Manuel Conde

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Manuel Conde (born Manuel Urbano) (August 11, 1915 – 1985) was a Filipino actor, director and producer. He made his first film, Mahiwagang Biyolin, in 1935 then later 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. He is the father of renowned television comedian Jun Urbano. He died in 1985.

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 City on December 27. ABS-CBN's Charo Santos-Concio and Solar Entertainment's Wilson Y. Tieng won the Manuel de Leon Award. The Lamberto Avellana Memorial Award will be given posthumously to Manuel Conde and Vic Silayan.^[1]

[edit] Filmography

1935 - Mahiwagang Biyolin
1939- Sawing Gantimpala [Lvn] (dir)
1939 - Maginoong Takas [Lvn] (dir)
1940 - Binatillo [Lvn] (dir)
1940 - Villa Hermosa [LVN] (dir)
1940 - Ararong Ginto [Lvn] (dir)
1941 - Hiyas ng Dagat [Lvn] (dir)
1941 - " Prinsipe Tenoso" [LVN] (dir)
1941 - Ibong Adarna [Lvn] (a)
1942 - Caviteno [Lvn] (dir)
1946 - Orasang Ginto [Lvn] (a) (dir)
1946 - Doon Po sa Amin [Mabuhay] (dir)
1946 - Alaala Kita [Lvn] (dir)
1946 - Ang Prinsipeng Hindi Tumatawa[Lvn](dir)
1947 - " Nabasag and Banga" [Oriental](a) (dir)
1947 - Si Juan Tamad [MC] (a) (dir)(script)
1948 - Juan Daldal [MC] (a) (dir)(script)
1948 - Vende Cristo [MC] (a) (dir)
1949 - Prinsipe Paris [MC] (a) (dir)(script)
1950 - Genghis Khan [MC] (a)(dir)
1950 - Apat na Alas [Lvn] (a)(dir)
1950 - Siete Infantes de Lara[MC](a)(dir)script)
1951 - Satur [Lvn] (a)
1951 - " Sigfredo" (Lebran) (a) (dir)
1953 - Senorito [Lvn] (a) (dir)
1955 - Ang Ibong Adarna color remake [Lvn](dir)
1955 - Pilipino Kostum No Touch [Lvn] (dir)
1955 - Ikaw Kasi [Lvn] (dir)
1956 - Handang Matodas [Lvn] (dir)
1956 - Krus na Kawayan [SK](a)(dir)(script)
1956 - " Bahala Na" [LVN] (dir)
1957 - El Robo [Lvn] (dir)
1957 - Basta Ikaw [Lvn] (dir)
1957 - Tingnan Natin [Lvn] (dir)
1958 - Casa Grande [Lvn][dir]
1958 - "Venganza" [LVN] (dir)
1959 - "Juan Tamad Goes to Congress"[MC](a)(dir)(script)
1960 - "Juan Tamad Goes to Society" [MC][a][dir][script]
1960 - "Bayanihan" [LVN] [dir]
1961 - "Molave" [MC] [a[[dir][script]
1963 - "Si Juan Tamad at si Juan Masipag sa Politikang Walang Hanggan" [MC][a][dir][script]
1977 - "Tadhana: Ito ang Lahing Pilipino" [NMPC] [dir] [script]pre-Spanish episode

OTHER PRODUCTIONS

In the mid-1950's, Manuel Conde wrote, directed and sometimes starred in several documentary films for the United States Information Service (USIS), one of which was "Give Us This Day".
1960s - 48 episodes of "Under the Guava Tree with Juan Tamad" (a 30-minute tv political satire/sit-com series)(Channel 13)(actor, director, scriptwriter)
1960s - "So You Want to be a Star" (a talent search live tv variety show series)(Channel 13) (hosted by Manuel Conde and Johnnny Reyes)