Lamberto V. Avellana

Lamberto V. Avellana

Born: February 12, 1915
Died: April 25, 1991

Movies for Lamberto V. Avellana...

Salamat sa Alaala
Title: Salamat sa Alaala
Character: Himself
Released: August 9, 2015
Type: Movie
The documentary serves as a tribute to National Artist for Cinema Gerardo de Leon in celebration of his Centennial Year. “Salamat sa Alaala.” is inspired by the music composed by the late film director when he was a teenager playing background music for silent movies in Manila theatres. The video opens up with a capsulated history of the birth of the Filipino movies followed by a series of shots of veteran actresses, the academe and the young generation of filmmakers affirming his unique qualities as a world-class film figure. Then we unravel his private life as a family man. The documentary is one way of thanking him for his lasting legacy in the art form he left behind.
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Tatak Avellana
Title: Tatak Avellana
Character: Self
Released: December 31, 1988
Type: Movie
The musings and works of artist Lamberto V. Avellana.
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Beyond the Mainstream: A Salute to Philippine Independent Cinema
Title: Beyond the Mainstream: A Salute to Philippine Independent Cinema
Released: December 10, 1986
Type: Movie
With interviews with National Artists Lamberto Avellana and Lino Brocka and myriad talents from the Mowelfund community such as Nick Deocampo and Raymond Red, Beyond Mainstream documents the robust energy of nascent independent filmmaking in the country in the 80s. Based on Nick Deocampo's first book Short Film: The Emergence of a New Philippine Cinema (1985), it features the first Independent Film and Video Festival held in the Wave Cinema in Cubao, Quezon City, the first video theater in the country.
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No Man Is an Island
Title: No Man Is an Island
Character: Mr. Shimoda
Released: September 20, 1962
Type: Movie
The true story of George Tweed, an American sailor who became the only serviceman on the island of Guam to avoid capture by the Japanese during the early years of World War II.