
Baguio City, Benguet, Philippines
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".

as Self

as Hombrecito, the Indian
1974

as La Liga Filipina Guest
1998

as Self
1991

as Kidlat
1979

as Kidlat
1979

as Diwa
2026

2015

as Tatay Kidlat
2025

as Himself
2010

as Kidlat, the driver
1981

as Shaman
1982

2017
2025

as Diwa
2026

as Tatay Kidlat
2025

2025

as Himself
2023

2018

2017

as Panaginip Pictures CEO
2015

2015

2011

as Himself
2010

as La Liga Filipina Guest
1998

as Himself
1996

as Self
1991

as Shaman
1982

as Kidlat, the driver
1981

as Kidlat
1979

as Kidlat
1979

as Hombrecito, the Indian
1974

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