Kidlat Tahimik

Name: Kidlat Tahimik
Native name: Kidlat Tahimik
Nationality: Filipino
Gender: Male
Born: October 3, 1942
Age: 84

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".

(Source: TMDB) Edit Biography

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

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2025	Cinemartyrs Filipino Movie, 2025, (Unknown)	Unknown	0.0
2025	First Light Filipino Movie, 2025, [Farmer] (Support Role)	[Farmer] Support Role	0.0
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	7.8
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