Salamat sa Alaala

2015

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Overview

The documentary serves as a tribute to National Artist for Cinema Gerardo de Leon in celebration of his Centennial Year. “Salamat sa Alaala.” is inspired by the music composed by the late film director when he was a teenager playing background music for silent movies in Manila theatres. The video opens up with a capsulated history of the birth of the Filipino movies followed by a series of shots of veteran actresses, the academe and the young generation of filmmakers affirming his unique qualities as a world-class film figure. Then we unravel his private life as a family man. The documentary is one way of thanking him for his lasting legacy in the art form he left behind.

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Cast & Crew

43 members

Acting

Anita Linda

Herself

Writing

Nick De Ocampo

Himself

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Gloria Sevilla

Herself

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Nic Tiongson

Himself

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Lilia Dizon

Herself

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Robert Arevalo

Himself

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Barbara Perez

Herself

Directing

Raymond Red

Himself

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Clodualdo del Mundo Jr.

Himself

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Leonor Ilagan

Himself

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Luis Nepumoceno

Himself

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Joey Romero

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Liberty Ilagan

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Maria Fe Ilagan Gibbs

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Ronaldo Valdez

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Janno Gibbs

Himself

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Leopoldo Salcedo

Self (archive footage)

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Fernando Poe

Self (archive footage)

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Joseph Estrada

Himself

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Jock Mahoney

Self (archive footage)

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Fernando Poe Jr.

Self (archive footage)

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Cecilia Lopez

Self (archive footage)

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Gloria Romero

Self

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Tony Carreon

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Rose Marie Gil

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Susan Roces

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Jet Del Mundo

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Leni Alano

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Eddie Garcia

Himself

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Christopher de Leon

Himself

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Nora Aunor

Herself

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Amalia Fuentes

Herself

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Laurice Guillen

Herself

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Bebong Osorio

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Bernard Belleza

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Elwood Perez

Himself

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Boots Anson-Roa

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Eddie Romero

Himself

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Luz Mercurio

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Bien Lumbera

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Lamberto V. Avellana

Himself

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Lav Diaz

Himself

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Mike Parsons

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