José Zialcita Nepomuceno was one of the pioneering directors and producers of Philippine cinema. He is also known as the "founder of Philippine movies", and he had his own production company Jose Nepomuceno Productions.
He produced the first Filipino silent film entitled Dalagang Bukid in 1919.

Nepomuceno trained young directors like Gregorio Fernandez, shared his skills with other budding producers like Vicente Salumbides and Julian Manansala, discovered and honed the talents of early major stars like De la Rama, Fernando Poe Sr., Mary Walter, Leopoldo Salcedo, Rogelio de la Rosa, Carlos Padilla, Naty Bernardo, Maria Elsa Oria, and Patrocinio Abad.

Due to budgetary constraints, Nepomuceno served as producer, director, story and scriptwriter, camera and laboratory man, art consultant, editor, distributor, and exhibitor of his own pictures.

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