Douglas Cordovez Quijano (July 24, 1944 – June 13, 2009) was a Filipino talent manager. He was credited for "discovering and developing some of the Philippine local entertainment industry's biggest stars."[1]
Quijano born on July 24, 1944 in Lanao del Norte. He was the oldest of six siblings. In the late 1960s, he became a columnist and writer at the Daily Star, a local tabloid paper.[2] He started his career as a talent manager handling veteran actor Tirso Cruz III and the superstar Nora Aunor.[3] Quijano then helped Lily Monteverde establish Regal Films,[3] a filmmaking and entertainment firm producing various movies such as Scorpio Nights and Shake, Rattle, and Roll. He also established the production company Sine Filipino[1] and became a major producer and handler of MAQ Productions.
Quijano participated in the production of over 140 television shows and movies including the recent Starstruck: The Next Level (2006) and Happily Ever After (2005). He was a talent manager in GMA Network his best friend was Lolit Solis. Quijano was a judge on the TV series StarStruck. He served as a consultant for YES! Magazine, a local showbiz publication, and Philippine Entertainment Portal (PEP), an online tracker of various showbiz news and events.
Before his death, he was the business manager of Richard Gutierrez' product endorsements.
Death
Quijano died on 13 June 2009 of a heart attack.[5]
References
^ abSan Diego, Bayani Jr (June 15, 2009). "Douglas Quijano 'He was a dolphin in world of sharks'". Inquirer Libre. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
^San Diego, Bayani Jr (June 18, 2009). . Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on February 6, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
^ abDedace, Sophia (June 15, 2009). "Douglas Quijano, 64, was first manager of Goma, Aga, and Pip". GMANews.TV. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
^"'Jose Rizal' corners FAMAS Awards". Newsflash. April 10, 1999. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
douglas, quijano, douglas, cordovez, quijano, july, 1944, june, 2009, filipino, talent, manager, credited, discovering, developing, some, philippine, local, entertainment, industry, biggest, stars, born, 1944, july, 1944lanao, norte, philippinesdied13, june, 2. Douglas Cordovez Quijano July 24 1944 June 13 2009 was a Filipino talent manager He was credited for discovering and developing some of the Philippine local entertainment industry s biggest stars 1 Douglas QuijanoBorn 1944 07 24 24 July 1944Lanao del Norte PhilippinesDied13 June 2009 2009 06 13 aged 64 Lucban Quezon PhilippinesNationalityFilipinoOther namesTito DougsAlma materSan Sebastian College Recoletos Universidad Central de Madrid Ruprecht Karl University of HeidelbergYears active1972 2008OrganizationGMA Network Contents 1 Life and career 2 Death 3 References 4 External linksLife and career EditQuijano born on July 24 1944 in Lanao del Norte He was the oldest of six siblings In the late 1960s he became a columnist and writer at the Daily Star a local tabloid paper 2 He started his career as a talent manager handling veteran actor Tirso Cruz III and the superstar Nora Aunor 3 Quijano then helped Lily Monteverde establish Regal Films 3 a filmmaking and entertainment firm producing various movies such as Scorpio Nights and Shake Rattle and Roll He also established the production company Sine Filipino 1 and became a major producer and handler of MAQ Productions In 1999 Quijano was awarded the Dr Jose Perez Memorial Award from the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences 4 Quijano participated in the production of over 140 television shows and movies including the recent Starstruck The Next Level 2006 and Happily Ever After 2005 He was a talent manager in GMA Network his best friend was Lolit Solis Quijano was a judge on the TV series StarStruck He served as a consultant for YES Magazine a local showbiz publication and Philippine Entertainment Portal PEP an online tracker of various showbiz news and events Before his death he was the business manager of Richard Gutierrez product endorsements Death EditQuijano died on 13 June 2009 of a heart attack 5 References Edit a b San Diego Bayani Jr June 15 2009 Douglas Quijano He was a dolphin in world of sharks Inquirer Libre Retrieved February 6 2015 San Diego Bayani Jr June 18 2009 Trivia Dougs very first talent was Pip Philippine Daily Inquirer Archived from the original on February 6 2015 Retrieved February 6 2015 a b Dedace Sophia June 15 2009 Douglas Quijano 64 was first manager of Goma Aga and Pip GMANews TV Retrieved February 6 2015 Jose Rizal corners FAMAS Awards Newsflash April 10 1999 Retrieved February 6 2015 Tan Kimberly Jane 20 June 2009 Douglas Quijano 64 laid to rest in Taguig GMA News and Public Affairs GMA Network External links EditDouglas Quijano at IMDb This Filipino biographical article related to television is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Douglas Quijano amp oldid 1140507629, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
