The Philippine Star

Wenn’s final project is out

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Direk 2 Da Poynt, the blockbuste­r director’s biography and memoirs, is now available in National Book Store and Powerbooks branches nationwide. The book was his labor of love for two full years and the last project he completed right before his sudden passing in end-February.

“Buong buhay ko ang nasa libro. Lahat ng mga hindi nila alam,” direk Wenn Deramas said in an interview last year. “Lahat ng mga haka-haka nila tungkol sa akin. Pati lovelife, binigay ko.”

The 153-page book traces direk Wenn’s rags-to-riches life story, covering everything from his childhood in a single-parent household to his first job as a waiter in a restaurant to his early struggling years in ABS-CBN to his ascent as the country’s top box-office director.

“’Pag nabasa mo ‘yong libro, iiyak ka, tatawa ka... Basta binigay ko kung ano yung pwede kong maitulong sa mga katulad ko na gustong may mapuntahan din. Very inspiring yung libro ko,” he added.

In fact, one of the highlights of the book is a collection of 40 nuggets of wisdom about life, career and love from direk Wenn.

The book also features testimonie­s about direk Wenn from colleagues and close friends like Vice Ganda, Ai-Ai delas Alas and Claudine Barretto. It also contains never-before-seen photos.

Inspiring, touching, funny, get to know the story of direk Wenn in Direk 2 Da Poynt. Get your copies now.

Direk 2 Da Poynt is published under VRJ Books, the new publishing label of VIVA Communicat­ions, Inc. Other VRJ Books titles are Conversati­ons Pa More, a collection of iconic interviews by veteran entertainm­ent journalist Ricky Lo with some of the country’s top stars; the biggest-selling book in the country this year featuring the hottest multi-media love team, JaDine, Team Real: Your All-Access Pass Into James Reid and Nadine Lustre’s World, and the rerelease of Marcelo Santos III’s blockbuste­r first novel, Para Sa Hopeless Romantic.

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