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Jose Nepomuceno
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He is best known today for producing the first all-Filipino picture in 1919 titled <i>"Dalagang Bukid"</i>,  which was based on a popular <a 

href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zarzuela" target="_blank" class="news_link" title="Zarzuela">zarzuela</a> of the time.
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In his early 20s, Nepomuceno mastered the craft of photography and rose to prominence in Manila which was the prelude to start a film company, 

Malayan Movies.
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The concept of production design and art direction for the movies was first applied and put to use in his photography studio. Many of his 

customers used his sets as background for picture-taking.
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Before he started making feature films, he also made subtitles in English and Spanish which he inserted in French and Italian films.  As he became an accredited correspondent of Pathé and Paramount News, his newsreels were shown abroad.
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May 15, 1893: Jose Nepomuceno was born in Manila