southwest China, and their actual ethnic identity is not known. Their territory was absorbed by the Tibetan Empire in the late 7th century, after which point they gradually lost their independent identity. The Sumpa identified as the people known to the Chinese as the Supi 蘇毗 or Sunpo 孫波. Origins and territory ...
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Monang Carvajal
Monang Carvajal (born Patrocinio Tagaroma Carvajal; June 30, 1898 – 22 June 1980) was a Filipina film actress best known for her roles in thriller and horror movies. She was dubbed the "Queen of Horror Pictures." Biography Carvajal was born in Manila on June 30, 1898, the daughter of Spanish Zarzuela actors Don Jose Carvajal and Patrocinio Tagaroma de Carvajal. By the age of 4, she was appearing on stage, appearing alongside her parents. In her teens, she was touring the bodabil circuit together with Manuel Silos as a comedy duo known as "Monang & Sano." Silos would later become a prominent film director. Carvajal made her film debut in 1920, in the silent film ''El Trust de los Tenorios''. Soon, she found herself frequently cast in horror films, often as a monster, a witch (''mangkukulam'') or some other supernatural being. Along her roles in this vein were in such films as ''Sumpa ng Aswang'' (1935), ''Gamu-Gamong Naging Lawin'' (1937), ''Halimaw'' (1941), and ''Malaya, M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
