Mike de Leon

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.

Directed

1. Kisapmata (1981) — Director
2. Batch '81 (1982) — Director
3. The Rites of May (1976) — Director
4. Will Your Heart Beat Faster? (1980) — Director
5. Moments in a Stolen Dream (1977) — Director
6. Sister Stella L. (1984) — Director
7. Third World Hero (2000) — Director
8. An Indivisible Heaven (1985) — Director
9. Aliwan Paradise (1993) — Director
10. Southern Winds (1993) — Director
11. Prisoner in the Dark (1986) — Director
12. Citizen Jake (2018) — Director
13. Omens (2008) — Director
14. Monologo (1975) — Director
15. Never Again (2016) — Director
16. Crossroads (2022) — Director
17. A Word from the Director (2018) — Director
18. Swamp Patch (2019) — Director
19. Mr. Li (2019) — Director
20. An Actor Remembers (2006) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Room 666 (1985) — Self
2. A Word from the Director (2018) — Narrator