death_place death_date birth_place birth_date article_title name occupation
tuguegarao , philippines 01 december 1959 manila , philippines 15 may 1893 josé nepomuceno
 josé nepomuceno editor , photographer , filmmaker
josé nepomuceno

josé nepomuceno -lrb- may 15 , 1893 -- december 1 , 1959 -rrb- was one of the pioneering directors of the cinema of the philippines .
he is also known as the founder of philippine movies .
it was in 1919 when he produced the first filipino silent film entitled `` dalagang bukid '' .
the film starred atang de la rama , a future national artist of the philippines .
he also directed `` un -lrb- el -rrb- capullo marchito '' -lrb- a wilted rosebud -rrb- in 1920 .
it starred luisa acuña , who then became a famous leading lady in filipino silent films .
