José de Villa (born 1924) was a Filipino film actor and director. He made his first film for

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in 1947, '' Maria Kapra'', which starred Ángel Esmeralda. De Villa was married to Sampaguita's

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and ''contravida'' (

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) of the 1960s,

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. He made two films under LVN Pictures in 1949, a

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starring

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and ''

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'', starring

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.
/ref> After these two films, he returned to his original studio, Sampaguita Pictures, where he acted, played character roles and directed films.

Filmography

As an actor

*1947 ''Maria Kapra'' ampaguita*1947 ''Back Pay '' VNwith (Rogelio De la Rosa and Corazon Noble) *1949 ''Capas'' VN*1949 ''Hen. Gregorio del Pilar'' VN*1950 ''13 Hakbang'' ampaguita*1950 ''Kapitan Cristina ng Candaba '' VNwiyh (Tessie Quintana and Teody Belarmino) *1951 ''Kasaysayan ni Dr. Ramon Selga'' ampaguita*1951 ''Anghel ng Pag-ibig'' ampaguita*1951 ''Batas ng Daigdig'' ampaguita*1952 ''Barbaro'' ampaguita*1952 ''

Roberta ''Roberta'' is a musical from 1933 with music by Jerome Kern, and lyrics and book by Otto Harbach. The musical is based on the novel ''Gowns by Roberta'' by Alice Duer Miller. It features the songs " Yesterdays", "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes", "Let ...

'' ampaguita*1952 ''Madam X'' ampaguita*1952 ''Lihim ng Kumpisalan'' ampaguita*1952 ''Kerubin'' ampaguita*1952 ''Get Maddick'' ampaguita*1952 ''Kasaysayan ni Rudy Concepcion'' ampaguita*1953 ''Anak ng Espada'' ampaguita*1953 ''Tulisang Pugot'' ampaguita*1953 ''Vod-A-Vil'' ampaguita*1954 ''Tres Muskiteras'' ampaguita*1954 ''Pilya'' ampaguita*1954 ''Nagkita si Kerubin at si Tulisang Pugot'' ampaguita*1954 ''Sabungera'' ampaguita*1954 ''Tres Ojos'' ampaguita*1954 ''Quadro Dongs'' ampaguita*1954 ''Bondying'' ampaguita*1954 ''Dumagit'' ampaguita*1955 ''Tatay Na si Bondying'' ampaguita*1955 ''Jack and Jill'' ampaguita*1955 ''Mariposa'' ampaguita*1955 ''Rosanna'' ampaguita*1965 '' Iginuhit ng Tadhana (The Ferdinand E. Marcos Story)'' ampaguita

As director

*1955 ''Iyung-Iyo'' ampaguita*1956 ''Senyorita de Kampanilya'' ampaguita*1956 ''Pampanggenya'' ampaguita*1957 ''Ismol Ba't Teribol'' ampaguita*1957 ''Sino ang Maysala'' era Perez*1957 ''Pretty Boy'' era Perez*1957 ''Busabos'' ampaguita*1958 ''Tatlong Ilaw sa Dambana'' ampaguita*1958 ''Ulilang Anghel'' ampaguita*1964 ''

Sa Bilis Walang Kaparis ''Sa Bilis Walang Kaparis'' is a 1964 Tagalog language black and white action movie made in the Philippines. It was directed by Jose de Villa and distributed by Sampaguita Pictures. Synopsis Cast * Susan Roces * Vic Vargas * Lolita Rodrig ...

'' ampaguita *1964 ''Mga kanyon ng Corregidor'' ampaguita*1965 '' Iginuhit ng Tadhana (The Ferdinand E. Marcos Story)'' ampaguita*1968 ''Sayonara My Darling'' era Perez*1972 ''Winter Holiday'' era Perez

References

External links

* 1924 births Possibly living people Filipino film directors Filipino male film actors {{Philippines-actor-stub