Mike de Leon
Known for
Directing
Born
May 24, 1947
Birthplace
Manila, Philippines
Died
August 28, 2025 (aged 78)
Biography
Miguel Pamintuan de Leon (May 24, 1947 – August 28, 2025), also known as Mike de Leon, was a Filipino film director, cinematographer, scriptwriter and film producer. De Leon's films are a full reflection of the Filipino psyche that sought answer for questions on social class belonging, political absurdities, and fragmentations in various forms.
Best known work
Manila in the Claws of Light
1975
Room 666
1985
Kisapmata
1981
Keka
2003
Batch '81
1982
The Rites of May
1976
Will Your Heart Beat Faster?
1980
Moments in a Stolen Dream
1977
Sister Stella L.
1984
Third World Hero
2000Filmography
2022
CrossroadsDirector, Screenplay, Producer, Editor
2019
Mr. LiDirector, Writer
2019
Swamp PatchDirector
2018
A Word from the Directoras Narrator, Director
2018
Citizen JakeProducer, Director, Screenplay
2016
Never AgainDirector
2008
OmensDirector, Editor
2006
An Actor RemembersProducer, Editor, Director
2003
KekaThanks
2000
Third World HeroDirector, Writer, Producer
2000
MotorsikloProducer, Writer
1993
Southern WindsDirector
1993
Aliwan ParadiseDirector
1991
Ynang-Bayan: To be a Woman is to Live at a Time of WarAdditional Camera
1986
Prisoner in the DarkDirector, Screenplay, Editor
1985
An Indivisible HeavenDirector
1985
Room 666as Self
1984
Sister Stella L.Director, Screenplay
1982
Batch '81Director, Writer
1981
KisapmataDirector, Screenplay
1980
Will Your Heart Beat Faster?Director, Screenplay
1980
AguilaDirector of Photography
1977
Moments in a Stolen DreamDirector, Screenplay, Director of Photography
1976
The Rites of MayDirector
1975
Manila in the Claws of LightProducer, Director of Photography