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Loonanons in Movie and Television, Theater and the Performing Arts
(Incomplete record.  Everyone is encouraged to submit names of those who are worthy of mention in this list.)

Movie and Television

Jose "Pete" F. Lacaba Jr. - poet and journalist; editor of various publications; scriptwriter for movies, mostly those directed by Lino Brocka; former member, Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTCRB); and One of Top 100 Filipinos in Culture. He has authored six poetry collections in Filipino and a collection of journalistic reportage entitled Days of Disquiet, Nights of Rage. He has also written screenplays for award-winning films including Jaguar, Bayan Ko: Kapit sa Patalim, Orapronobis, Sister Stella L, Eskapo, Segurista and Rizal sa Dapitan.  The 10th Osian's - Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema honored him with the Aruna Vasudev Lifetime Achievement Award for his writings on cinema.

Jurey Pesudas Mirafuentes - Writer and Director for Television (ABS-CBN); Member, Screenwriters Guild of the Philippines; Associate Member, Filipino Cinema Directors, Inc.; Graduate, First ABS-CBN Scriptwriting Workshop; Graduate, International Academy of Film and Television (Screenwriting);  Graduate, International Academy of Film and Television (Directing); Finalist, Best Drama Program (Mga Eva Karon), Catholic Mass Media Awards. He was head editor of the recently concluded Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition.

Larry Jao - film producer (Larry Jao Productions).  One of his movies, "Puri", which starred the ill-fated nymphet Stella Strada, was filmed entirely in Bohol.  Some of its support cast were Boholanos.

Allan Sevilla Dancel - (See also: Loonanons in Music) Musical director, "For Men Only", a TV show of Pilita Corrales; guest pianist at the concert of Kuh Ledesma at the Folk Arts Theater

Community Theater

Bernardo ‘Leon’ Romea + - father of Justino "Ning" R. Romea. He was the original playwright, director and composer-musical arranger of Napo’s stage plays that are mounted on May 25 of each year without fail. 

Jeremias T. Mejorada + - writer of “drama” plays in his native Napo.

Gloria Sevilla-Andaleon - writer of “drama” scripts for Napo.

Jose Z. Lugo - has been directing "drama" in Napo for more than ten years.

Edna O. Lafuente, Randolph Mejorada, Socrates D. Lafuente, etc. - "dramaturgos" or stage actors

Jonas Nahial - director of cultural productions

Manolito M. Bunac - stage designer for "drama"

Dance (All Choreographers)

Nelson "Cocoy" Relayosa
Jonas Nahial
Jeanette Vidal
Mirasol Miranda
Deo Guden     




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