Manuel Silos
Born 1906 (age 82) · Manila, Philippines
Appears in 26 titles

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).

Filmography

1-2-3
7.4
1-2-3
1955
Director
Blessings of the Land
7.5
Blessings of the Land
1959
Director
9.0
Hinagpis ng Magulang
1934
Director
Ang Sipag ay Yaman
7.0
Ang Sipag ay Yaman
1949
Director
Dalaginding
9.0
Dalaginding
1954
Director
Sa Tokyo Ikinasal
7.0
Sa Tokyo Ikinasal
1948
Director
Kuwentong Bahay-Bahayan
9.0
Kuwentong Bahay-Bahayan
1953
Director
Victory Joe
9.0
Victory Joe
1946
Director
Hawayana
5.0
Hawayana
1953
Director
Tuloy ang Ligaya
9.0
Tuloy ang Ligaya
1958
Director
Pista Sa Nayon
8.0
Pista Sa Nayon
1948
Director
Tia Loleng
7.0
Tia Loleng
1952
Director
Lagablab Ng Kabataan
Lagablab Ng Kabataan
1936
Director
Pusong Wasak
Pusong Wasak
1938
Director
Ikaw Ay Akin
Ikaw Ay Akin
1947
Director
Mystery of the Convent
1930
Director
Infierno sa Mundo
1930
Director
Ay! Monang
1939
Director
Mga Alamat Ng Sandaigdig
Mga Alamat Ng Sandaigdig
1960
Director
Gitano
Gitano
1949
Director