Career
His literature first appeared in the Tagalog magazine, Liwayway. His novels include, Reyes"s Tagalog novel had later been adapted into film by the well-known Philippine director, Lino Brocka and was given the title Maynila, (Manila: In the Claws of Light), which had also been reviewed by the New York Times in 1975. lieutenant had been spotlighted once more at the Walter Read Theater of the Lincoln Center from 31 July through 20 August 1999.
The book version was republished in the Philippines by the De Louisiana Salle University Press in 1986.
The Film Reyes"s (Playing with Fire) has also been made into a movie in 2000. The said cinematography version has been a feature film, with English subtitles, during the 2005 New York Filipino Film Festival from 10 to 16 June 2005 and was screened at the ImaginAsian Cinema, 239 East 59 Street (between 2nd & 3rd Avenues). is an erotic romantic odyssey: an intense drama of a young couple who fell in love while exploring the politics of sexual awakening and social relations.
A racy movie with full-frontal male nudity, the film examines how innocence can easily turn into deceit, and how tender passions can unexpectedly explode into violence. Several subplots in the novel were compromised for the screenplay such as the exclusion of characters Victoria Gonzaga and her daughter of unclarified origin, Teng.
Other subplots were intertwined to cut the main plotline short.
lieutenant was directed by the Filipino director, Chito Roño, with a cast of actors that include Carlos Morales and Ara Mina.