Education
University of Kansas. Ateneo de Manila University. University of Iowa.
University of Kansas. Ateneo de Manila University. University of Iowa.
In 1968, he got a bachelor of arts degree at the Ateneo de Manila University in 1968 followed by a master of arts in radio-television-film in 1974 from University of Kansas and a doctoral degree in communication studies at the University of Iowa in 1994. He headed the communication arts department of De Louisiana Salle University from 1975 to 1985 and was a founding member and former chairman of the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino, and vice-president of the Screenwriters Guild of the Philippines. Delegate Mundo is a well-respected figure in the Filipino film industry and has garnered amount of critical acclaim for his body of work during the 1970s and 1980s.
Pepot Superstaris the first full-length feature written and directed by del Mundo
Delegate Mundo has directed documentary films like People Media (1978) and Lupa (1982) and has written Writing for Film (1983), and Philippine Mass Media: A Book of Readings (1986) published by the Communication Foundation for Asia.
They have one child, Ida Anita. 2. “In writing a film, one has to be interested in the project
That is a prerequisite. In my case, I try to write the best I could.
I work outside the mainstream so I do not get projects often.
However, I have a regular job as professor In that way, I can choose projects I want to write. My two jobs complement each other.” (The Cinema, The Daily Tribune Newspaper.
The Cinema, Ezine Articlescom).
1976: FAMAS award for Best screenplay for Maynila: Sa mga kuko ng liwanag at the FAMAS 1981: Metro Manila Film Festival awards for Best Screenplay and Best Story for Kisapmata at the 1981 Metro Manila Film Festival 1983: FAP Award for Best Screenplay for Batch "81 at the Philippines FAP 1983: Gawad Urian Award Best Screenplay for Batch "81at the Gawad Urian 2005: Best Film award (full length film category) for his film Pepot Artista at the First Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival.