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Mike de Leon

Mike de Leon

DirectorEditorProducerWriterActor May 24 (died age 78) Manila, Philippines 1974–2022 (48 year career)
6.8 avg rating

Biography

Miguel Pamintuan de Leon (May 24, 1947 – August 28, 2025), also known as Mike de Leon, was a Filipino film director, cinematographer, scriptwriter and film producer. De Leon's films are a full reflection of the Filipino psyche that sought answer for questions on social class belonging, political absurdities, and fragmentations in various forms.

Known For

Manila in the Claws of Light
Film

Manila in the Claws of Light

Director of Photography
Kisapmata
Film

Kisapmata

Director
Room 666
Film

Room 666

Self
Will Your Heart Beat Faster?
Film

Will Your Heart Beat Faster?

Director
Moments in a Stolen Dream
Film

Moments in a Stolen Dream

Director
Batch '81
Film

Batch '81

Director
The Rites of May
Film

The Rites of May

Director
Third World Hero
Film

Third World Hero

Director

Filmography

Crew (47)

Movies (47)

Crossroads

Crossroads

2022

Director

Crossroads

Crossroads

2022

Editor

Crossroads

Crossroads

2022

Producer

Crossroads

Crossroads

2022

Screenplay

Mr. Li

Mr. Li

2019

Director

Mr. Li

Mr. Li

2019

Writer

Swamp Patch

Swamp Patch

2019

Director

Citizen Jake

Citizen Jake

2018

Director

7.0
Citizen Jake

Citizen Jake

2018

Producer

7.0
Citizen Jake

Citizen Jake

2018

Screenplay

7.0
A Word from the Director

A Word from the Director

2018

Director

Never Again

Never Again

2016

Director

Omens

Omens

2008

Director

8.0
Omens

Omens

2008

Editor

8.0
An Actor Remembers

An Actor Remembers

2006

Director

An Actor Remembers

An Actor Remembers

2006

Editor

An Actor Remembers

An Actor Remembers

2006

Producer

Third World Hero

Third World Hero

2000

Director

7.7
Third World Hero

Third World Hero

2000

Producer

7.7
Third World Hero

Third World Hero

2000

Writer

7.7
Motorsiklo

Motorsiklo

2000

Producer

Motorsiklo

Motorsiklo

2000

Writer

Aliwan Paradise

Aliwan Paradise

1993

Director

5.0
Southern Winds

Southern Winds

1993

Director

1.0
Ynang-Bayan: To be a Woman is to Live at a Time of War

Ynang-Bayan: To be a Woman is to Live at a Time of War

1991

Additional Camera

Prisoner in the Dark

Prisoner in the Dark

1986

Director

Prisoner in the Dark

Prisoner in the Dark

1986

Editor

Prisoner in the Dark

Prisoner in the Dark

1986

Screenplay

An Indivisible Heaven

An Indivisible Heaven

1985

Director

6.6
Sister Stella L.

Sister Stella L.

1984

Director

6.7
Sister Stella L.

Sister Stella L.

1984

Screenplay

6.7
Batch '81

Batch '81

1982

Director

5.6
Batch '81

Batch '81

1982

Writer

5.6
Kisapmata

Kisapmata

1981

Director

8.2
Kisapmata

Kisapmata

1981

Screenplay

8.2
Aguila

Aguila

1980

Director of Photography

6.0
Will Your Heart Beat Faster?

Will Your Heart Beat Faster?

1980

Director

7.4
Will Your Heart Beat Faster?

Will Your Heart Beat Faster?

1980

Screenplay

7.4
Moments in a Stolen Dream

Moments in a Stolen Dream

1977

Director

7.0
Moments in a Stolen Dream

Moments in a Stolen Dream

1977

Director of Photography

7.0
Moments in a Stolen Dream

Moments in a Stolen Dream

1977

Screenplay

7.0
The Rites of May

The Rites of May

1976

Director

6.5
Manila... A Filipino Film

Manila... A Filipino Film

1975

Producer

Monologo

Monologo

1975

Director

Manila in the Claws of Light

Manila in the Claws of Light

1975

Director of Photography

7.3
Manila in the Claws of Light

Manila in the Claws of Light

1975

Producer

7.3
Happy Days Are Here Again

Happy Days Are Here Again

1974

Executive Producer