Cholo Laurel
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Rafael Manuel Hidalgo Laurel (born July 26, 1961) is a Filipino filmmaker, best known for writing and dircecting the Star Cinema
Classic Nasaan Ka Man.
The youngest son of Manuel Sosa Laurel (deceased) and Lilia Dayrit Hidalgo (deceased), He was born in the Laurel compound in San Juan on July 26, 1961. He has four siblings named Victor (deceased), Gina, Amy (deceased) and Rico.
Educated at the University of the Philippines
College of Broadcast Communications (1986) , New York University
CEP Film School (1995), and at the London Academy for Film and TV ( 2007), He has been directing TV commercials and music videos since 1996.
Called Cholo by his peers, his debut film, “Nasaan Ka Man” (Wherever you are), a love story/thriller produced by ABS-CBN films swept most major awards in the FAMAS (Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences) Awards 2006 including Best Director, Best Story, and Best Screenplay. The film also won the Best Picture award. He is also a recipient of the Gawad Tanglaw Best Director Award given by Critics from the Academic Circle.
Cholo is based in the Philippines and continues to direct TV commercials around the Asian region. He is also managing director of H&F creative production and a board member of Origin8 media corp.
He continues to pursue his dream of making great films.
Star Cinema
ABS-CBN Film Productions, Inc. , is the wholly owned film production subsidiary of ABS-CBN Corporation. It is the Philippines' largest film production, producing most of the highest grossing films in the Philippines.-1994:...
Classic Nasaan Ka Man.
The youngest son of Manuel Sosa Laurel (deceased) and Lilia Dayrit Hidalgo (deceased), He was born in the Laurel compound in San Juan on July 26, 1961. He has four siblings named Victor (deceased), Gina, Amy (deceased) and Rico.
Educated at the University of the Philippines
University of the Philippines
The ' is the national university of the Philippines. Founded in 1908 through Act No...
College of Broadcast Communications (1986) , New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
CEP Film School (1995), and at the London Academy for Film and TV ( 2007), He has been directing TV commercials and music videos since 1996.
Called Cholo by his peers, his debut film, “Nasaan Ka Man” (Wherever you are), a love story/thriller produced by ABS-CBN films swept most major awards in the FAMAS (Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences) Awards 2006 including Best Director, Best Story, and Best Screenplay. The film also won the Best Picture award. He is also a recipient of the Gawad Tanglaw Best Director Award given by Critics from the Academic Circle.
Cholo is based in the Philippines and continues to direct TV commercials around the Asian region. He is also managing director of H&F creative production and a board member of Origin8 media corp.
He continues to pursue his dream of making great films.