Dominic Zapata (born February 14, 1971), is a Filipino television and film director. He is a graduate of the De La Salle University-Manila and Don Bosco Technical Institute-Makati. He took up AB Communication Arts and BSC Marketing Management (CAM-MMG) at De La Salle University-Manila, where he entered the communication arts program in 1988. He is now one of the resident directors of

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since 1997. His most noted work is ''

My Husband's Lover ''My Husband's Lover'' is a 2013 Philippine television drama romance series broadcast by GMA Network. The series is the first gay themed drama series in Philippine television. Directed by Dominic Zapata, it stars Dennis Trillo in the title role, ...

'', nominated as Best Telenovela in the 2014 International Emmy Awards held at New York City. The same project also got him a nomination nod for Best Director at the Asian TV Awards in Singapore that same year. Zapata first became known for directing large-scale soaps, namely Mar's Ravelo's ''Darna'' (both versions, first with Angel Locsin and the updated Marian Rivera starrer) and ''

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''. He showed his versatility with the musical soap, ''Diva''. He did local adaptations of international titles like the ''Kim Samsoon'' (Korea), ''La Lola'' (Argentina), ''

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'' (Japan) and ''Zorro'' (US). His Filipino version of the Korean drama, '' Temptation of Wife'' and ''My Beloved'' were aired in 2012 while ''Carmela: Ang Pinakamagandang Babae sa Mundong Ibabaw'' was aired in 2014. Then came the commercial and critical success of ''My Husband's Lover''. Aside from television shows, Dominic directed films such as ''Kuya'', '' Mulawin: The Movie'', ''My Valentine Girl'', and ''Boy Pick-up the Movie''. In 2005, he won the Metro Manila Film Festival People's Choice Award for Best Director for his work on

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, the Movie. He also won five citations in the 5th Golden Screen TV Awards. He was nominated in the 2014 Asian Television Awards in the Best Direction category, nominated in the 9th Seoul International Drama Awards and also nominated for an International Emmy Award under the Telenovela category, given by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

Filmography

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Living people American film directors American television directors Filipino television directors 1971 births American artists of Filipino descent De La Salle University alumni {{Philippines-film-director-stub