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.
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 acclaimed Genghis Khan (1950).
Genghis Khan was the first Filipino film to be acclaimed at an international film festival in Venice in 1952. His Juan Tamad Goes to Congress is considered the best Filipino satire ever filmed. Some films intended for international release were planned by Conde but these were not pushed through because of some financial and production problems such as Saranggani, a film about the Ifugao rice terraces, a collaboration between James Agee as scriptwriter and Conde as the actor-director with United Artists as the distributor, the Rickshaw Boy and The Brown Rajah.
He was honored posthumously in 2006 the Presidential Medal of Merit (for Films) by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo for his contribution to culture and the arts. He was one of the recipients of that award together with visual artists Federico Alcuas, Oscar Zalameda and Mauro Malang Santos. From the words of Cecile Guidote Alvarez, executive director of the National Commission on Culture and the Arts, "This is the President's gesture of giving rightful honor to various artists who showcased Filipino excellence in the arts and cultural traditions in the international scene, underscoring the wealth of talent and heritage in our country". In 2007, he was awarded posthumously the Lamberto Avellana Memorial Award by the Film Academy of the Philippines.
Conde's eldest son, Jun Urbano (a.k.a. Manuel Conde, Jr.), became himself a film director, actor, producer and writer. He is better known as Mr. Shooli in a television comedy series Mongolian Barbecue.
On December 26, 2007, the Film Academy of the Philippines (FAP) announced the winners of the 25th anniversary presentation of the Luna Award before the actual awards night at the Club Filipino, San Juan on December 27. The Lamberto Avellana Memorial Award will be awarded posthumously to Manuel Conde and Vic Silayan.[2]
In the mid-1950s, Conde wrote, directed and sometimes starred in documentary films for the United States Information Service (USIS), one of which was Give Us This Day.
In the 1960s, Conde acted, directed and wrote 48 episodes of Under the Guava Tree with Juan Tamad (a 30-minute TV political satire/sitcom series on Channel 13).
Also in the 1960s, Conde co-hosted (with Johnny Reyes) So You Want to Be a Star (a talent search/Live TV variety show on Channel 13).
References
^Tiongson, Nicanor (2008). The Cinema of Manuel Conde. Manila: UST Publishing House.
^Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo bags six of 12 Luna Awards. GMA NEWS.TV
^Nicanor G. Tiongson - The Cinema of Manuel Conde -2008 Page 179 "de Castro directed his first film, Soltero, in 1984 he once again asked Conde to portray the grandfather of the movie's protagonist played by Jay Ilagan. "
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In this Philippine name the middle name or maternal family name is Pabustan and the surname or paternal family name is Urbano 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 Manuel CondeBornManuel Pabustan Urbano 1915 10 09 October 9 1915 1 Daet Camarines Philippine IslandsDiedAugust 11 1985 1985 08 11 aged 69 Manila PhilippinesOccupation s Actor director and producerYears active1930 1984AwardsOrder of National Artists of the Philippines Contents 1 Early career 2 Later career 3 Death 4 Legacy 5 Filmography 6 Other productions 7 References 8 External linksEarly career EditHis first film was Mahiwagang Biyolin in 1935 He made almost three dozen films under LVN Pictures as a contract star Later career EditHe 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 acclaimed Genghis Khan 1950 Genghis Khan was the first Filipino film to be acclaimed at an international film festival in Venice in 1952 His Juan Tamad Goes to Congress is considered the best Filipino satire ever filmed Some films intended for international release were planned by Conde but these were not pushed through because of some financial and production problems such as Saranggani a film about the Ifugao rice terraces a collaboration between James Agee as scriptwriter and Conde as the actor director with United Artists as the distributor the Rickshaw Boy and The Brown Rajah Death EditManuel Conde died in 1985 in Manila Philippines Legacy EditHe was honored posthumously in 2006 the Presidential Medal of Merit for Films by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo for his contribution to culture and the arts He was one of the recipients of that award together with visual artists Federico Alcuas Oscar Zalameda and Mauro Malang Santos From the words of Cecile Guidote Alvarez executive director of the National Commission on Culture and the Arts This is the President s gesture of giving rightful honor to various artists who showcased Filipino excellence in the arts and cultural traditions in the international scene underscoring the wealth of talent and heritage in our country In 2007 he was awarded posthumously the Lamberto Avellana Memorial Award by the Film Academy of the Philippines Conde s eldest son Jun Urbano a k a Manuel Conde Jr became himself a film director actor producer and writer He is better known as Mr Shooli in a television comedy series Mongolian Barbecue On December 26 2007 the Film Academy of the Philippines FAP announced the winners of the 25th anniversary presentation of the Luna Award before the actual awards night at the Club Filipino San Juan on December 27 The Lamberto Avellana Memorial Award will be awarded posthumously to Manuel Conde and Vic Silayan 2 Filmography Edit a actor dir directed script wrote co wrote 1935 Mahiwagang Biyolin a 1939 Sawing Gantimpala dir 1939 Maginoong Takas dir 1940 Binatillo dir 1940 Villa Hermosa dir 1940 Ararong Ginto dir 1941 Hiyas ng Dagat dir 1941 Prinsipe Tenoso dir 1941 Ibong Adarna a 1942 Caviteno dir 1946 Orasang Ginto a dir 1946 Doon Po sa Amin dir 1946 Alaala Kita dir 1946 Ang Prinsipeng Hindi Tumatawa dir 1947 Nabasag and Banga a dir 1947 Si Juan Tamad a dir script 1948 Juan Daldal a dir script 1948 Vende Cristo a dir 1949 Prinsipe Paris a dir script 1950 Genghis Khan a dir 1950 Apat na Alas a dir 1950 Siete Infantes de Lara a dir script 1951 Satur a 1951 Sigfredo a dir 1953 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a talent search Live TV variety show on Channel 13 References Edit Tiongson Nicanor 2008 The Cinema of Manuel Conde Manila UST Publishing House Kasal Kasali Kasalo bags six of 12 Luna Awards GMA NEWS TV Nicanor G Tiongson The Cinema of Manuel Conde 2008 Page 179 de Castro directed his first film Soltero in 1984 he once again asked Conde to portray the grandfather of the movie s protagonist played by Jay Ilagan External links EditManuel Conde at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Manuel Conde amp oldid 1129747498, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
