Eric Oteyza de Guia

Kidlat Tahimik

  • Name: Kidlat Tahimik
  • Native name: Kidlat Tahimik
  • Nationality: Filipino
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: October 3, 1942
  • Age: 82
Eric de Guia, born 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 Cinema Movement 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".

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Screenwriter & Director
Year Title Type Rating
2018 Lakbayan
Movie
0.0
2005 Some More Rice
Movie
0.0
1996 Japanese Summers of a Filipino Fundoshi
Movie
0.0
1994 Why Is Yellow the Middle of the Rainbow?
Movie
0.0
1982 Who Invented the Yoyo? Who Invented the Moon Buggy?
Movie
6.0
1979 Perfumed Nightmare
Movie
7.9
Movie
Year Title Role Rating
2010 Philippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film Movement
Filipino Movie, 2010,
[Himself] (Guest Role)
[Himself]
Guest Role
0.0
2005 Some More Rice
Filipino Movie, 2005,
[Himself] (Main Role)
[Himself]
Main Role
0.0
1998 José Rizal
Filipino Movie, 1998,
[La Liga Filipina Guest] (Guest Role)
[La Liga Filipina Guest]
Guest Role
7.7
1996 Japanese Summers of a Filipino Fundoshi
Japanese Movie, 1996,
[Himself] (Main Role)
[Himself]
Main Role
0.0
1994 Why Is Yellow the Middle of the Rainbow?
Filipino Movie, 1994,
[Himself] (Main Role)
[Himself]
Main Role
0.0
1982 Who Invented the Yoyo? Who Invented the Moon Buggy?
Filipino Movie, 1982,
[Himself] (Main Role)
[Himself]
Main Role
6.0
1979 Perfumed Nightmare
Filipino Movie, 1979,
Kidlat (Support Role)
Kidlat
Support Role
7.9
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  • First Name: Eric Oteyza
  • Family Name: de Guia
  • Native name: Kidlat Tahimik
  • Nationality: Filipino
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: October 3, 1942
  • Age: 82

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