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• Made his directorial debut with the film Lady Killer (1965).
• Was credited as DLZ in his first few movies.
• Dear Heart (1981) earned him his well-deserved fame.
• Langis At Tubig (1980) won him a Best Story Award at the Metro Manila Film Festival. 
• Received a FAMAS Best Screenplay Award for Gaano Kadalas Ang Minsan? (1983).
• Bakit Iisa Ang Pag-Ibig (1987) was the last movie he directed.
• Was honored with a Special Honorary Award at the Cinema One Originals Film Festival in 2009.