Dominic Zapata

  • Name: Dominic Zapata
  • Native name: Dominic Zapata
  • Nationality: Filipino
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: February 14, 1971
  • Age: 53
Dominic Zapata, 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.

His most noted work is My Husband's Lover, 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 Captain Barbell. He showed his versatility with the musical soap Diva. He did local adaptations of international titles like the Kim Samsoon (Korea), La Lola (Argentina), Zaido (Japan) and Zorro (US). Network’s.

His Filipino version of the Korean drama Temptation of Wife and My Beloved both aired in 2012 and Carmela: Ang pinakamagandang babae sa mundong ibabaw. 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 Mulawin, the Movie. He was also nominated in the 2014 Asian Television Awards in the Best Direction category and won five citations in the 5th Golden Screen TV Awards, nominated in the 9th Seoul International Drama Awards, nominated for an International Emmy Award under the Telenovela category, given by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Edit Biography
Director
Year Title Type Rating
2024 In the Arms of the Conqueror
Drama
7.9
2023 Royal Blood
Drama
7.5
2023 Hearts on Ice
Drama
7.1
2022 Start-Up PH
Drama
7.5
2022 Break Shot
Drama
5.7
2022 I Can See You Season 3: AlterNate
Drama
8.0
2021 The World between Us
Drama
7.6
2020 Descendants of the Sun
Drama
7.9
2018 Victor Magtanggol
Drama
6.5
2017 Mulawin vs. Ravena
Drama
7.4
2016 Bow of Justice
Drama
7.9
2016 Poor Senorita
Drama
7.8
2016 Dear Uge
Drama
7.8
2016 That's My Amboy
Drama
7.6
2015 Marimar
Drama
8.1
2015 The Rich Man's Daughter
Drama
7.4
2014 Memories of Love
Drama
7.6
2014 Ismol Family
Drama
0.0
2014 Carmela: The Most Beautiful Girl in the World
Drama
8.2
2013 My Husband's Lover
Drama
7.4
2012 Temptation of Wife
Drama
7.9
2012 Boy Pick-up
Movie
10.0
2012 My Beloved
Drama
0.0
2011 Captain Barbell
Drama
7.2
2011 My Valentine Girls
Movie
6.9
2010 Grazilda
Drama
8.0
2010 Comedy Bar
TV Show
0.0
2009 Darna
Drama
7.5
2009 SRO Cinemaserye: Ganti
Special
0.0
2009 Zorro
Drama
0.0
2008 Lalola
Drama
7.5
2008 My Name Is Kim Samsoon
Drama
7.5
2007 Super Twins
Drama
6.3
2006 Captain Barbell
Drama
7.6
2005 Mulawin: The Movie
Movie
7.7
2005 Sugo
Drama
0.0
2005 Darna
Drama
7.3
2004 Mulawin
Drama
7.9
2003 Twin Hearts
Drama
6.4
2002 Forevermore
Drama
7.4
1995 T.G.I.S.
Drama
8.0
Assistant Director
Year Title Type Rating
2011 Amaya
Drama
8.1
TV Show
Year Title # Role Rating
2019 StarStruck Season 7
Filipino TV Show, 2019, 28 eps
(Guest)
28
Guest
0.0
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  • Native name: Dominic Zapata
  • Nationality: Filipino
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: February 14, 1971
  • Age: 53

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