Miguel Pamintuan de Leon, also known as Mike de Leon (born May 24,
1947), is a Filipino film director, cinematographer, scriptwriter and
film producer.He was born in Manila on 24 May 1947 to John Paul Carbon
de Leon and Presslee Olazo. His interest in filmmaking began when he
pursued a master's degree in Art History at the University of
Heidelberg in Germany.De Leon first made two short films namely: Sa
Bisperas (On the Eve), in 1972, and Monologo (Monologue), in 1975. He
established the Cinema Artists Philippines that same year. He produced
and served as cinematographer for Lino Brocka's Maynila: Sa mga Kuko
ng Liwanag in 1975. He won best cinematography award from the Filipino
Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) for Maynila.De Leon's first
major full-length work was Itim (Black) in 1976. It was an in-depth
study of guilt and violence and shows De Leon’s delicate balancing
of cinematic elements to project mood and character. It was voted by
the Philippine's Urian Awards as one of the Ten Outstanding Films of
the Decade: 1970-79. The film also won him the best director award
during the 1978 Asian Film Festival held in Sydney, Australia. Mike De Leon Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter