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Clodualdo del Mundo Jr.

Clodualdo del Mundo Jr.

Writing

Biography

Clodualdo del Mundo Jr. (born March 11, 1948) is a landmark Filipino screenwriter, film director, author, and educator. A key figure in Philippine modern cinema, he established the Communication Arts department at De La Salle University and earned acclaim for his collaborative screenwriting work during the Golden Age of Philippine Cinema. His screenwriting filmography includes seminal classics such as Manila in the Claws of Light (1975), Itim (1976), Kakabakaba Ka Ba? (1980), Kisapmata (1981), Batch '81 (1982), 'Merika (1984), Mulanay (1996), Bayaning 3rd World (2000), and Markova: Comfort Gay (2000). As a feature filmmaker, he wrote and directed the comedy-drama Pepot Artista (2005).

Known For

Third World Hero
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Two filmmakers try to create a film venturing on the life of Jose Rizal. Before they do that, they try to investigate on the heroism of the Philippine national hero. Of particular focus is his supposed retraction of his views against the Roman Catholic Church during the Spanish regime in the Philippines which he expressed primarily through his two novels Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo. The investigation was done mainly by "interviewing" key individuals in the life of Rizal such as his mother Teodora Alonso, his siblings Paciano, Trinidad, and Narcisa, his love interest and supposed wife Josephine Bracken, and the Jesuit priest who supposedly witnessed Rizal's retraction, Fr. Balaguer. Eventually, the two filmmakers would end up "interviewing" Rizal himself to get to the bottom of the issue.

Third World Hero

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