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Kidlat Tahimik
Directing
Born: October 3, 1942
Baguio City, Benguet, Philippines
Biography
Eric de Guia (born October 3, 1942 in Baguio City, Philippines), better known as Kidlat Tahimik (a Tagalog translation of "silent lightning"), is a film director, writer and actor whose films are commonly associated with the Third Cinemamovement through their critiques of neocolonialism. One of the most prominent names in the Filipino film industry, he has garnered various accolades locally and internationally, including a Plaridel honorarium for Independent Cinema. He is dubbed by fellow filmmakers and critics as the "Father of Philippine Independent Cinema".
Known For

The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
as Hombrecito, the Indian

José Rizal
as La Liga Filipina Guest

Perfumed Nightmare
as Kidlat

Lucid
as Himself

A Movie Capital
as Self

Philippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film Movement
as Himself

A Man Who Became Cinema

Japanese Summers of a Filipino Fundoshi
as Himself

Ode to Dreamers
as Panaginip Pictures CEO

Who Invented the Yoyo? Who Invented the Moon Buggy?
as Kidlat