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Jose Lorenzo "Pepe" Diokno (born August 13, 1987) [2] [self-published source?] is a Filipino film director, producer, and screenwriter. He received the Lion of the Future Award for Best Debut Film and the Orizzonti Prize at the 2009 Venice Film Festival, [3] and was awarded Best Director at the 2023 Metro Manila Film Festival.
Isang Himala (lit. ' A miracle ') is a 2024 Philippine musical drama film co-produced and directed by Pepe Diokno from a script he co-wrote with Ricky Lee.It is based on a 2018 theatrical play of the same name, itself an adaptation of the 1982 film Himala.
Pepe Diokno is the director, [3] who was motivated by patriotism to create the film. [4] The film focuses on the rise of the secularization movement led by Roman Catholic priest Pedro Pelaez in the Spanish Philippines as well as the struggles and execution of the eponymous trio priests, the Gomburza. [4] This was his first historical film. [5]
Pepe Diokno may refer to: José W. Diokno (1922–1987), Filipino nationalist human rights lawyer and legislator Pepe Diokno (director) (born 1987), Filipino motion picture director, producer and screenwriter
Pepe used commercials and short films to market his father Chel during his election campaigns. [92] [93] Pepe Diokno is also the director of Kwentong Jollibee and other commercials that have gained popularity among netizens.
Chel Diokno and Agoncillo share this relation while simultaneously being linked as cousins in a different degree through another common ancestor surnamed Diokno, and are also related through a common ancestor from Batangas surnamed Marasigan. [5] [6] Fr. Jose Diokno, (1819), A Filipino secular priest, appointed from 1819 to 1859 as a parish priest.
The Metro Manila Film Festival Award for Best Director is an award presented annually by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). It was first awarded at the 1st Metro Manila Film Festival ceremony, held in 1975; Augusto Buenaventura received the award for directing the film, Diligan Mo ng Hamog ang Uhaw na Lupa and it is given to directors working in the motion picture industry.
Originally, he was auditioning for a different role until the movie's director Pepe Diokno asked him if he wanted to take the role of Fr. Burgos instead. [5] On December 27, 2023, he won the Best Actor award at the 2023 Metro Manila Film Festival .