▁he ▁got ▁his ▁first ▁job — con duct ing ▁the ▁US ▁Army ▁and ▁Navy ▁Club . ▁He ▁continued ▁purs uing ▁music ▁while ▁studying ▁before ▁he ▁quit ▁to ▁purs ue ▁his ▁passion . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁musical ▁director / compos er ▁in ▁several ▁films ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁such ▁as ▁" F ort ▁Santiago ," ▁" K am ag ong : B ay ani ▁ng ▁Mah i rap " ( M ah og any : The ▁Po or ' s ▁Hero ) ▁and ▁" S iet e ▁Dol ores " ( Se ven ▁Dol ores ). ▁From ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁until ▁his ▁death , ▁C en iz al ▁composed ▁over ▁ 3 0 ▁songs . ▁ ▁Act ing ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁star red ▁in ▁some ▁films ▁including ▁Rosa ▁Bir hen ( 1 9 4 0 ) ▁“ R ose ▁Virgin ” ▁and ▁B icol ▁Express ( 1 9 5 7 ), ▁and ▁Mil ag ros ang ▁Kam ay ▁" M i rac ul ous ▁Hand " ▁( 1 9 6 1 ). ▁ ▁Direct ing ▁ ▁C en iz al ▁also ▁tried ▁his ▁hand ▁at ▁direct ing . ▁He ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁direct ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁films , ▁“ R osa ▁Bir hen ” ▁while ▁acting . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁during ▁this ▁time ▁that ▁he ▁composed ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁famous ▁songs ▁called ▁" H indi ▁K ita ▁Mal im ot ," ▁which ▁was ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁said ▁film . ▁ ▁Works ▁