Tata Esteban
{{Short description|Filipino producer-director}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Tata Esteban
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name = Steve Paolo Regala
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1954|09|28}}
| birth_place = Manila, Philippines
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2003|09|10|1954|09|28}}
| death_place = Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City, Philippines
| other_names =
| known_for =
| occupation = Film director, film producer, actor
| years_active = 1980–2001
| nationality = Filipino
| spouse = Imelda Sancho-Regala
| children = 6
}}
Tata Esteban (born Steve Paolo Regala; September 28, 1954 – September 10, 2003) was a Filipino producer-director. He is known for the critically acclaimed 1984 film Alapaap{{cite book |last1=Infante |first1=J. Eddie |title=Inside Philippine Movies, 1970-1990: Essays for Students of Philippine Cinema |date=1991 |publisher=Ateneo de Manila University Press |isbn=978-971-550-037-1 |page=112 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jNtkAAAAMAAJ |access-date=16 March 2024 |language=en}} and production of Philippine bold films.{{cite news |title=Tata Esteban nangumpisal sa 700 Club Asia |url=https://www.philstar.com/pilipino-star-ngayon/showbiz/2003/04/17/203044/tata-esteban-nangumpisal-sa-700-club-asia |access-date=16 March 2024 |work=Philstar.com |date=17 April 2003 |language=tl}}
Education
Esteban had a double major for his undergraduate degree in Business and Hotel and Restaurant Management obtained at the University of Baguio
Personal life and death
Esteban had a son with actress Tanya Gomez on December 27, 1985.{{cite news|last=Nuñez|first=Nino|title=Where's Anna Marie Gutierrez|work=Philippine Daily Inquirer|publisher=The Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc.|date=January 10, 1986|page=6|quote=Incidentally, Tata became a father last Dec. 27. Partner Tanya Gomez gave birth to John Ivan Dominic at the Chinese General Hospital.}}
Esteban died on September 10, 2003, from a heart attack.{{cite news|last=Cruz|first=Marinel R.|title=Megman Tata Esteban passed away at 48|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DLljAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA132|access-date=March 16, 2024|publisher=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=September 10, 2003|language=en}}
Filmography
=Director=
=Actor=
| class="wikitable" |
| Title
! Role ! Year |
|---|
| Bongga Ka Day!
| | 1980 |
| Kontrobersyal
| actor | 1981 |
| Mahinhin vs. Mahinhin
| actor | 1981 |
| Dear Heart
| | 1981 |
| Caught in the Act
| | 1981 |
| Karibal Ko ang Aking Ina
| | 1982 |
| Snake Sisters
| | 1984 |
| The Secrets of Sarah Jane: Sana'y Mapatawad Mo
| Prison boss | 1994 |
| Sa Ngalan ng Pag-Ibig
| commercial boss | 1995 |
=Writer=
| class="wikitable" |
| Title
! Year |
|---|
| Kaskasero
| 1983 |
| Salamangkero
| 1986 |
| Gabriela
| 1989 |
| Init ng Laman
| 1998 |
| Ibibigay Ko ang Lahat
| 1999 |
=Production designer=
| class="wikitable" |
| Title
! Year |
|---|
| Snake Sisters
| 1984 |
| Alapaap
| 1984 |
| Hubo sa Dilim
| 1985 |
| The Secrets of Sarah Jane: Sana'y Mapapatawad Mo
| 1994 |
=Producer=
| class="wikitable" |
| Title
! Year |
|---|
| Flesh Avenue
| 1986 |
| Materyales Fuertes
| 1986 |
=Creative consultant=
| class="wikitable" |
| Title
! Year |
|---|
| Tabi-Tabi Po!
| 2001 |
=Fight director=
| class="wikitable" |
| Title
! Year |
|---|
| Init ng Laman
| 1998 |
=Assistant director=
| class="wikitable" |
| Title
! Year |
|---|
| Mannigan's Force
| 1988 |
=Composer=
| class="wikitable" |
| Title
! Year |
|---|
| Diwata
| 1987 |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=1299243|name=Tata Esteban}}
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Category:Mass media people from Quezon City
Category:Filipino film producers
Category:Filipino film directors
Category:University of Baguio alumni
Category:Filipino male film actors
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