Wenn V. Deramas

Edwin Villanes Deramas (September 15, 1966 – February 29, 2016), more commonly known as Direk Wenn or Wenn V. Deramas, was a film and TV director and writer from the Philippines.

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. Since then, Deramas had been directing different soap operas such as Mula sa Puso (original and remake) and films including the Ang Tanging Ina series and several blockbuster movies of comedian Vice Ganda.

As TV director

As film director

Scriptwriter

• Mula sa Puso (1997 TV series) (story and screenplay)
• Mula sa Puso: The Movie (1999) (story and screenplay)
• Ang Cute ng Ina Mo (2007) (screenplay)
• Beauty and the Bestie (2015) (screenplay)

Deramas died at 6 AM on February 29, 2016, due to cardiac arrest from heart attack at the emergency room of Capitol Medical Center, according to his friend, June Rufino. He was 49.

He died a few hours after the death of his sister Myra Ann on February 28 at the same hospital due to heart attack. In 2015, Deramas underwent angioplasty after suffering heart attack 2 years ago. The remains of Deramas siblings were 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.