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Ruben Maria Soriquez

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Ruben Maria Soriquez (AKA Ruben Soriquez) is an award-winning actor, director, and producer. Born in Bologna (Italy), Ruben started as a musician before devoting himself to filmmaking and acting. Ruben studied filmmaking at the New York Film Academy, did masterclasses with master directors Giuseppe Tornatore (Nuovo Cinema Paradiso) and Alan Parker (Midnight Express), and studied acting with Actors' Studio of New York's teacher Danny Lemmo and the Colli School of Theatre of Bologna, Italy. As an actor, he has won several awards for portraying a missionary in his film "Of Sinners and Saints" (2015) which depicts poverty and violence on women and children in the Philippines. He gained fame in Asia and Africa after appearing in 88 episodes of a record-breaking prime-time Philippine soap opera. In 2017 he was awarded the Film Ambassador of the Philippines status. As a filmmaker, Ruben loves to craft different aspects of his films: from writing to directing (he is also a member of AIC - Cinematographers Guild of Italy, which has among its member the Academy Award winner Vittorio Storaro) to editing and producing. In 2019 he played mafia gangster Santino Amato in General Commander with Steven Seagal, released by Lionsgate, and directed the acclaimed documentary Pandemiocracy (2021).
- IMDb mini biography by: E. Rossi

Sexocracy: The Man of Bunga Bunga (2012) directed by Ruben Maria Soriquez got a Nomination as Best Documentary in 2012 New York City International Film Festival.
Ruben Maria Soriquez Won Best Actor at World Premieres Film Festival 2015 - New Filipino Cinema Section.
When Ruben first appeared in the popular TV series Dolce Amore in the Philippines on February 16, 2016 netizens started to gush about his close resemblance with Harry Potter. Ruben later revealed that he used to wear round spectacles as a teen and have same haircut of the young wizard years before J. K. Rowling wrote her first Harry Potter book.
Ruben is called "Daddy", "Papa", "Tatay" (which in Philippine language means 'father') by thousands of teenagers in the Philippines, Malaysia and other Asian countries. This is due to his portrayal of a playful and understanding father (Papa Roberto Marchesa) in the soap opera "Dolce Amore".
Philippe Martinez, the co-director of General Commander used to refer to him as "Harry Potter" when people on set told him that Ruben was considered the "Harry Potter of the Philippines".

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