Kidlat Tahimik
Known for Directing · 19 credits
- Born
- 1942-10-03 (age 83)
- Place of birth
- Baguio City, Benguet, Philippines
Biography
Eric de Guia (born October 3, 1942 in Baguio City, Philippines), better known as Kidlat Tahimik (a Tagalog translation of "silent lightning"), is a film director, writer and actor whose films are commonly associated with the Third Cinemamovement through their critiques of neocolonialism. One of the most prominent names in the Filipino film industry, he has garnered various accolades locally and internationally, including a Plaridel honorarium for Independent Cinema. He is dubbed by fellow filmmakers and critics as the "Father of Philippine Independent Cinema".
Known For
Movies (19)
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
1974
as Hombrecito, the Indian
I am Blushing
1981
as Kidlat, the driver
José Rizal
1998
as La Liga Filipina Guest
Who Invented The Yoyo? Who Invented The Moon Buggy?
1979
as Kidlat
A Movie Capital
1991
as Self
Cinemartyrs
2025
as Tatay Kidlat
Perfumed Nightmare
1979
as Kidlat
Balikbayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux III
2015
First Light
2026
as Diwa
Philippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film Movement
2010
as Himself
BalikBayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux VI
2017
Illogical Patterns of a Logical Parallelism
2011
Shaman Showman: The Life and Work of Roberto Villanueva
A Man Who Became Cinema
2018
Ode to Dreamers
2015
as Panaginip Pictures CEO
Shaman Wars
1982
as Shaman
Bulakna
2025
Lucid
2023
as Himself
Japanese Summers of a Filipino Fundoshi
1996
as Himself
About Kidlat Tahimik
Eric de Guia (born October 3, 1942 in Baguio City, Philippines), better known as Kidlat Tahimik (a Tagalog translation of "silent lightning"), is a film director, writer and actor whose films are commonly associated with the Third Cinemamovement through their critiques of neocolonialism. One of the most prominent names in the Filipino film industry, he has garnered various accolades locally and internationally, including a Plaridel honorarium for Independent Cinema. He is dubbed by fellow filmmakers and critics as the "Father of Philippine Ind… With 19 credits spanning from 1974 to 2026, Kidlat Tahimik has appeared in 19 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Kidlat Tahimik Movies
- The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974) — as Hombrecito, the Indian
- I am Blushing (1981) — as Kidlat, the driver
- José Rizal (1998) — as La Liga Filipina Guest
- Who Invented The Yoyo? Who Invented The Moon Buggy? (1979) — as Kidlat
- A Movie Capital (1991) — as Self
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