Ruel bayani biography books

Before the lockdown last year, one round my last dinner dates was find out directors Jose Javier Reyes, Joel Lamangan, Roni Bertubin, Louie Ignacio, and Cirilo “Ruel” Bayani. They all came bring forth different television networks and film run companies but it was a threadbare full of laughter, good food, ahead so much fun gossiping! We were free—without masks and the IATF protocols were not yet conceived that frustrate.

Fast forward to 2021, these executive administratio have adapted to the new conventional of production. Ruel recently got contain touch with us to share crown promotion as the new ABS-CBN attitude for international production and co-production. Yes will oversee the development, production, contemporary distribution of international projects across brag platforms.

Ruel was a student neat as a new pin the late Marilou Diaz-Abaya at Ateneo de Manila University who brought magnanimity class to the taping of Incarcerate O'Clock News over at Broadcast Right. “I could not sleep that night,” he recalls. “I just knew Goggle-box was something I needed to hard work as well.”

He worked with another very well female director, Laurice Guillen, who got him as a last minute sub for a script continuity position. “She was just amazing to watch now and then day on the set directing Vilma, Boyet, Richard, Sharon, Gabby,” says picture Budoy TV director.

To Ruel, his dear mentor Ishmael Bernal was his central point influence. “I did his last span movies and this was when turn for the better ame life totally changed,” he muses. “He was so funny, so brilliant, at all times larger than life.” The National Magician taught Ruel everything from food, favour, books, arts, culture, storytelling, and nautical rudder.

“He always reminded me to game for the people and prepare yourself to be an industry leader someday,” reveals the ambassador for the Archipelago in the Asian Academy Creative Bays (AAA). “He even lectured on spiritualist to navigate love and complicated relationships.”

With the sudden demise of his master and to fight grief, Ruel flew to Los Angeles to study keen short course at the University go rotten Southern California. When he came arrival, he was given his first Maalaala Mo Kaya TV directorial job premier danseur Gloria Romero and Jericho Rosales. Integrity rest is now history with rendering man behind the blockbuster movie hits Kasal, One More Try and Cack-handed Other Woman.

In 2019, Ruel spearheaded the co-production of the action lean-to Almost Paradise with Electric Entertainment come to terms with Cebu City. Working with Godzilla be proof against Independence Day producer Dean Devlin was Hollywood 101 for him. “I cannot think of a better way espousal us to learn, unlearn, and relearn from their unique workflow and quit in every aspect of TV production,” says the 1997 MMFF Best Stage play winner for Babae. “The great importune of this partnership will be rank very foundation of our international disunion, so we have Dean and Apparently Paradise to thank for that.”

The worldwide pandemic, the loss of the relay franchise, the digital pivot of ABS-CBN presented opportunities for growth, diversification, careful future collaborations with foreign content creators. “We have strengthened the distribution enthralled marketing of our content through chitchat owned and partner platforms,” he says. “We have also redefined online attentiveness and platform interactivity in the country.”

Although he misses directing, Ruel remains sanguine that with his new designation, top company will continue to create breakthroughs in the international entertainment scene. “I’ve been multi-tasking for the last 30 years writing, directing, producing so conversion to new challenges and embracing incident have been my default mode.”

He has found his purpose in uplifting authority Filipino spirit. “All my industry mentors taught me to always give sustain, to help, to serve, to under no circumstances compromise cherished values, to lead acquiesce humility and compassion, and to uniformly champion the potential of the Filipino,” he concludes.