Chito S. Roño


Chito Sarmiento Roño, also known as Sixto Kayko and Chito S. Roño, is a Filipino writer, producer, director, and businessman. He came to prominence in the Philippine film industry as a director with films like Private Show, and Itanong Mo sa Buwan with the latter earning accolades from the Gawad Urian Awards. He also won the Metro Manila Film Festival Award for Best Director for the films Nasaan ang Puso, and Yamashita: The Tiger's Treasure.
In 1983, Roño established the animation studio Optifex International, which provided contract work for several Hanna-Barbera television series before closing in 1989. In the 1990s, he was instrumental in the formation of the Pinoy rock band Rivermaya as well as the dance group Streetboys. He also directed the family drama Signal Rock which was the Philippines' entry to the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 91st Academy Awards.
He also directed television shows like Spirits, Magkano ang Iyong Dangal?, Imortal, and Maria Mercedes. He is also Vhong Navarro's manager.

Early life

Chito Sarmiento Roño was born on April 26, 1954, in Calbayog, Samar, in the Philippines to Jose Alvarez Roño, a politician who later became governor of Samar and Secretary of the Interior and Local Government, and Carol Dominado Sarmiento. He is the eldest among six siblings. He is an alumnus of the University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication. During his college days at the university, he was active in Dulaang UP with Tony Mabesa as an actor, stage manager, props man, and director. Chito Roño, with Lizza Nakpil, also founded Rivermaya and Streetboys in 1993, the latter of which included future actors Vhong Navarro and Jhong Hilario
He is also related to most of the Veloso Clan, a political family from Calbayog.

Filmography

Writer

Film producer

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Film editor

  • ''Itanong Mo sa Buwan''