Jon Paul Puno
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Jon Paul Puno is a filmmaker, who has directed films such as Valle de Lágrimas (2006) and Peace Grows (2004). And also played a small role in the 2006 movie I Will Always Love You (film)
I Will Always Love You (film)
I Will Always Love You is a Philippine movie starring Richard Gutierrez and Angel Locsin. The theme song of the film, "I'll Always Love You", was performed by Nina.-Plot:...

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At the young age of 16 Puno created the Peace Grows! documentary which was latterly selected in various film festivals in the US and beyond including the International Festival of Human Rights of Barcelona, Spain, Mill Valley Film Festival
Mill Valley Film Festival
The Mill Valley Film Festival is an annual, non-competitive film festival presented by the California Film Institute. Known as a filmmakers’ festival, the annual Mill Valley Film Festival offers a non-competitive environment for exhibiting independent and world cinema.Founded in 1978 by MVFF...

, Atlanta Film Festival
Atlanta Film Festival
The Atlanta Film Festival is an Academy Award qualifying, international film festival held in Atlanta, Georgia. Started in 1976 and occurring every April, the festival shows a diverse range of independent films, including genre films such as horror and sci-fi...

, Austin Film Festival
Austin Film Festival
The Austin Film Festival was started in 1994 in Austin, Texas and is claimed to be "the first organization of its kind to focus on the writer’s unique creative contribution to the film and television industries"...

 and Nosotros American Latino Film Festival.
Later Puno graduated from the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...

 School of Cinematic Arts and went on to direct the film “Valle de Lágrimas” in 2006.

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