Chito S. Roño

Chito Saldana Veloso Roño (born April 26, 1954), 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 (1986), and Itanong Mo Sa Buwan (The Moonchild; 1988) with the latter earning accolades from the Gawad Urian Awards.[2] He also won the Metro Manila Film Festival Award for Best Director for the films Nasaan ang Puso (Where is the Heart; 1997), and Yamashita: The Tiger's Treasure (2001).[3] He also directed the family drama Signal Rock (2018) which was the Philippines' entry to the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 91st Academy Awards.[4]

Chito S. Roño
Born
Chito Saldana Veloso Roño

(1954-04-26) April 26, 1954
Calbayog, Samar, Philippines
Other namesSixto Kayko[1]
Occupation
  • Writer
  • producer
  • director
Years active1986–present

He also directed television shows like Spirits (2004), Lastikman (2007), Magkano ang Iyong Dangal? (How Much is your Dignity?; 2010), Imortal (2010), and Maria Mercedes (2013).

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.[1]

Filmography

Film director

Television director
YearTitleNetwork
2004SpiritsABS-CBN
2007Mars Ravelo's Lastikman
2010Magkano ang Iyong Dangal?
2010Imortal
2013Maria Mercedes

Writer

Film producer
  • Hula (2011)

Film editor
  • Itanong Mo sa Buwan (1988)

Awards
Year Award-Giving Body Category Work Result
1997 Metro Manila Film Festival Best Director Nasaan ang Puso? Won
2001 Yamashita: The Tiger's Treasure Won
Best Original Story (with Roselle Monteverde-Teo and Roy Iglesias) Won
Best Screenplay (with Roy Iglesias) Won

References
  1. "'Rebel director'". Manila Standard. April 10, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  2. Carballo, Bibsy M. (August 27, 2016). "Chito: (Not only) Master of the Macabre". philstar.com. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  3. Capino, Jose B. (November 10, 2010). Dream Factories of a Former Colony: American Fantasies, Philippine Cinema. U of Minnesota Press. pp. 89–. ISBN 978-0-8166-6972-1. Retrieved May 8, 2011.
  4. Dimaculangan, Jocelyn (September 26, 2018). "Signal Rock is Philippine Foreign Language Film entry to Oscars 2019". PEP.ph. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
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