Mike de Leon

Not to be confused with Mike DeLeon.
In this Filipino name, the middle name or maternal family name is Pamintuan and the surname or paternal family name is de Leon.

Mike de Leon
De Leon in 2023
Born
Miguel Pamintuan de Leon

(1947-05-24)May 24, 1947
Manila, Philippines
DiedAugust 28, 2025(2025-08-28) (aged 78)
Alma materAteneo de Manila University (BA)
University of Heidelberg (MA)
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
  • cinematographer
  • producer
Years active1972–2001, 2016–2019
RelativesNarcisa Buencamino vda. de León (grandmother)

Miguel "Mike" Pamintuan de Leon (May 24, 1947 – August 28, 2025) was a Filipino film director. He is regarded as one of the most significant filmmakers in the history of Philippine cinema. His films, which include Itim (1976), Kung Mangarap Ka't Magising (1977), Kakabakaba Ka Ba? (1980), Kisapmata (1981), Batch '81 (1981), Sister Stella L. (1984), Bayaning 3rd World (2000), and Citizen Jake (2018), tackle Philippine social and political themes. De Leon also shot and produced Lino Brocka's film Manila in the Claws of Light (1975), considered to be one of the greatest Filipino films.

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