Early life

Donato was born in 1941.

Older brother of actor Robert Campos

Robert Campos

Robert Campos is an actor from LVN Pictures.-Biography:Campos grew up in Manila. The younger brother of actor Guy Donato, he studied in San Beda, from Grade 2 up until he graduated in college. His former classmates in Grade 2 in San Beda was other famous actors like Fernando Poe, Jr., Eddie...

, to whom he introduced the film business.

Film career

Donato was a contract star for LVN Pictures

LVN Pictures

LVN Pictures, Inc. is one of the biggest film studios in the history of Philippine cinema and its foremost establishment in motion picture post-production until 2005...

 in the 1950s. His first movie was Balae, co-starring Nenita Vidal and Manding Claro

Manding Claro

Manding Claro is a Filipino Matinee idol of LVN Pictures of the 50's paired with another matinee idol Nenita Vidal.Their teaming was very popular during the mid 50s for movie hits such as Dalagita't Binatilyo and Banda Uno in 1955; Puppy Love in 1956; Medalyong Perlas, a Musical film in 1956; ...

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He appeared in Austerity Love a Musical

Musical film

The musical film is a film genre in which songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, though in some cases they serve merely as breaks in the storyline, often as elaborate...

 with Nestor de Villa

Néstor de Villa

Néstor de Villa was a Filipino actor frequently cast in musical films. He was a gifted dancer, often paired with frequent on-screen partner Nida Blanca in both movies and television...

 & Luisa Montesa.

Guy appeared in Tayo'y Magsaya with Lita Gutierrez and Nida Blanca

Nida Blanca

Dorothy Acueza Jones, popularly known by her stage name Nida Blanca, was a Filipina actress. She starred in over 163 movies and 14 television shows and received over 16 awards for movies and six awards for television during her 50-year film career...

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He joined the other 25 movie actors from LVN with seven directors in a film entitled Casa Grande.

He co-starred with Nida Blanca

Nida Blanca

Dorothy Acueza Jones, popularly known by her stage name Nida Blanca, was a Filipina actress. She starred in over 163 movies and 14 television shows and received over 16 awards for movies and six awards for television during her 50-year film career...

 and Nestor de Villa

Néstor de Villa

Néstor de Villa was a Filipino actor frequently cast in musical films. He was a gifted dancer, often paired with frequent on-screen partner Nida Blanca in both movies and television...

 in a Musical

Musical film

The musical film is a film genre in which songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, though in some cases they serve merely as breaks in the storyline, often as elaborate...

/Love Story movie, Wala kang Paki, also known as You Don't Have a Right.

In 1958, he was one of the leading men in the family drama Limang Dalangin, known in English as Five Prayers.

Filmography

• 1958 -Balae
• 1958 -Austerity Love
• 1958 -Casa Grande
• 1958 -Wala Kang Paki
• 1958 -Limang Dalangin
• 1960 - Emily

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