Salamat sa Alaala (2015)

The documentary serves as a tribute to National Artist for Cinema Gerardo de Leon in celebration of his Centennial Year. “Salamat sa Alaala.” is inspired by the music composed by the late film director when he was a teenager playing background music for silent movies in Manila theatres. The video opens up with a capsulated history of the birth of the Filipino movies followed by a series of shots of veteran actresses, the academe and the young generation of filmmakers affirming his unique qualities as a world-class film figure. Then we unravel his private life as a family man. The documentary is one way of thanking him for his lasting legacy in the art form he left behind.

Cast (43)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Anita Linda

Herself

Nick Deocampo

Himself

Gloria Sevilla

Herself

Lilia Dizon

Herself

Robert Arevalo

Himself

Barbara Perez

Herself

Raymond Red

Himself

Clodualdo del Mundo Jr.

Himself

L

Leonor Ilagan

Himself

L

Luis Nepumoceno

Himself

J

Joey Romero

Himself

L

Liberty Ilagan

Herself

M

Maria Fe Ilagan Gibbs

Herself

Ronaldo Valdez

Himself

Janno Gibbs

Himself

Leopoldo Salcedo

Self (archive footage)

Fernando Poe

Self (archive footage)

Joseph Estrada

Himself

Jock Mahoney

Self (archive footage)

Fernando Poe Jr.

Self (archive footage)

Cecilia Lopez

Self (archive footage)

Gloria Romero

Self

N

Nicanor Tiongson

Himself

Tony Carreon

Himself

R

Rose Marie Gil

Herself

Susan Roces

Herself

J

Jet Del Mundo

Himself

L

Leni Alano

Herself

Eddie Garcia

Himself

Christopher de Leon

Himself

Nora Aunor

Herself

Amalia Fuentes

Herself

Laurice Guillen

Herself

B

Bebong Osorio

Himself

B

Bernard Belleza

Himself

Elwood Perez

Himself

Boots Anson-Roa

Herself

Eddie Romero

Himself

L

Luz Mercurio

Himself

B

Bien Lumbera

Himself

Lamberto V. Avellana

Himself

Lav Diaz

Himself

M

Mike Parsons

Himself

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