Group 2

Contemporary
Philippine Arts from
the Regions
 Group 2

“Manuel Conde”
 Members:
Fronda, Jeremy Famela, Legarda

Bulaso, Sophia
 Background of
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.
.
 Background of
Manuel Conde

He was taking up geological engineering

and entering the movies was farthest from
his mind, It was a bit player, stuntman,
laboratory a ventriloquist (a puppet named
Kiko). He made his first film, "Mahiwaggang
Biyolin" in 1935 then signed a contract for
LVN Pictures, where he made almost three
dozen films, both as an actor and director.
Manuel Conde’s
Artworks
Significance
“Giliw Ko”
(1939)
Filipino musical
romance film
First ever film script
Conde co-wrote with
Carlos Vander Tolosa
“Juan Tamad Goes to “Si Juan Tamad at si Juan “Juan Tamad Goes to
Congress” (1959) Masipag sa Politikang Walang Society” (1960)
Hanggan” (1963)
Significance
Artistic success
Defined Conde’s
image in Filipino
Cinema
Significance
“Genghis Khan”
(1950)
Historical epic
critically acclaimed
locally and
internationally
Significance
First fIlipino movie invited
to the Venice Film Festival
(1952)
Screened Edinburgh
International Film Festival
(1953)
Dubbed 16 languages and
released all around the
world
 References
https://en.m.wikipediaorg/wiki/Manuel_Conde
https:/m.imdb.com/name/nm1047314/bio/
https:/mubi.com/en/cast/manuel-conde
https:/www.imdb.com/name/nm1047314/bio/
https:/upd.edu.ph/manuel-conde-defining-a-
cinema-for-the-filipino
https:/letterboxd.com/film/juan-tamad-goes-
to-congress/
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