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• From 1966 to 1976, worked and studied acting and directing in New York, under the guidance of Stella Adler and Lee Strsberg.
• Returned to the Philippines in 1976 and started work as a production designer.
• Wrote the script for the movie Ina, Kapatid, Anak (1979).
• Made his directorial debut with the movie Playgirl (1981).
• In 2012, was appointed as a member of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board's Appeals Committee at the Office of the President.
• Headed the Monitoring Committee for Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival in 2013.