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Catalino Ortiz Brocka (April 3, 1939–May 21, 1991) is known as one of the greatest film directors of the Philippines. Brocka was openly gay and many of his films incorporated LGBT themes into their often dramatic storylines.
Brocka was born in Pilar, Sorsogon. He directed his first film, Wanted: Perfect Mother, based on The Sound of Music and a local comic serial, in 1970. It won an award for best screenplay at the 1970 Manila Film Festival. Later that year he also won the Citizen’s Council for Mass Media's best-director award for the film Santiago!.
In 1974 Brocka directed Tinimbang Ka Ngunit Kulang (Weighed But Found Wanting), which told the story of a teenager growing up in a small town amid its petty and gross injustices. It was a box-office hit, and earned Brocka another best-director award, this time from the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS).
The following year he directed Maynila: Sa Mga Kuko ng Liwanag (The Claws of Light), which is considered by many critics to be the greatest Philippine film ever made - including British film critic and historian Derek Malcolm [1]. The film tells the allegorical tale of a young provincial named Julio Madiaga who goes to Manila looking for his lost love, Ligaya Paraiso. The episodic plot has him careering from one adventure to another until he finally finds Ligaya. Much of the film's greatness can be traced to the excellent cinematography by Mike de Leon, who would become a great Filipino filmmaker himself.
Signed Lino Brocka (clip)
SIGNED, LINO BROCKA CLIP 1
Pinoy Movies - Tinimbang Ka Ngunit Kulang (1974)
Lino Brocka; Sa Kabila ng Lahat (Part 1/2)
Lino Brocka; Sa Kabila ng Lahat (Part 2/2)
INIT PELIKULA NI LINO BROCKA / Charito Solis and Rio Locsin
OraProNobis (fight for us) [full length video]
An interview with Philip Salvador about Lino Brocka
Ang Pinaka......
Lav Diaz & Pierre Rissient | homage to Lino Brocka
Charito Solis sa pelikulang Init. Pelikula ni Lino Brocka
Pinoy Movies - Bona (1980) - Nora Aunor, Phillip Salvador, Marissa Delgado
Pinoy Movies - Insiang (1976) - Hilda Koronel - Tagalog , Filipino, Hot Movies,
Cinéma Cinémas - Lino Brocka à Manille - 1985
Actors: Pen Medina (actor), Lav Diaz (director), Lav Diaz (writer), Lav Diaz (producer), Lui Manansala (actress), Lav Diaz (editor), Joel Torre (actor), Angie Ferro (actress), Angel Aquino (actress), Ray Ventura (actor), Ronnie Lazaro (actor), Dido De La Paz (actor), Ester Chavez (actress), Roxlee (actor), Bey Vito (actor),
Genres: Drama,