Director
Manuel Silos
120 years · Manila, Philippines · 22 films
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 (FAP).
Best known for
Filmography 22
Puro Labis Puro Kulang
1962 · Actor
Mga Alamat Ng Sandaigdig
1960 · Director
Blessings of the Land
1959 · Director
Combo Festival
1958 · Director
Tuloy ang Ligaya
1958 · Director
Puppy Love
1956 · Director
1-2-3
1955 · Director
Dalaginding
1954 · Director
Hawayana
1953 · Director
Kuwentong Bahay-Bahayan
1953 · Director
Tia Loleng
1952 · Director
Venus
1951 · Director
Gitano
1949 · Director, Writer
Ibigin Mo Ako ‘Lalaking Matapang’
1949 · Director
Ang Sipag ay Yaman
1949 · Director
Sa Tokyo Ikinasal
1948 · Sano, Director
Pista Sa Nayon
1948 · Director
Manugang at Biyenan
1948 · Director
Ikaw Ay Akin
1947 · Director
Victory Joe
1946 · Director
Pusong Wasak
1938 · Director
Lagablab Ng Kabataan
1936 · Director