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Clodualdo Del Mundo Jr.

Clodualdo Del Mundo Jr.

Writer and cinematographer · Born March 11, 1948 (78)

Clodualdo del Mundo Jr. (born March 11, 1948) is a landmark Filipino screenwriter, film director, author, and educator. A key figure in Philippine modern cinema, he established the Communication Arts department at De La Salle University and earned acclaim for his collaborative screenwriting work during the Golden Age of Philippine Cinema. His screenwriting filmography includes seminal classics such as Manila in the Claws of Light (1975), Itim (1976), Kakabakaba Ka Ba? (1980), Kisapmata (1981), Batch '81 (1982), 'Merika (1984), Mulanay (1996), Bayaning 3rd World (2000), and Markova: Comfort Gay (2000). As a feature filmmaker, he wrote and directed the comedy-drama Pepot Artista (2005).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 11, 1948 (78)
Works as
Writer and cinematographer
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 25 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 51% in 30 days

What are Clodualdo Del Mundo Jr.'s films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Power
40%
Survival
39%
Bonds
12%
Self
9%
Survival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 3

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Melancholic
2
Dread
2
Absurd
1
Warm
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Devastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Clodualdo Del Mundo Jr.'s films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on The Criterion Channel (3).

Subscription and free streaming for Clodualdo Del Mundo Jr.'s titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

25 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Brocka x Bernal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director

  • Habambuhay: Remembering Philippine Cinema (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director · Writer

  • K'na, The Dreamweaver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Producer

  • Flight of an Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Superfan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Pepot Artista (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer

  • Maid in Singapore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer

  • Keka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Thanks

  • Markova: Comfort Gay(2000)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Third World Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Writer

  • Mulanay: Sa Pusod Ng Paraiso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Screenplay

  • Aliwan Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Writer

  • Southern Winds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Screenplay

  • Birds of Prey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Screenplay

  • 'Merika (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Screenplay

  • Batch '81 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Writer

  • In the Wink of an Eye(1981)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Will Your Heart Beat Faster?(1980)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Sa Piling ng mga Sugapa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Si Boyet, Si Hilda atbp… (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director · Editor

  • Itim: An Exploration in Cinema (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director

  • The Rites of May (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Screenplay

  • Manila in the Claws of Light(1975)

    Cinematographer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Manila... A Filipino Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor

  • Golden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer

Career shape

A full career of 25 titles, 24 of them dated from 1975 to 2024.

Highest rated

Manila in the Claws of Light (1975)

Midcredits 97th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing9 of 25: 2 only directing, 7 with another roleWriting18 of 25: 13 only writing, 5 with another roleProducing4 of 25: 1 only producing, 3 with another roleCinematography3 of 25: 0 only cinematography, 3 with another roleEditing2 of 25: 0 only editing, 2 with another roleOther crew1 of 25: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

25 titles, 8 with more than one role — writing and directing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1970s6 · crew1980s5 · crew1990s3 · crew2000s6 · crew2010s3 · crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Clodualdo Del Mundo Jr.'s films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 84th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 89th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 4 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 4 titles are Cult Classics.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · writer

Will Your Heart Beat Faster? (1980)

83rd percentile spread · 22% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer, cinematographer

Manila in the Claws of Light (1975)

Midcredits 97th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 67/100 and the plot and story 68/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Clodualdo Del Mundo Jr. work with?

People who share at least 2 of Clodualdo Del Mundo Jr.'s MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mike De Leon shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors