Biography
Lamberto Vera Avellana NA February 12, 1915 – April 25, 1991) was a prominent Filipino film and stage director. Despite considerable budgetary limitations that hampered the post-war Filipino film industry, Avellana's films such as Anak Dalita and Badjao attained international acclaim. In 1976, Avellana was named by President Ferdinand Marcos as the first National Artist of the Philippines for Film. While Avellana remains an important figure in Filipino cinema, his reputation as a film director has since been eclipsed by the next wave of Filipino film directors who emerged in the 1970s, such as Lino Brocka and Ishmael Bernal.
Directed 27
1980s
- 1982
Waywaya
Director
1970s
- 1975
Kapitan Kulas
Director
- 1974
Fe, Esperanza, Caridad
Director
- 1970
The Evil Within
Director
1960s
- 1966
Appointment at Mount Manunggal
Director
- 1965
A Portrait of the Artist as Filipino
Director
1950s
- 1959
Cry Freedom
Director
Song of the Race
Director
- 1958
Sergeant Hassan
Director
Faithful
Director
- 1957
Badjao
Director
- 1956
Child of Sorrow
Director
- 1955
No Money No Honey
Director
Lapu-Lapu
Director
- 1954
Silver Candlestick
Director
- 1953
Huk in a New Life
Director
- 1952
Haring Solomon at Reyna Sheba
Director
Book of Life
Director
Korea
Director
Sa Paanan Ng Nazareno
Director
- 1951
Hope
Director
- 1950
In Despair
Director
Ang Bombero
Director
Hantik
Director
1940s
- 1948
A La Viva!
Director
1930s
- 1939
Sakay
Director
Produced 3
1970s
- 1974
Happy Days Are Here Again
Executive Producer
1960s
- 1965
A Portrait of the Artist as Filipino
Producer
- 1962
No Man Is an Island
Consulting Accountant
Acted in 2
1980s
- 1986
Beyond the Mainstream: A Salute to Philippine Independent Cinema
Movie
1960s
- 1962
No Man Is an Island
Mr. Shimoda
Wrote 2
1950s
- 1958
Faithful
Story
- 1950
Ang Bombero
Writer
Appearances1
1980s
- 1988
Tatak Avellana
Self