José de Villa

Film director

1924 –

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Who is José de Villa?

José de Villa was a Filipino film actor in the 1950s and a film director in the late 1950s and 1960s. He made his first movie for Sampaguita Pictures in 1947, Maria Kapra, which starred Ángel Esmeralda.

De Villa is married to Sampaguita's character actor and contravida of the 1960s, Tita de Villa.

He made two movies under LVN Pictures in 1949, a biopic of Gregorio del Pilar starring Jose Padilla Jr, and Capas, starring Leopoldo Salcedo.

After these two movies, he returned to his original studio, Sampaguita Pictures, where he acted, played character roles, and directed films.

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Born
1924
Philippines
Also known as
  • Jose de Villa
  • José de Villa
Spouses
Nationality
  • Philippines
Profession

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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