Directed credits
15
Active
Regular directing credits.
Director
Mike de Leon
Directing
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Directed movies: 15Directed series: 0All crew credits: 23
TMDB ID: 223844
IMDb ID: nm0209672
Known for: Directing
Born: May 24, 1947
Died: August 28, 2025
Age: 78
Place of birth: Manila, Philippines
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1974 - 2019
Years active: 46
Average TMDB rating: 7.4
Wikidata: Q6846530
Also known as
Miguel de Leon
Frequent jobs
Director (13)Director of Photography (2)Producer (3)Additional Camera (1)Editor (1)Executive Producer (1)Screenplay (1)Writer (1)
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.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Mike de Leon.
Director
Mr. Li
2019 • Movie
Director
Swamp Patch
2019 • Movie
Director
Never Again
2016 • Movie
Director
Aliwan Paradise
1993 • Movie
Director
Southern Winds
1993 • Movie
Director
Prisoner in the Dark
1986 • Movie
Director
An Indivisible Heaven
1985 • Movie
Director
Sister Stella L.
1984 • Movie
Director
Batch '81
1982 • Movie
Director
Kisapmata
1981 • Movie
Director
Will Your Heart Beat Faster?
1980 • Movie
Director of Photography
Aguila
1980 • Movie
Director
The Rites of May
1976 • Movie
Director of Photography
Manila in the Claws of Light
1975 • Movie
Director
Monologo
1975 • Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Mike de Leon.
Director
Kisapmata
1981 • Movie
Producer
Manila... A Filipino Film
1975 • Movie
Director of Photography
Manila in the Claws of Light
1975 • Movie
as Self
Room 666
1985 • Movie
Director
Batch '81
1982 • Movie
Screenplay
Moments in a Stolen Dream
1977 • Movie
Director
Sister Stella L.
1984 • Movie
Director of Photography
Aguila
1980 • Movie
Writer
Third World Hero
2000 • Movie
Director
An Indivisible Heaven
1985 • Movie
Producer
Citizen Jake
2018 • Movie
Director
Will Your Heart Beat Faster?
1980 • Movie
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Mike de Leon.
Producer
Citizen Jake
2018 • Movie
Editor
Omens
2008 • Movie
Producer
An Actor Remembers
2006 • Movie
Writer
Third World Hero
2000 • Movie
Additional Camera
Ynang-Bayan: To be a Woman is to Live at a Time of War
1991 • Movie
Screenplay
Moments in a Stolen Dream
1977 • Movie
Producer
Manila... A Filipino Film
1975 • Movie
Executive Producer
Happy Days Are Here Again
1974 • Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Mike de Leon.