Edwin Villanes Deramas (September 15, 1966 – February 29, 2016), more commonly known as Direk Wenn or Wenn V. Deramas, was a Filipino film and TV director and screenwriter.
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| Born | Edwin Villanes Deramas September 15, 1966[1] Manila, Philippines |
| Died | February 29, 2016 (aged 49) Quezon City, Philippines |
| Resting place | Himlayang Pilipino, Tandang Sora, Quezon City, Philippines |
| Other names | Direk Wenn |
| Alma mater | University of Santo Tomas (BS) |
| Occupation(s) | Director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1992–2016 |
| Children | 2 |
Education
editDeramas was a graduate of University of Santo Tomas with a degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management. While studying at UST, he was involved in acting and was a member of Teatro Tomasino.
Career
editDeramas worked as a waiter at the Aristocrat Restaurant and was promoted as food and beverages coordinator after two years. In 1990, he worked as a production assistant for the TV show Tatak Pilipino. He also worked as a writer for the show Teysi ng Tahanan and was promoted as the executive producer of Calvento Files. Since then, Deramas had been directing different soap operas such as Mula sa Puso (original and remake) and films including the Ang Tanging Ina series and several blockbuster movies of comedian Vice Ganda.
Filmography
editAs TV director
edit| List of television series directed by Deramas |
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As film director
editScriptwriter
edit- Mula sa Puso (1997 TV series) (story and screenplay)
- Mula sa Puso: The Movie (1999) (story and screenplay)
- Ang Cute ng Ina Mo (2007) (screenplay)
- Petrang Kabayo (2010) (screenplay)
- The Unkabogable Praybeyt Benjamin (2011) (screenplay and story)
- Moron 5 and the Crying Lady (2012) (written by)
- This Guy's in Love with U Mare! (2012) (screenplay and story)
- Sisterakas (2012) (screenplay)
- Maria Leonora Teresa (2014) (story)
- Moron 5.2: The Transformation (2014) (screenplay and story)
- The Amazing Praybeyt Benjamin (2014) (screenplay and story)
Awards
edit| Year | Award-Giving Body | Category | Work | Result |
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| 2010 | Metro Manila Film Festival | Best Director[2] | Ang Tanging Ina Mo (Last na 'To!) | Won |
| 2011 | GMMSF Box-Office Entertainment Awards |
Most Popular Film Director[3] | Won | |
| 2012 | The Unkabogable Praybeyt Benjamin | Won | ||
| Most Popular Screenwriter (with Keiko Aquino)[4] |
Won | |||
| 2013 | Most Popular Film Director[5] | Sisterakas | Won | |
| 2014 | Most Popular Film Directors (with Marlon Rivera)[6] |
Girl, Boy, Bakla, Tomboy | Won | |
| 2016 | Most Popular Film Directors (with Cathy Garcia-Molina)[7] |
Beauty and the Bestie | Won | |
| Most Popular Screenwriters (with Carmi Raymundo and Vangie Valdez)[7] |
Beauty and the Bestie | Won |
Death
editDeramas died at 6:10 AM on February 29, 2016.[8] In 2015, Deramas underwent angioplasty after suffering heart attack 2 years prior.[9] The immediate cause of death listed on his death certificate was cardiac arrest with respiratory failure and heart attack as underlying causes. It also indicated that he suffered from aspiration pneumonia. The remains of Deramas were buried in the Himlayang Pilipino in Quezon City on March 6, 2016, a day after the necrological services hosted by ABS-CBN, at the Dolphy Theatre in the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center, also in Quezon City.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Wenn Deramas Dies of Cardiac Arrest". Archived from the original on March 30, 2016. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
- ^ "Metro Manila Film Festival:2010". IMDB. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
- ^ "42nd Box-Office Entertainment Awards honors outstanding actors and actresses of 2010". Pep.ph. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
- ^ "Vice Ganda named Phenomenal Box-Office Star; Derek Ramsay is Box-Office King while Anne Curtis and Cristine Reyes share Box-Office Queen title" Archived July 1, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. Pep.ph. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
- ^ "44th Guillermo Mendoza Box-Office Entertainment Awards". Pep.ph. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
- ^ "Complete List of Winners: 45th Guillermo Mendoza Box-Office Entertainment Awards 2014". The Summit Express. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
- ^ a b Calderon, Nora (February 21, 2016). "John Lloyd, Bea, Vice, Coco, Vic, Ai-Ai lead winners at the Box Office Entertainment Awards". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
- ^ "Director Wenn Deramas passes away at 49". CNN Philippines. February 29, 2016. Archived from the original on March 1, 2016. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
- ^ "Movie director Wenn Deramas dies of heart attack: media reports". InterAksyon. February 29, 2016. Archived from the original on March 1, 2016. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
- ^ "IN PHOTOS: Wenn Deramas laid to rest". Rappler. March 6, 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
External links
edit- Wenn V. Deramas at IMDb
- "Wenn Deramas: From waiter to topnotch director!". Mb. June 20, 2004. Accessed on July 19, 2007.