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He finished study at University of the East.
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Joey Gosiengfiao
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Born Jose Gosiengfiao on March 15, 1941 in Manila. 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, First Rate (at Lloyd's) 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).
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.”.
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