José Nepomuceno

José Nepomuceno y Zialcita (May 15, 1893 – December 1, 1959) was one of the pioneering directors and producers of Philippine cinema.He produced the first Filipino silent film entitled Dalagang Bukid in 1919.The film starred Atang de la Rama, a future National Artist of the Philippines.[2] He also directed Un (El) Capullo Marchito ("A Wilted Rosebud") in 1920.It starred Luisa Acuña, who then became a famous leading lady in Filipino silent films.
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