Celso Ad. Castillo

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

Celso Ad. Castillo
Born
Celso Adolfo Castillo

(1943-09-12)September 12, 1943
Siniloan, Laguna, Philippines
DiedNovember 26, 2012(2012-11-26) (aged 69)
Siniloan, Laguna, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Alma materManuel L. Quezon University
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
Years active1965–2011
SpouseOfelia Lopez-Castillo
Children4

Early life and education

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

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 also became the "Master Of Horror And Suspense" when actress Susan Roces shifts to the Classic Pinoy Gothic genre her first horror film was Patayin Mo Sa Sindak Si Barbara (Kill Barabara In Terror) about the malevolent spirit of a suicidal sister comes to torment against her very own sister out of jealousy and resentment and even possessing her own daughter for her own sinister plans, 1974; Maligno (Satan's Seed) about a family targeted by a Satanic Cult and their accomplices of witches and warlocks attempting to steal a beautiful woman's innocence and finds herself impregnated by an evil spirit fearing that the child she would conceive became the child of the devil also encountering bizarre events and hallucinogenic incidents, 1977.Shifting to the 90s and 2000s Lihim ni Madonna (Madonna's Secret) about a brainwashing ghost from the past drives a young woman to the brink of derangement and insanity, 1997; Sanib (Possessed) talks about a young bride finds herself being possessed by the specter of her long dead stepsister, 2003.

Castillo won the Filipino 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, Crystal, Amir, Kid, 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

Filmography

Director

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

Actor

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

Writer

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

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

  1. "Director Celso Ad Castillo dies". ABS-CBN News. ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs. November 26, 2012.
  2. "Acclaimed director Celso Ad. Castillo dies, 69 | Showbiz | The Go-To Site for Filipinos Everywhere". GMA News. 2012-11-26. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
  3. "The Much-Awaited Movie Will Shock You Today!". Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corp. May 17, 1995. p. A4. Retrieved December 29, 2021. This movie will unmask the real killer!!!
  4. Daza, Jullie Y. (May 18, 1995). "Women as losers". Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corp. p. 9. Retrieved December 29, 2021. Carlo J. Caparas is out to prove that he can leave his signature on the longest subtitles in movie history.
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