Directing
Manuel Conde
- Born
- Oct 15, 1915 · Aged 69
- Died
- Aug 11, 1985
- Place of birth
- Daet, Camarines Norte, Philippines
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 21
- TV credits
- 0
- Directing credits
- 25
Also known as (1)
- Manuel Urbano
Biography
Manuel Conde was a Filipino actor, writer, director and producer. 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. As an actor, he used the screen name Juan Urbano during the 1930s. His first directorial assignment was "Sawing Gantingpala" 1939. After the war, Conde directed "Orasang Ginto" 1946, considered…
