Maryo is a frequent winner at the Gawad Urian and FAMAS awards having directed both mainstream box-office and critical successes. His work, “Magnifico” won both the Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk Grand Prix and Grand Prix of the Kinderfilmfest in the 2004 Berlin International Film Festival as well as the Best Feature Film in both the Karlovy Vary and Hawaii International Film Festival in 2003.