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.

Wenn Deramas
Born
Edwin Villanes Deramas

(1966-09-15)September 15, 1966[1]
Manila, Philippines
DiedFebruary 29, 2016(2016-02-29) (aged 49)
Quezon City, Philippines
Resting placeHimlayang Pilipino, Tandang Sora, Quezon City, Philippines
Other namesDirek Wenn
Alma materUniversity of Santo Tomas (BS)
Occupation(s)Director, screenwriter
Years active1992–2016
Children2

Education

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Deramas 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

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Deramas 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

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As TV director

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List of television series directed by Deramas

As film director

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List of films directed by Deramas

Scriptwriter

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Awards

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Year Award-Giving Body Category Work Result
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

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Deramas 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

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  1. ^ "Wenn Deramas Dies of Cardiac Arrest". Archived from the original on March 30, 2016. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
  2. ^ "Metro Manila Film Festival:2010". IMDB. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
  3. ^ "42nd Box-Office Entertainment Awards honors outstanding actors and actresses of 2010". Pep.ph. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "44th Guillermo Mendoza Box-Office Entertainment Awards". Pep.ph. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  6. ^ "Complete List of Winners: 45th Guillermo Mendoza Box-Office Entertainment Awards 2014". The Summit Express. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Director Wenn Deramas passes away at 49". CNN Philippines. February 29, 2016. Archived from the original on March 1, 2016. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "IN PHOTOS: Wenn Deramas laid to rest". Rappler. March 6, 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
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