Jose Maria Sison
Birthday
1939/02/08
Day of death
2022/12/16 (83 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Cabugao, Ilocos Sur, Philippines
Also know as
Amado Guerrero
Biography
Jose Maria Canlas Sison (Tagalog: [hoˈse mɐˈɾija kɐnˈlas ˈsisɔn]; February 8, 1939 – December 16, 2022), also known as Joma, was a Filipino writer, poet, and activist who founded and led the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and added elements of Maoism to its philosophy—which would be known as National Democracy. His ideology was formed by applying Marxism–Leninism–Maoism to the history and circumstances of the Philippines.
Acting
(2017) History of the Underground
as Himself
(2013) The Guerilla is a Poet
as Himself
(2024) My Friend the Terrorist
as ---
(1995) Kapag May Katwiran... Ipaglaban Mo: The Movie
as Narrator
(1997) Ipaglaban Mo: The Movie II
as Narrator
My Friend the Terrorist, A Tale of Love and Revolution
as Jose Maria Sison