Deramas was a graduate of University of Santo Tomas with a degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management.

Deramas worked as a waiter at the Aristocrat Restaurant and was promoted as food and beverages coordinator after two years.

He also worked as a writer for the show Teysi ng Tahanan and was promoted as the executive producer of Calvento Files.

He then directed soap operas such as Mula sa Puso (original and remake), films including the Ang Tanging Ina series, and several blockbuster movies of comedian Vice Ganda.

The remains of Deramas were buried in the Himlayang Pilipino in Quezon City on March 6, 2016, a day after the necrological services hosted by ABS-CBN, at the Dolphy Theatre in the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center, also in Quezon City.