About three years ago I dropped by the home of my friend Dik Trofeo to view the documentary he was editing about the Filipino film master Gerardo de Leon, or “Manong” as he still fondly calls him. Dik wanted to hear my comments since I was the one who wrote the script.
Such was his closeness to Manong that during the wake of the revered master, Dik was taken aside by one of the daughters who pointedly asked him if he was an illegitimate child of Manong’s because the family members noted their father’s fond affection for him, akin to a son. By the way, Manong did not have a son, only daughters.
In the ’50s and ’60s, Manong directed many films that are now considered classics including “Noli Me Tangere,” “El Filibusterismo,” and “Sisa.” But considered to be the best of them all was “Daigdig ng mga Api” , which ran away with almost all of the FAMAS awards during that year, including Best Director and Best Picture.
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