First Filipino: Eddie Romero

7.07.2005

Eddie Romero

Eddie Romero
AKA Edgar Sinco Romero

1st Filipino to win Best Director in the Gawad Urian Awards (1976)
Philippine National Artist (1981)

QUOTE
"I cannot separate being an artist from being me. It's an extension of what I am."

ALIAS
"Direk Eddie"

DATE OF BIRTH
July 7, 1924

FATHER: José E. Romero
MOTHER: Pilar Sinco

WIFE: Carolina Gonzales
Eddie and Carolina have three children.

USEFUL LINKS

Eddie Romero: A Genius in Philippine Cinema
IMDb Biography for Eddie Romero
Eddie Romero, National Artist
Horsing Around With Direk Eddie Romero

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