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• Hails from the family that owned LVN Pictures, one of the most iconic film studios in the Philippines, in the 1940s and 1950s.
• Started his career in filmmaking with two short films, Sa Bisperas (1972) and Monologo (1975).
• Won FAMAS Best Cinematographer award for Maynila sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag (1975); collaborated with his cousin, Severino Manotok, to form Cinema Artists that produced the film.
• Was winner of Best Director, Best Story and Best Screenplay awards at the Metro Manila Film Festival for Kisapmata (1981).
• His films, Kisapmata (1981) and Batch '81 (1982), were shown at the 1982 Director's Fortnight, Cannes Film Festival.
• In 1999, was conferred the Parangal Sentenyal sa Sining at Kultura by the Cultural Center of the Philippines.