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Kidlat Tahimik

Directing Born Oct 3, 1942 Baguio City, Benguet, Philippines 19 credits

Biography

Eric de Guia (born October 3, 1942 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 Cinemamovement 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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Known for

Film

The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser

as Hombrecito, the Indian
Film

First Light

as Diwa

Full filmography

  • The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974) as Hombrecito, the Indian
  • José Rizal (1998) as La Liga Filipina Guest
  • Perfumed Nightmare (1979) as Kidlat
  • I am Blushing (1981) as Kidlat, the driver
  • First Light (2026) as Diwa
  • Philippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film Movement (2010) as Himself
  • Ode to Dreamers (2015) as Panaginip Pictures CEO
  • A Man Who Became Cinema (2018)
  • Who Invented The Yoyo? Who Invented The Moon Buggy? (1979) as Kidlat
  • Cinemartyrs (2025) as Tatay Kidlat
  • A Movie Capital (1991) as Self
  • Illogical Patterns of a Logical Parallelism (2011)
  • Bulakna (2025)
  • Japanese Summers of a Filipino Fundoshi (1996) as Himself
  • BalikBayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux VI (2017)
  • Shaman Wars (1982) as Shaman
  • Balikbayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux III (2015)
  • Shaman Showman: The Life and Work of Roberto Villanueva
  • Lucid (2023) as Himself