caption birth_place nationality name birth_date image article_title birth_name occupation
kidlat de guia tahimik -lrb- right -rrb- and his son kidlat baguio , benguet , philippines filipino kidlat tahimik 3 october 1942 kidlat tahimik.jpg kidlat tahimik
 eric de guia movie director , film maker , writer and actor
kidlat tahimik

eric de guia -lrb- born october 3 , 1942 in baguio city , philippines -rrb- , better known as kidlat tahimik -lrb- a tagalog translation of `` silent lightning '' -rrb- , 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 '' .
