Wenn V. Deramas


Edwin Villanes Deramas, more commonly known as Direk Wenn or Wenn V. Deramas, was a Filipino film and TV director and screenwriter.

Education

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

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. He then directed soap operas such as Mula sa Puso, films including the Ang Tanging Ina series, and several blockbuster movies of comedian Vice Ganda.

Filmography

As TV director

As film director

Scriptwriter

  • Mula sa Puso
  • Mula sa Puso: The Movie
  • Ang Cute ng Ina Mo
  • Petrang Kabayo
  • The Unkabogable Praybeyt Benjamin
  • Moron 5 and the Crying Lady
  • This Guy's in Love with U Mare!
  • Sisterakas
  • Maria Leonora Teresa
  • Moron 5.2: The Transformation
  • ''The Amazing Praybeyt Benjamin''

    Awards

Personal life

Deramas was openly gay. In a 2014 interview, he said that he did not believe in same-sex marriage.
Deramas had two adopted children.

Death

In 2015, Deramas underwent angioplasty after suffering a heart attack two years prior.
Deramas died at Capitol Medical Center in Quezon City on February 29, 2016. 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. He was 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.