Nationality Filipino Known for Manong Joey Role Movie director | Other names Joey G. Name Joey Gosiengfiao | |
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Full Name Jose Gosiengfiao Occupation movie director, producer, writer Movies Temptation Island, Katorse, Diary of Cristina Gaston Siblings Victor Gosiengfiao, Manuel Gosiengfiao Similar People Alfie Anido, Ricky Belmonte, Lily Monteverde, Dina Bonnevie, Anita Linda | ||
Joey Gosiengfiao was a movie director, he also best known for the campy box-office hits.
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Early life
Born Jose Gosiengfiao on March 15, 1941 in Manila. He finished study at University of the East.
Career
Joey was best known for the sexy, campy box-office hits he directed for Regal Films in the 1970s and 1980s: "Temptation Island", "Underage", "Bomba Star", "Katorse, "14 Going Steady", among others. His films launched the likes of Dina Bonnevie, Maricel Soriano and Gretchen Barretto to full stardom and discovered established actors like Albert Martinez, Al Tantay, and Orestes Ojeda. In recent years, he had worked as publicist for Regal Films.
Some of his other works as a director were the "Rape of Virginia P." (1989), "Bomba Star" (1980), and "Nympha" (1980).
Apart from his directorial success, Gosiengfiao is also known for his craft as a supervising producer for films like "Pila Balde" (1999), "Pahiram Kahit Sandali" (1998) and the more recent "Forever My Love" (2004).
Personal life
Joey Gosiengfiao is survived by two brothers, US-based historian Victor Gosiengfiao and Ateneo employee Manuel Gosiengfiao. His niece, Alodia Gosiengfiao is the Queen of Cosplay and Ashley Gosiengfiao, a musician and Cosplay advocate.
Death
Movie director Joey Gosiengfiao died Friday, March 17, 2007, one day after suffering his sixth heart attack on his 66th birthday Thursday, according to friends. He rushed to Quirino Memorial Medical Center, Quezon City on Thursday due heart attack, his 6th, but died a few hours later. Cremation is set this Friday, according to Perez and Monteverde, at Loyola Memorial Park, Marikina City and a “memorial service is being organized by his friends.”