Manuel Conde

Manuel Conde on a 2015 stamp of the Philippines

Manuel Conde (born Manuel Urbano; October 9, 1915^[1] in Daet, Camarines Norte – August 11, 1985) was a Filipino actor, director and producer. As an actor, he also used the screen name Juan Urbano during the 1930s aside from his more popular screen name. His first film was "Mahiwagang Biyolin" in 1935. He made almost three dozen films under LVN Pictures as a contract star. He later put up his own movie company, Manuel Conde Pictures, in 1947 which produced classic films, notably the Juan Tamad series (Si Juan Tamad (1947), Si Juan Daldal (Anak ni Juan Tamad) (1948), Juan Tamad Goes to Congress (1959), Juan Tamad Goes to Society (1960), Si Juan Tamad At Juan Masipag sa Pulitikang Walang Hanggan (1963)). Other movies Conde produced, directed and/or starred were Vende Cristo (1948), Prinsipe Paris (1949), Krus Na Kawayan (1956), Siete Infantes de Lara (1950) and its re-make in 1973, Molave (1961) and the internationally acclaimed Genghis Khan (1950).

Genghis Khan was the first Filipino film to be acclaimed at an international film festival in Venice in 1952. His Juan Tamad Goes To Congress is considered the best Filipino satire ever filmed. Some films intended for international release were planned by Conde but these were not pushed through because of some financial and production problems such as Saranggani, a film about the Ifugao rice terraces, a collaboration between James Agee as scriptwriter and Conde as the actor-director with United Artists as the distributor, the Rickshaw Boy and The Brown Rajah.

Manuel Conde died in 1985. He was honored posthumously in 2006 the Presidential Medal of Merit (for Films) by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo for his contribution to culture and the arts. He was one of the recipients of that award together with visual artists Federico Alcuas, Oscar Zalameda and Mauro Malang Santos. From the words of Cecile Guidote-Alvarez, Executive Director of the National Commission on Culture and the Arts, “This is the President’s gesture of giving rightful honor to various artists who showcased Filipino excellence in the arts and cultural traditions in the international scene, underscoring the wealth of talent and heritage in our country”. In 2007, he was awarded posthumously the Lamberto Avellana Memorial Award by the Film Academy of the Philippines.

Conde’s eldest son, Jun Urbano (aka Manuel Conde, Jr.), became himself a film director, actor, producer and writer. He is better known as Mr. Shooli in a television comedy series Mongolian Barbecue.

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. The Lamberto Avellana Memorial Award will be awarded posthumously to Manuel Conde and Vic Silayan.^[2]

He also played the iconic role "Mr. Shooli" and become so popular during the 90's.

Filmography

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

Other productions

In the mid-1950s, Conde wrote, directed and sometimes starred in documentary films for the United States Information Service (USIS), one of which was "Give Us This Day".
In the 1960s, Conde acted, directed and wrote 48 episodes of "Under the Guava Tree with Juan Tamad" (a 30-minute TV political satire/sitcom series on Channel 13).
Also in the 1960s, Conde co-hosted (with Johnny Reyes) So You Want To Be A Star (a talent search/Live TV variety show on Channel 13).

References

↑ Tiongson, Nicanor (2008). The Cinema of Manuel Conde. Manila: UST Publishing House.
↑ Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo bags six of 12 Luna Awards. GMA NEWS.TV

External links

Manuel Conde at the Internet Movie Database

National Artists of the Philippines

Pambansang Alagad ng Sining ng Pilipinas

Architecture	1973 Juan Nakpil 1976 Pablo Antonio 1990 Leandro Locsin 2003 Ildefonso P. Santos Jr. 2014 Jose Maria Zaragosa

Cinema	1982 Gerardo de León 1991 Ishmael Bernal 1997 Lino Brocka 2003 Eddie Romero 2006 Fernando Poe Jr. 2009 Manuel Conde

Dance	1973 Francisca R. Aquino 1976 Leonor Orosa 1988 Lucrecia Reyes 2006 Ramon Obusan 2014 Alice Reyes

Fashion	2006 Ramon Valera

Historical literature	1997 Carlos Quirino

Literature	1973 Jose Garcia Villa 1973 Amado V. Hernandez 1976 Nick Joaquin 1982 Carlos P. Romulo 1990 Francisco Arcellana 1990 N. V. M. Gonzalez 1992 Rolando Tinio 1999 Edith Tiempo 2001 F. Sionil José 2003 Virgilio S. Almario 2003 Alejandro Roces 2006 Bienvenido Lumbera 2009 Lazaro Francisco 2014 Cirilo F. Bautista

Music	1973 Antonio Molina 1976 Jovita Fuentes 1987 Atang de la Rama 1988 Antonio Buenaventura 1988 Lucrecia Kasilag 1991 Lucio D. San Pedro 1997 Levi Celerio 1997 Felipe de Leon 1997 José Maceda 1999 Ernani Cuenco 1999 Andrea Veneracion 2014 Ramon Santos 2014 Francisco Feliciano

Theater and films	1976 Lamberto V. Avellana 1997 Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero 1997 Rolando Tinio 1999 Daisy Avellana 2001 Severino Montano 2003 Salvador Bernal

Visual arts	1972 Fernando Amorsolo 1973 Botong Francisco 1973 Guillermo Tolentino 1976 Napoleon Abueva 1976 Victorio C. Edades 1981 Vicente Manansala 1990 Cesar Legaspi 1991 Hernando R. Ocampo 1997 Arturo R. Luz 1999 J. Elizalde Navarro 2001 Ang Kiukok 2003 José T. Joya 2006 BenCab Cabrera 2006 Abdulmari Asia Imao 2009 Federico Aguilar Alcuaz 2014 Francisco Coching

National Commission for Culture and the Arts Cultural Center of the Philippines National Arts Center

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 78854047

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