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Celso Adolfo Castillo (September 12, 1943 – November 26, 2012) was a Filipino film director and screenwriter.[1]

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Celso Ad. Castillo
Born	Celso Adolfo Castillo (1943-09-12)September 12, 1943 Siniloan, Laguna, Philippines
Died	November 26, 2012(2012-11-26) (aged 69) Siniloan, Laguna, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Alma mater	Manuel L. Quezon University
Occupation	Film director screenwriter
Years active	1965-2011
Spouse	Ofelia Lopez-Castillo
Children	4

Early life and education

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Castillo was born in Siniloan, Laguna on September 12, 1943. He became a movie director, scriptwriter and actor. He was the son of lawyer-writer Dominador Ad Castillo, and Marta Adolfo.

Celso Castillo studied at Manuel L. Quezon University and obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in English literature in 1964.

Career

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Castillo started as a writer for a comic magazine. With the help of his father, he published his own magazine where he wrote all the stories from cover to cover, using different names as authors. A movie producer commissioned him to write a script on the character of "James Bandong", named after Britain's superspy. The film made money and it was followed by a sequel, Dr. Yes, 1965, a spoof on the British film, Dr. No. He wrote and directed his first movie, Misyong Mapanganib (Dangerous Mission), in 1966.

The most memorable of his earlier films is Asedillo, 1971, based on a Filipino rebel of the 1920s who was hunted down as a bandit by the American colonial government. With this film, Fernando Poe, Jr. acquired the image that was to set him off as a legendary gunslinger, a defender of the poor and oppressed. Castillo also made Ang Alamat (The Legend), 1972, with Poe as a reluctant hero who battle a whole private army all by himself to defend his townfolks.

Succeeding Castillo films aspired towards thematic originality: small-town perversion in Ang Madugong Daigdig ni Salvacion (The Bloody World of Salvacion), 1975; incest in Tag-ulan sa Tag-araw (Rainy Days in Summer), 1975; political and period gangsterism in Daluyong at Habagat (Tall Waves, Wild Wind), 1976. Even his sex films had a to message to tell. One finds spiritual undertones in the story of an oversexed girl in Nympha (Nymph), 1971; a struggle of conscience in a stripteaser who laughed on the outside but cried on the inside in Burlesk Queen (Burlesque Queen), 1977; tribal conflict in Aliw-iw, 1979; a conflict of family values in Snake Sisters, 1983; and the politics of domination in Isla (Island), 1983.

Other notable Castillo films are Ang Mahiwagang Daigdig ni Pedro Penduko (The Wonderful World of Pedro Penduko), 1973; Ang Pinakamagandang Hayop sa Balat ng Lupa (The Most Beautiful Animal on the Face of the Earth), 1975; Ang Alamat ni Julian Makabayan (The Legend of Julian Makabayan), 1979; Totoy Boogie, 1980; Uhaw na Dagat (Thirsty Sea), 1981; Pedro Tunasan, 1983; Virgin People, 1983; and Payaso (Clown), 1986. It was Castillo who started a trend in Philippine movies known as the wet look which later helped establish bomba film as a definite genre.

Castillo won the Filpino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) awards for best director and best story for Pagputi ng Uwak, Pag-itim ng Tagak (When the Crow Turns White, When the Heron Turns Black), 1978, and also won the Urian awards for best director and best screenplay for the same picture. He shared the story credits with Ruben Nicdao, and the screenplay credits with Lando jacob, Ishko Lopez and Ruben Nicdao. He won the FAMAS best director trophy again in 1985 for Paradise Inn, a Lolita Rodriguez-Vivian Velez starrer. He also has a FAMAS best supporting actor award, for Sampung Ahas ni Eba (Ten Snakes of Eve), in 1984.

Castillo's last directing role was Medical Center in 2011, while his last acting career on TV was Reputasyon in 2011.

Personal life

Family

Castillo was married 3 times and his last wife was Ofelia Lopez-Castillo. He had many children: Christopher (Jan. 19, 1964-Aug. 12, 2018), Catherine, John, Amerjapil, Patrick, Monique and Roxanne Ad Castillo.

Death

Celso Ad Castillo, died early morning of November 26, 2012, due to a heart attack, according to the director’s brother John.[2] Castillo, who was working on his autobiography Celso Ad. Castillo: An Autobiography and His Craft, died at 1:45 a.m. at his home in Siniloan, Laguna. He was brought to Pakil General Hospital at around 3:00 AM where he was declared dead on arrival. He was buried beside his son Christoper at Siniloan Public Cemetery in Siniloan, Laguna^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Director

Title	Year
Zebra	1965
Misyong Mapanganib	1965
Mansanas sa Paraiso	1965
Barako	1967
Kapwa Walang Pinapanginoon	1968
Romantiko	1970
Usapang Lalake	1970
Romantika	1970
The Virgin	1971
Nympha	1971
Asedillo	1971
Ang Gangster At Ang Birhen	1972
Santo Domingo	1972
Ang Alamat	1972
Kung Bakit Dugo Ang Kulay ng Gabi	1973
Esteban	1973
Ang Mahiwagang Daigdig ni Pedro Penduko	1973
Ati Ti Bondying	1973
Return of the Dragon	1974
Patayin Mo Sa Sindak si Barbara	1974
Ang Pinakamagandang Hayop sa Balat ng Lupa	1974
Isabel of the Islands	1975
Ang Madugong Daigdig ni Salvacion	1975
Tag-Ulan sa Tag-Araw	1975
Daluyong at Habagat	1976
Ihalik Mo Ako Sa Diyos!	1976
Sa Dulo ng Krus	1977
Maligno	1977
Burlesk Queen	1977
Pagputi ng Uwak... Pag-Itim ng Tagak	1978
Bakit May Pag-Ibig Na?	1979
Aliw-Iw	1979
Ang Alamat ni Julian Makabayan	1979
Totoy Boogie	1980
Uhaw na Dagat	1981
Brown Emmanuelle	1982
Dragon's Quest	1983
Pedro Tunasan	1983
Snake Sisters	1984
Sampung Ahas ni Eva	1984
Virgin People	1984
Perfumed Garden	1985
Isla	1985
Paradise Inn	1985
The Diary of Vietnam Rose	1986
Kailan Tama Ang Mali	1986
Ang Daigdig ay Isang Butil na Luha	1986
Payaso	1986
Kamao	1987
Mga Lihim ng Kalapati	1987
Pikoy Goes to Malaysia	1988
Comfort Women: A Cry for Justice	1989
Tag-Araw, Tag-Ulan	1992
Kapag Iginuhit Ang Hatol ng Puso	1993
Virgin People 2	1996
Isla 2	1996
Ang Pinakamagandang Hayop Sa Balat ng Lupa	1996
Mananayaw	1997
Lihim ni Madonna	1997
Droga: Pagtatapat ng Mga Babaeng Addict	1999
Virgin People 3	2000
Nympha	2003
Sanib	2003
666	2010
Medical Center	2011

Actor

Title	Role	Year
Kamao		1987
Pikoy Goes to Malaysia	Pikoy	1988
Victim No. 1: Delia Maga (Jesus, Pray for Us!) – A Massacre in Singapore[3][4]		1995
Star Confessions: Blind Item: The Carmelito 'Shalala' Reyes Confession	Shalala's father	2010
Babaeng Hampaslupa	Master Ming	2011
Reputasyon	Samuel Aragon	2011

Writer

Title	Year
Asedillo	1971
Ang Mahiwagang Daigdig ni Pedro Penduko	1973
Return of the Dragon	1974
Bakit May Pag-Ibig Na?	1979
Snake Sisters	1984
Virgin People	1984

Story

Title	Year
James Ban-dong	1964
Omar Cassidy and the Sandalyas Kid	1970
Agent Silencer at Ang Pitong Brassieres	1970
Usapang Lalake	1970
Dimasupil Brothers	1971
Asedillo	1971
Pinakamagandang Hayop sa Balat ng Lupa	1974
Patayin Mo Sa Sindak si Barbara	1974
Isabel of the Islands	1975
Tag-Ulan sa Tag-Araw	1975
Burlesk Queen	1977
Pagputi ng Uwak... Pag-Itim ng Tagak	1978
Totoy Boogie	1980
Uhaw na Dagat	1981
Pedro Tunasan	1983
Isla	1985
Paradise Inn	1985
Payaso	1986
Patayin Sa Sindak Si Barbara	1995
Virgin People 2	1996
Ang Pinakamagandang Hayop Sa Balat ng Lupa	1996
Sineserye Presents: Patayin Sa Sindak Si Barbara	2008
Sineserye Presents: Maligno	2008
666	2010

Screenplay

Title	Year
James Ban-dong	1964
Omar Cassidy and the Sandalyas Kid	1970
Agent Silencer at Ang Pitong Brassieres	1970
Usapang Lalake	1970
The Virgin	1971
Dimasupil Brothers	1971
Asedillo	1971
Ang Gangster At Ang Birhen	1972
Kung Bakit Dugo Ang Kulay ng Gabi	1973
Isabel of the Islands	1975
Tag-Ulan sa Tag-Araw	1975
Maligno	1977
Burlesk Queen	1977
Pagputi ng Uwak... Pag-Itim ng Tagak	1978
Totoy Boogie	1980
Uhaw na Dagat	1981
Pedro Tunasan	1983
Payaso	1986
Mga Lihim na Kalapati	1987
Virgin People 2	1996
Ang Pinakamagandang Hayop Sa Balat ng Lupa	1996
Sanib	2003
666	2010

Awards

Year	Award Given Body	Category	Work	Result
1985	Metro Manila Film Festival	Best Story	Paradise Inn	Won

References

External links

• Celso Ad. Castillo at IMDb

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