1974Nominee
Best Performance
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
Kidlat Tahimik
Actor · Director · Producer · Writer
Baguio City, Benguet, Philippines
October 3, 1942
Biography
Eric de Guia (born October 3, 1942 in Baguio City, Philippines), better known as Kidlat Tahimik (a Tagalog translation of "silent lightning"), is a film director, writer and actor whose films are commonly associated with the Third Cinemamovement 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".
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1996Winner
Best Performance
Japanese Summers of a Filipino Fundoshi
1981Nominee
Best Director
Turumba
Career Highlights
2025Highlight
Best Performance
Bulakna
1991Highlight
Best Performance
A Movie Capital
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The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
Turumba
Perfumed Nightmare