Wenn V. Deramas

• Name — Wenn Deramas • Occupation — Director, screenwriter • Employer — * ABS-CBN • Years Active — 1992–2016 • Birth Name — Edwin Villanes Deramas • Born — 15 September 1966 • Died — 29 February 2016 • Place of death — Quezon City, Philippines • Resting Place — Himlayang Pilipino, Tandang Sora, Quezon City, Philippines • Education — University of Santo Tomas (BS) • Other Names — Direk Wenn • Children — Gabriel Michael Deramas (adopted son) Raphaella Leedia Deramas (biological daughter)

Deramas was a graduate of University of Santo Tomas with a degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management. While studying at UST, he was involved in acting and was a member of Teatro Tomasino.

Deramas worked as a waiter at the Aristocrat Restaurant and was promoted as food and beverages coordinator after two years. In 1990, he worked as a production assistant for the TV show Tatak Pilipino. He also worked as a writer for the show Teysi ng Tahanan and was promoted as the executive producer of Calvento Files. He then directed soap operas such as Mula sa Puso (original and remake), films including the Ang Tanging Ina series, and several blockbuster movies of comedian Vice Ganda.

• List of television series directed by Deramas

Deramas was openly gay. In a 2014 interview, he said that he did not believe in same-sex marriage. Deramas had two adopted children.

• Illustration — Deramas's grave at Himlayang Pilipino Memorial Park, Quezon City In 2015, Deramas underwent angioplasty after suffering a heart attack two years prior. Deramas died at Capitol Medical Center in Quezon City on February 29, 2016. The immediate cause of death listed on his death certificate was cardiac arrest, with respiratory failure and heart attack as underlying causes. It also indicated that he suffered from aspiration pneumonia. He was buried in the Himlayang Pilipino in Quezon City on March 6, 2016, a day after the necrological services hosted by ABS-CBN, at the Dolphy Theatre in the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center, also in Quezon City.