Emmanuel Borlaza
Emmanuel "Maning" H. Borlaza was a Filipino movie screenwriter and director.Early life
Born Emmanuel H. Borlaza on November 5, 1935 in Manila.Career
Borlaza has directed more than 20 films which starred Governor Vilma Santos, including “Dyesebel,” “Darna and the Giants,” “Lipad, Darna, Lipad!”
He also helmed the movies of megastar Sharon Cuneta namely “Bukas Luluhod Ang Mga Tala,” “Bituing Walang Ningning,” and “Dapat Ka Bang Mahalin?”
Borlaza directed “Eva Fonda 16” starring Alma Moreno and Snooky Serna’s “Blusang Itim.” He was also the director of “Dyesebel” starring Charlene Gonzales in 1996.
Aside from being vice chairman of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board, Borlaza also became chairperson of the Directors’ Guild of the Philippines, Inc.
Borlaza’s last directorial stint was for the movie “To Saudi With Love” starring Dawn Zulueta, Alice Dixon, and Tonton Gutierrez in 1997.
After that, he became busy with screenplay for other less popular movies toward early 2000.Filmography
TV Director
Screenplay
Story
Movie Writer
TV Writer
