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Ruben Maria Soriquez
Born (1971-08-02) August 2, 1971 (age 53)
Bologna, Italy
NationalityFilipino Italian
Occupations
Years active2007–present
SpouseLanie Martin Gumarang
ChildrenFilippo Leonard Soriquez, Kim Soriquez

Ruben Maria Soriquez (born August 2, 1971) is a Filipino Italian film actor, director and producer.[1]

Personal life

Soriquez was born on August 2, 1971. His father was a Filipino while his mother is an Italian. Soriquez settled down in Philippines in year 2013 together with his wife, Lanie Martin Gumarang and their children.

Education

Soriquez graduated in University of Bologna with a degree in Human Resources. Soriquez took a filmmaking course organized by New York Film Academy in Florence in 2007 and studied script-writing and editing in New York. He obtained a diploma in acting at Colli Theatre School in 2008.[1]

Career

2011-2013: Debut in Italy

As a director, Soriquez, after making his debut with the documentary Montovolo: History, Nature and Legend [2][2] in 2011, directed Sexocracy: The Man of Bunga Bunga [3],[3] a documentary feature film based on a long interview with Lele Mora[4] on the Italian entertainment system and its relationship with Silvio Berlusconi. Sexocracy was released in theaters in May 2012 and received a nomination for Best Documentary at the 2012 New York City International Film Festival.[5][6]

In 2013, Soriquez wrote, directed, and did the photography of The Broken Crown,[7] a coproduction of Italy, Germany, and the Philippines. Among the actors were Andrea Roncato [4], Tony Sperandeo [5], Horst Janson (a monument Cinema Teutonic), Massimo Bonetti [6], Manuela Morabito, and Ron Williams. Soriquez also continued directing documentaries about nature for the WWF of Italy, as well as about history and art.

2013-2019: Acting and Directing in the Philippines

Ruben moved to the Philippines in late 2013, where he founded See Thru Pictures, Inc.,[8] a film production and distribution company. With See Thru Pictures, Soriquez produced and acted in 2015 the movie Of Sinners and Saints,[9] where Raymond Bagatsing, Polo Ravales, Richard Quan, and Althea Vega were also cast.[10] For his lead role in Of Sinners and Saints, Soriquez won Best Actor in the 2015 World Premieres Film Festival[11][12] He got his first television drama role in Dolce Amore in 2016, playing Roberto Marchesa, the adoptive father of Liza Soberano's character, Serena. In 2017 he appeared in two Star Cinema films: Can't help falling in love starring Daniel Padilla and Kathrine Bernardo and Unexpectedly Yours starring Robin Padilla and Sharon Cuneta.

2007-2019: as Producer

Since 2007 Ruben has produced 16 titles among which 6 are feature films[13] and 2 TV movies [7] , both of them horror films: Arachnicide and Dead Gamers[14] both directed by Italian director Paolo Bertola.

Debut in the International TV scene

In 2018 Ruben enters the cast of the TV series General Commander starring Steven Seagal with the role of the mafioso Santino Amato. In the following year 3 films in which he stars are released in the US[15].

Representing Italy through Films

Ruben Maria Soriquez is at present (2015-2018) a Board Member of the ICCPI Italian Chamber of Commerce in The Philippines Inc.,[8] promoting the Culture of Italy in South East Asia especially in The Philippines [16]. In 2017 with the ICCPI, the Dante Alighieri Society of Manila and the Embassy of Italy in Manila, he founded The Venice Film Festival in Manila, an Italian Film Festival that screened in Manila a selection of Italian Films of the Venice Film Festival 2016 [17]. The festival changed its name to "Italian Cinema: from Venice to Manila" for the 2018 edition where Italian films from the Venice Film Festival 2017 were screened.[9][18] In 2016 his film Of Sinners and Saints represented Italy together with the film My Friends (film) of Mario Monicelli at the 19th Cine Europa in Manila [19]. In 2017 his contemporary Silent film A Perfect Family [10] represented Italy[20] at the 11th International Silent Film Festival Manila [11] [21].

EPIFF European Philippine International Film Festival

Ruben Maria Soriquez founded the European Philippine International Film Festival EPIFF in 2017[22][23][24] with Maurizio Baldini e Lorenzo Galanti. The first edition of EPIFF took place in Florence, Italy on March 7, 8 2018 [12].

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Studio Notes Ref.
2011 Sexocracy: The man of Bunga Bunga narrator — as Director, Associate Producer and Film Editor
2013 The Broken Crown — — as Director, Writer, Executive Producer, Film Editor,
Cinematographer, and Camera Operator
2015 Of Sinners and Saints Father Leonardo See Thru Pictures as Actor, Director, Writer, Executive Producer and Film Editor [1]
2017 Can't Help Falling in Love[25] Cristofano Star Cinema as Actor [26]
2017 A Perfect Family Father See Thru Pictures as Actor, Director [13]
2017 Unexpectedly Yours[27] Ricardo Alvarez Star Cinema as Actor
2018 The Lease Romano Gonzales Utmost Creative as Actor [14]
2018 The Spiders' Man Alberto Medina See Thru Pictures as Actor, Director [15]

Television

Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.
2015 Kano Luvs Pinay Italian husband TV5 cameo, episode 1
2016 Dolce Amore Roberto Marchesa ABS-CBN adoptive father of Serena Marchesa [28]
2017 Tadhana: Millionaire Maid Antonio De Luca GMA Network [29]
2018 General Commander Santino Amato Saradan Media episode 1 and 2 [16]
2019 The General's Daughter David Pascal ABS-CBN

Accolades

Year Award-giving Body Category Notable Works Result Ref.
2015 World Premieres Film Festival Best Performance by an Actor (Filipino New Cinema Award) Of Sinners and Saints Won [1][30]
World Film Awards Achievement in Specific Category (Actor) Won [30][31]
Accolade Competition Leading Actor Won [30]
2016 International Independent Film Awards Best Actor in a Leading Role (Joint winner with Emerson Smith) Won [30]
2016 Honolulu Film Awards Best Film Of Sinners and Saints Won [32]
2017 Indian World Film Festival Best Actor Of Sinners and Saints Won [33]
2017 Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards Best Actor Of Sinners and Saints Won [17]
2017 Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards Best Feature Of Sinners and Saints Won [18]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Italian filmmaker Ruben Soriquez. Inquirer. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
  2. ^ Passigato, Milena (August 1, 2009). "Montovolo tra storia natura e leggenda". Mondo Libero (Italy).
  3. ^ "Sexocracy". MYmovies.
  4. ^ "Sexocracy". FilmUP.
  5. ^ "New York City" International Film festival.
  6. ^ "Awards". IMDB. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
  7. ^ "The Broken Crown - La Corona Spezzata". MyMovies.
  8. ^ "See Thru Pictures". Seetrhupictures.
  9. ^ "Of Sinners and Saints". IMDB.
  10. ^ Tan, Rowena (June 25, 2015). "Fil-Italian Director impressed with Pinoy actors". The Manila Bulletin.
  11. ^ "Awards". IMDB.
  12. ^ Dicasio, Nonie (July 1, 2015). "ruben-soriquez-waging-best-actor-para-sa-of-sinners-and-saints".
  13. ^ "Ruben Maria Soriquez". IMDb. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
  14. ^ "Dead Gamers". IMDB.
  15. ^ Bernardino, Stephanie Marie (May 22, 2019). "Ruben Maria Soriquez star in 3 films for release in US, Canada". Manila Bulletin.
  16. ^ Iglesias, Iza (January 15, 2018). "Ruben Maria Soriquez opens Italian Cinema for Sharon Cuneta". The Manila Times.
  17. ^ Constantino, Ronald (March 3, 2018). "Filipino Films showing in Italy". Tempo.
  18. ^ Cruz, Marinel (October 28, 2018). "9 acclaimed films to be shown in Italian film festival in Manila". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  19. ^ Javier, Kristian (September 8, 2016). "19th Cine Europa opens today at Shangri-La". The Philippine Star.
  20. ^ Pamaran, Maan d'Asis (August 14, 2017). "The 11th Silent Film festival is not just for Cinema snobs". Esquire Magazine. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  21. ^ Tantiangco, Aya (August 8, 2017). "There's room for first in the 11th International Silent Film festival". www.gmanetwork.com.
  22. ^ Iglesias, Iza (January 15, 2018). "Ruben Maria Soriquez opens Italian cinema for Sharon Cuneta". The Manila Times.
  23. ^ Bukas, Leo (03/02/2018). "Italian actor-director Ruben Soriquez to hold first ever European Philippine International Film Festival in Italy". AbsCbn Push. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  24. ^ Mulingtapang, Mye (February 12, 2018). "Spotlight on PH cinema in new Florence film festival". ABSCBN News.
  25. ^ [1]
  26. ^ Can't Help Falling in Love (film)
  27. ^ "Unexpectedly Yours". IMDB.
  28. ^ "Impressively brisk debut telecast for 'Dolce Amore'". Inquirer. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
  29. ^ "Tadhana" Millionaire Maid (TV Episode 2017), retrieved 2017-07-02
  30. ^ a b c d Ruben Soriquez Awards and Nominations. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
  31. ^ World Film Awards 2015. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
  32. ^ "Ruben Maria Soriquez Awards". IMDB.
  33. ^ "Winners". Miniboxoffice.
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