Brillante MENDOZA The Philippines Service Brillante MENDOZA Brillante MENDOZA was born in San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines. He was a fine arts major who studied advertising at the University of Santo Tomas in Manila. He started his career as a production designer in feature films, television, theatre and eventually in television advertising. His production design work was featured in acclaimed local films such as “Flirting with Temptation” (1986), “Private Show” (1986), “The Great American Dream” (1987), and many others.