Actor

Kidlat Tahimik

Directing

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Movies: 34Series: 0Crew credits: 20

TMDB ID: 931225

IMDb ID: nm0846684

Known for: Directing

Born: October 3, 1942

Age: 83

Place of birth: Baguio City, Benguet, Philippines

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1974 - 2025

Years active: 52

Average TMDB rating: 7.29

Wikidata: Q6404765

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Director (14)Writer (4)Director of Photography (1)Editor (1)

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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".