As a budding composer and director, Climaco spent part of the studying filmmaking in Hollywood by 1939.
He met his wife, Lilian Velez, when she won first place in a singing contest sponsored by his station.
[1] Climaco joined Filippine Films & Philippine Pictures as a director after the World War II.
Climaco subsequently joined LVN Pictures as a director, shortly after his wife's death and resumed his filmmaking career.
Among his other films for LVN included Parola, starring Jaime de la Rosa and Norma Blancaflor.