Gil Portes
Born
Gil M. Portes

(1945-09-13)September 13, 1945
DiedMay 24, 2017(2017-05-24) (aged 71)
Quezon City, Philippines
Resting placePagbilao Public Cemetery Quezon, Philippines
Alma mater
Occupation(s)film director, film producer, screenwriter

Gil M. Portes (September 13, 1945 – May 24, 2017) was a Filipino film director, film producer and screenwriter.[1]

Early life and education

Gil Portes took up his Journalism at the University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines and received a master's degree in theater from Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, New York.

Career

His drama film, Saranggola (1999), won various awards at the Metro Manila Film Festival, including Best Picture and Best Actor. It was also entered into the 21st Moscow International Film Festival.[2]

His drama film, Small Voices (2002), is considered a masterpiece in Filipino cinema and won eleven awards and was nominated for eleven other awards including the Gawad Urian Awards.

In 2002, Portes was in the middle of directing a film about the Balangiga massacre titled Balangiga 1901, intending it as an entry for the Metro Manila Film Festival, when production was suddenly halted in September; the film was eventually left unfinished.[3][4]

Death

Portes died on May 24, 2017, at the age of 71.

Filmography

Director

Title Year
Tiket Mama, Tiket Ale 1976
Sa Piling ng Mga Sugapa 1977
Kukulog, Kikidlat Sa Tanghaling Tapat 1978
Pabonggahan 1979
Miss X 1980
Wanted! Wives 1980
High School Scandal 1981
Carnival Queen 1981
Pusong Uhaw 1982
Iiyak Ka Rin 1983
Gabi Kung Sumikat ang Araw 1983
Never Say Goodbye 1983
'Merika 1984
Bukas, May Pangarap 1984
Birds of Prey 1988
Andrea, Paano Ba ang Maging Isang Ina? 1990
Class of '91 1991
Kailan Dalawa ang Mahal? 1993
Minsan May Pangarap: The Guce Family Story 1995
Mulanay: Sa Pusod ng Paraiso 1996
Puerto Princesa 1997
Miguel/Michelle 1998
Saranggola 1999
Markova: Comfort Gay 2000
I.D. 2001
In the Bosom of the Enemy 2001
Huwag Kang Kikibo 2001
Small Voices 2002
Homecoming 2003
Beautiful Life 2004
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John 2005
The Mourning Girls 2006
Barcelona 2006
Pitik Bulag 2009
Two Funerals 2010
Bayang Magiliw 2013
Liars 2013
Ang Tag-Araw ni Twinkle 2013
Hukluban 2014
Ang Hapis at Himagsik ni Hermano Puli 2016
Moonlight Over Baler 2017

Awards

Year Award-Giving Body Category Work Result
1990 Metro Manila Film Festival[5] Best Director Andrea, Paano Ba ang Maging Isang Ina? Won
Best Original Story (with Ricky Lee) Won
Best Screenplay (with Ricky Lee) Won

References

  1. ABS-CBN News. "Acclaimed filmmaker Gil Portes, 71, passes away". abs-cbn.com. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  2. "21st Moscow International Film Festival (1999)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-03-22. Retrieved 2013-03-23.
  3. Cruz, Marinel R. (July 22, 2002). "Festival films to be shown nation-wide in December". Philippine Daily Inquirer. The Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc. p. A32. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  4. Bautista, Emy Abuan (September 22, 2002). "Disqualified ang 'Balangiga'". Pilipino Star Ngayon (in Filipino). Philstar Global Corp. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  5. "Metro Manila Film Festival:1990". IMDB. Retrieved 2014-04-09.


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