Bert de Leon
{{Short description|Filipino director (1947–2021)}}
{{family name hatnote|de Leon}}
{{Use Philippine English|date=January 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2021}}
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| name = Bert de Leon
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| birth_name = Lamberto De Leon
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|2021|11|21|1947|05|28}}
| death_place = Taguig, Philippines
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| occupation = Television director
| years_active = 1970s–2021
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| notable_works = {{unbulleted list|The Sharon Cuneta Show|Bubble Gang|Eat Bulaga!|Anna Karenina|T.G.I.S.|Okay Ka, Fairy Ko!|Pepito Manaloto}}
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Lamberto de Leon (May 28, 1947 – November 21, 2021){{Cite web |last1=Olea |first1=Jerry |last2=Rula |first2=Gorgy |last3=Ferrer |first3=Noel |date=November 22, 2021 |title=Showbiz ipinagluluksa ang pagkamatay ng veteran TV director na si Bert de Leon |url=https://www.pep.ph/pepalerts/pep-troika/162196/showbiz-mourns-bert-de-leon-a4118-20211122 |access-date=2023-04-05 |website=PEP.ph |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Rula |first=Gorgy |title=John Lloyd maraming binitbit na Kapamilya! |url=https://www.philstar.com/pilipino-star-ngayon/showbiz/2021/11/24/2143415/john-lloyd-maraming-binitbit-na-kapamilya |access-date=2023-04-05 |website=Philstar.com}} was a Filipino television director.
De Leon was known for directing some of the longest-running shows in the Philippines, Eat Bulaga!, Bubble Gang and Pepito Manaloto.
Career
=Directorial=
De Leon is known for directing various television series for GMA Network such as Bubble Gang, Pepito Manaloto, Eat Bulaga!, Anna Karenina, T.G.I.S. and Okay Ka, Fairy Ko!.{{cite news |title=Bert de Leon, veteran television director, passes away |url=https://mb.com.ph/2021/11/21/bert-de-leon-veteran-television-director-passes-away/ |access-date=21 November 2021 |work=Manila Bulletin |date=21 November 2021 |archive-date=November 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121061049/https://mb.com.ph/2021/11/21/bert-de-leon-veteran-television-director-passes-away/ |url-status=live }} He also directed shows for other networks. He directed the ABC 5; Pops! of Pops Fernandez and Look Who’s Talking.{{cite news |last1=Vibas |first1=Danny |title=Bert de Leon joins an acoustic band |url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2005/02/11/life-and-times/bert-de-leon-joins-an-acoustic-band-2/834170 |access-date=21 November 2021 |work=The Manila Times |date=11 February 2005 |language=en |archive-date=November 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121072742/https://www.manilatimes.net/2005/02/11/life-and-times/bert-de-leon-joins-an-acoustic-band-2/834170 |url-status=live }} De Leon also directed Iskul Bukol, TODAS, VIP with Vilma Santos, and The Sharon Cuneta Show.
De Leon inherited the directorial role for Bubble Gang when his predecessor Uro dela Cruz died in February 2016.{{cite news |last1=Acar |first1=Aedrianne |title=Direk Bert de Leon on Bubble Gang's longevity: '22 years hindi tsamba 'yan, ginagawa 'yan' |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/tv/bubble_gang/35259/direk-bert-de-leon-on-bubble-gangs-longevity-22-years-hindi-tsamba-yan-ginagawa-yan/story?amp |access-date=26 November 2021 |work=GMA News |date=15 November 2017 |archive-date=November 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126022842/https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/tv/bubble_gang/35259/direk-bert-de-leon-on-bubble-gangs-longevity-22-years-hindi-tsamba-yan-ginagawa-yan/story?amp |url-status=live }}
His last work would be the prequel Pepito Manaloto: Ang Unang Kuwento which was in production as of 2021.
=Musical career=
De Leon was also part of a four-member acoustic band, Area One. He scouted the pop band Side A for Ivory Music.{{cite news |last1=Olivares |first1=Rick |title=Original members of Side A to reunite for special online benefit concert |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/01/06/21/original-members-of-side-a-to-reunite-for-special-online-benefit-concert |access-date=21 November 2021 |work=ABS-CBN News |date=5 January 2021 |language=en |archive-date=November 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121092938/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/01/06/21/original-members-of-side-a-to-reunite-for-special-online-benefit-concert |url-status=live }}
Personal life
His health deteriorated in 2021; he suffered a heart attack in July which required him to undergo an angiogram and angioplasty, and contracted COVID-19 amidst a pandemic of the disease in October, which led to colleagues Michael V. and Ronnie Henares to host a fundraising for him.{{cite news |title='Pepito Manaloto' director Bert de Leon passes away |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/showbiz/content/811703/pepito-manaloto-director-bert-de-leon-passed-away/story/ |access-date=21 November 2021 |work=GMA News |date=21 November 2021 |language=en |archive-date=November 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121072749/https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/showbiz/content/811703/pepito-manaloto-director-bert-de-leon-passed-away/story/ |url-status=live }} He died at the St. Luke's Medical Center in Taguig on November 21, 2021, from COVID-19.{{cite news |title=Veteran TV director Bert de Leon passes on at 74 |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/21/21/veteran-tv-director-bert-de-leon-passes-on-at-74 |access-date=21 November 2021 |work=ABS-CBN News |date=21 November 2021 |archive-date=November 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121073855/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/21/21/veteran-tv-director-bert-de-leon-passes-on-at-74 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Yuchengco |first=Mona Lisa |title=In Memoriam |url=http://www.positivelyfilipino.com/magazine/in-memoriam |access-date=2023-04-05 |website=Positively Filipino {{!}} Online Magazine for Filipinos in the Diaspora |date=January 12, 2022 |language=en-US}}
De Leon had a partner, Annalyn Nakpil Jomeo, with whom he had one daughter.