Paul Soriano | |
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Born |
Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
October 17, 1981
Nationality | Filipino |
Occupation |
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Years active | 2006–present |
Spouse(s) | Toni Gonzaga (m. 2015) |
Children | 1 |
Family | Néstor de Villa (grandfather) |
Paul David Soriano (born October 17, 1981) is a Filipino commercial and film director and producer. He is known for directing A Journey Home (2009), Thelma (2011), Kid Kulafu (2015), and Dukot (2016).
In 2012, Soriano won Best Director and Best Screenplay at the FAP Awards for Thelma. That same year, Thelma won Digital Movie of the Year, as well as Digital Movie Director of the Year and Digital Movie Original Screenplay of the Year with Froilan Medina, at the 28th PMPC Star Awards for Movies.
Soriano was born and raised in Los Angeles. His father was director and pastor Jeric Soriano, the son of actor Néstor de Villa. At the age of 8, Soriano moved to Manila and attended high school at International School Manila, before moving back to the United States to attend De Anza College in Cupertino, California and Santa Clara University, where he studied filmmaking. He then returned to Manila after college.
Soriano married his long-time girlfriend Toni Gonzaga on June 12, 2015 in Gonzaga's hometown, Taytay, Rizal. Gonzaga gave birth to their first child, Severiano Elliott, on September 30, 2016.