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Amable Reyes " Tikoy " Aguiluz VI (September 23, 1947 – February 18, 2024) was a Filipino film director, producer, screenwriter and cinematographer. In 1999, he founded the Cinemanila International Film Festival in Manila.
Feb 20, 2024 · Filmmaker and visual artist Amable “Tikoy” Aguiluz VI, who was among the Filipino directors to bring home awards from international film festivals from the 1980s to the 1990s, passed away on Monday morning. He was 72. His passing was announced by daughter Anima Aguiluz Slangen on Facebook.
Tikoy Aguiluz's fierce documentary-style Boatman is a beautifully constructed erotic film. Felipe, a young boatman attempts to attain regular work in Manila, as to escape from his carefree and monotonous life in the province.
The first image in Tikoy Aguiluz's Boatman is the gleaming revealed blade of a balisong--a switchblade knife made in the province of Batangas. A group of prepubescent boys lines up to an old man carrying the blade and a stack of leaves.
Feb 21, 2024 · MANILA, Philippines — The year was 1985 when multi-awarded director, producer, screenwriter and cinematographer Amable “Tikoy” Aguiluz VI, made his directorial debut in the acclaimed film,...
Boatman is Tikoy Aguiluz’ début feature, an unflinching look at the world of the ‘torero’ (literally ‘matador,’ or ‘bullfighter,’ Filipino slang for a live sex performer).
A boatman wants more than just paddle his canoe for tourists in his town famed for its waterfalls. He moves to Manila, and lands a job as a live-sex performer, and his partner sees in him a way out of the slums and the red light district.
