Manuel Silos

Directing

Manuel Silos

Born 1906-01-01 · Manila, Philippines

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).

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Victory Joe poster
9.0

A story about Rosie, believing that her boyfriend has been killed in the war, she falls in love with an American military officer.

Victory Joe

1946

Puppy Love poster
NR

Shh.h.h.h.h. You shouldn't tell Nenita's got a CRUSH on Manding.

Puppy Love

1956

Gitano poster
NR

The story deals with the gaieties and frolics of Gypsies led by Ricardo, shown here dancing with Ramona.

Gitano

1949

Gitano poster
NR

The story deals with the gaieties and frolics of Gypsies led by Ricardo, shown here dancing with Ramona.

Gitano

1949

Pusong Wasak poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Pusong Wasak

1938

Tuloy ang Ligaya poster
9.0

The most impossible dreams of a great musical come true with the nation's to radio stars, stage and television names.

Tuloy ang Ligaya

1958

Pista Sa Nayon poster
8.0

A story about two sisters who were saved from a carriage mishap by two men during a town festival.

Pista Sa Nayon

1948

No artwork available
NR

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Ay! Monang

1939

Ang Sipag ay Yaman poster
7.0

A story about a farmer and a young female teacher that just arrived from the metro.

Ang Sipag ay Yaman

1949

Dalaginding poster
9.0

Directed by Manuel Silos.

Dalaginding

1954

Blessings of the Land poster
7.5

Maria and Jose, a young married couple begin life together in an orchard in the countryside. It isn't long until they have four children: Miguel, Arturo, Angelita, and Lito. The eldest, Miguel, is a deaf-mute. Life is good for the family and the children grow up and bring joy to the community. But trouble enters their lives when Jose makes an enemy of Bruno, a widower, much feared in the village.

Blessings of the Land

1959

Kuwentong Bahay-Bahayan poster
9.0

A film that satirizes politics and portrays family relations and romance, played by child actors.

Kuwentong Bahay-Bahayan

1953

Mga Alamat Ng Sandaigdig poster
NR

Unraveling the fantastical orgins of lizards, bats, monkeys, and water lilies.

Mga Alamat Ng Sandaigdig

1960

No artwork available
NR

A young girl is made to choose between her parents.

Mystery of the Convent

1930

Sa Tokyo Ikinasal poster
7.0

Is a story about brothers Carlos and Fidel, who are both decorated war heroes. But their closeness will be challenged as they try to win the heart of their common love, Liling. Liling is actually their adopted sister. Now that she is of age, she is free to choose between Carlos and Fidel.

Sa Tokyo Ikinasal

1948

Lagablab Ng Kabataan poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Lagablab Ng Kabataan

1936

No artwork available
9.0

Mary Walter’s first sound film.

Hinagpis ng Magulang

1934

Tia Loleng poster
7.0

A story about a young man who disguises himself as middle-aged matron in order to woo a young woman under the constant watch of her strict father. The plan suffers a setback when the girl’s father falls in love with Tia Loleng.

Tia Loleng

1952

No artwork available
NR

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Infierno sa Mundo

1930

Manugang at Biyenan poster
NR

Clarita is a Manila socialite and she and her mother Doña Carmen are addicted to everything modern which they equate to dancing, drinking, smoking and generally having a good time. Clarita meets Antonio, a conservative provincial businessman still living with his very old-fashioned and domineering mother Doña Rosenda. Clarita and Antonio fall in love and rush into a marriage that almost fails because of the constant interference of their respective in-laws.

Manugang at Biyenan

1948

Hawayana poster
5.0

Two people from two different Polynesian groups fall in love at first sight.

Hawayana

1953

Ibigin Mo Ako ‘Lalaking Matapang’ poster
NR

A father gives his son a task to buy land in the province to build an airport but the land titleholder is hesitant to sell the deeds.

Ibigin Mo Ako ‘Lalaking Matapang’

1949

Combo Festival poster
NR

A young man was prohibited by his mother to join a Combo(band) in fear of him being negatively influenced. The mother sends him to the province but as he travels he meets a bald man.

Combo Festival

1958

Venus poster
NR

A mythological story about the gods of Mt. Olympus.

Venus

1951