Lamberto V. Avellana

Lamberto V. Avellana
Born	Lamberto Villa Avellana (1915-02-12)February 12, 1915 Bontoc, Mountain Province, Philippine Islands
Died	April 25, 1991(1991-04-25) (aged 76) Manila, Philippines
Occupation	Film director
Years active	1939–1982
Spouse	Daisy Avellana
Children	Jose Mari Avellana
Relatives	Jose Antonio Avellana
Awards	Order of National Artists of the Philippines

Lamberto Vera Avellana NA February 12, 1915 – April 25, 1991) was a prominent Filipino film and stage director. Despite considerable budgetary limitations that hampered the post-war Filipino film industry, Avellana's films such as Anak Dalita and Badjao attained international acclaim. In 1976, Avellana was named by President Ferdinand Marcos as the first National Artist of the Philippines for Film. While Avellana remains an important figure in Filipino cinema, his reputation as a film director has since been eclipsed by the next wave of Filipino film directors who emerged in the 1970s, such as Lino Brocka and Ishmael Bernal.