Chito S. Roño


Chito Saldana Veloso Roño, also known as Sixto Kayko and Chito S. Roño, is a Filipino writer, producer, and director. He is known for his expansive vision and special-effects-heavy films. He came to prominence in the Philippine film industry as a director with socially explosive films like Private Show, and Itanong Mo Sa Buwan with the latter earning accolades from the Gawad Urian Awards. He also won the Metro Manila Film Festival Award for Best Director for the films Nasaan ang Puso, and . He also directed the family drama Signal Rock which was the Philippines' entry to the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 91st Academy Awards.
He also directed television shows like Spirits, Lastikman, Magkano ang Iyong Dangal?, Imortal, and Maria Mercedes.

Early life

Chito Saldana Veloso Roño was born on April 26, 1954, in Calbayog, Samar, in the Philippines to Carol and Jose Roño. He is the eldest among six siblings. He is an alumnus of the University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication. During his college days at the university, he was active in Dulaang UP with Tony Mabesa as an actor, stage manager, props man, and director.

Filmography

Film director

Television director

Writer