José de Villa
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José de Villa was a Filipino
film actor
in the 1950s and a film director
in the late 1950s and 1960s. He made his made his first movie for Sampaguita Pictures
in 1947, Maria Kapra, which starred Ángel Esmeralda
.
De Villa is married to Sampaguita's character actor
and contravida (villain
) of the 1960s, Tita de Villa
.
He made two movies under LVN Pictures
in 1949, a biopic
of Gregorio del Pilar
starring Jose Padilla Jr, and Capas
, starring Leopoldo Salcedo
.
After these two movies, he returned to his original studio, Sampaguita Pictures, where he acted, played character roles, and directed films.
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
film actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
in the 1950s and a film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
in the late 1950s and 1960s. He made his made his first movie for Sampaguita Pictures
Sampaguita Pictures
Sampaguita Pictures was a Philippine film production company. It was named for the Philippine National Flower, Sampaguita. The company has been long-defunct since the 1980s with Mike de Leon's classic "Batch '81" being the last film released...
in 1947, Maria Kapra, which starred Ángel Esmeralda
Ángel Esmeralda
Ángel Esmerelda is a prewar Filipino actor. He is the husband of Sampaguita Pictures leading lady Corazon Noble and the father of Jay Ilagan also known as Ángel Ilagan.-Filmography:*1934 - Ang Dangal*1936 - Sa Paanan ng Krus...
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De Villa is married to Sampaguita's character actor
Character actor
A character actor is one who predominantly plays unusual or eccentric characters. The Oxford English Dictionary defines a character actor as "an actor who specializes in character parts", defining character part in turn as "an acting role displaying pronounced or unusual characteristics or...
and contravida (villain
Villain
A villain is an "evil" character in a story, whether a historical narrative or, especially, a work of fiction. The villain usually is the antagonist, the character who tends to have a negative effect on other characters...
) of the 1960s, Tita de Villa
Tita de Villa
Tita de Villa is a character actress from the Philippines. Her long acting career started in 1954 in a Sampaguita Pictures movie, Dalagang Ilocana , the movie which also catapulted the career of actress Gloria Romero into stardom. In the film, De Villa played a bit role of a lady boarder...
.
He made two movies under LVN Pictures
LVN Pictures
LVN Pictures, Inc. is one of the biggest film studios in the history of Philippine cinema and its foremost establishment in motion picture post-production until 2005...
in 1949, a biopic
Biographical film
A biographical film, or biopic , is a film that dramatizes the life of an actual person or people. They differ from films “based on a true story” or “historical films” in that they attempt to comprehensively tell a person’s life story or at least the most historically important years of their...
of Gregorio del Pilar
Gregorio del Pilar
Gregorio del Pilar y Sempio was one of the youngest generals in the Philippine Revolutionary Forces during the Philippine Revolution and the Philippine-American War. He is most known for his role and death at the Battle of Tirad Pass...
starring Jose Padilla Jr, and Capas
Capas
CAPAS may refer to:* Belgian Academy Council of Applied Sciences * Capas, Tarlac, a municipality in the province of Tarlac, Philippines...
, starring Leopoldo Salcedo
Leopoldo Salcedo
Leopoldo Salcedo was a two-time FAMAS award-winning Filipino film actor who specialized in portraying dramatic heroes. Dubbed as "The Great Profile" , he was said to be among the first kayumanggi or dark-skinned Filipino film stars, in contrast to the lighter-skinned mestizo actors of his...
.
After these two movies, he returned to his original studio, Sampaguita Pictures, where he acted, played character roles, and directed films.
As an actor
- 1947 Maria Kapra [Sampaguita]
- 1947 Back Pay [LVN] with (Rogelio De la Rosa and Corazon Noble)
- 1949 Capas [LVN]
- 1949 Hen. Gregorio del Pilar [LVN]
- 1950 13 Hakbang [Sampaguita]
- 1950 Kapitan Cristina ng Candaba [LVN] wiyh (Tessie Quintana and Teody Belarmino)
- 1951 Kasaysayan ni Dr. Ramon Selga [Sampaguita]
- 1951 Anghel ng Pag-ibig [Sampaguita]
- 1951 Batas ng Daigdig [Sampaguita]
- 1952 Barbaro [Sampaguita]
- 1952 Roberta [Sampaguita]
- 1952 Madam X [Sampaguita]
- 1952 Lihim ng Kumpisalan [Sampaguita]
- 1952 Kerubin [Sampaguita]
- 1952 Get Maddick [Sampaguita]
- 1952 Kasaysayan ni Rudy Concepcion [Sampaguita]
- 1953 Anak ng Espada [Sampaguita]
- 1953 Tulisang Pugot [Sampaguita]
- 1953 Vod-A-Vil [Sampaguita]
- 1954 Tres Muskiteras [Sampaguita]
- 1954 Pilya [Sampaguita]
- 1954 Nagkita si Kerubin at si Tulisang Pugot [Sampaguita]
- 1954 Sabungera [Sampaguita]
- 1954 Tres Ojos [Sampaguita]
- 1954 Quadro Dongs [Sampaguita]
- 1954 Bondying [Sampaguita]
- 1954 Dumagit [Sampaguita]
- 1955 Tatay na si Bondying [Sampaguita]
- 1955 Jack and Jill [Sampaguita]
- 1955 Mariposa [Sampaguita]
- 1955 Rosanna [Sampaguita]
As director
- 1955 Iyung-Iyo [Sampaguita]
- 1956 Senyorita de Kampanilya [Sampaguita]
- 1956 Pampanggenya [Sampaguita]
- 1957 Ismol ba't Teribol [Sampaguita]
- 1957 Sino ang Maysala [Vera Perez]
- 1957 Pretty Boy [VeraPerez]
- 1957 Busabos [Sampaguita]
- 1958 Tatlong Ilaw sa Dambana [Sampaguita]
- 1958 Ulilang Anghel [Sampaguita]
- 1964 Mga kanyon ng Corregidor [Sampaguita]
- 1965 Iginuhit ng Tadhana [Sampaguita]
- 1968 Sayonara My Darling [VeraPerez]