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Marilou Diaz-Abaya

Film Director / Writer | * 03/07/1955 († 57, 10/08/2012) | Philippines (Philippines)
Marilou Correa Diaz-Abaya (March 30, 1955 – October 8, 2012) was a Filipina multi-award winning film director. She was conferred the Order of National Artists of the Philippines for Film and Broadcast Arts in 2022, she was the founder and president of the Marilou Diaz-Abaya Film Institute and Arts Center, a film school based in Antipolo, Philippines. She was the director of the 1998 film José Rizal, a biographical film on the Philippines' national hero of the same name. She was part of the Second Golden Age of Philippine Cinema. ()
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Marilou Díaz-Abaya (30 March 1955 – 8 October 2012) was a Filipina multi-award winning film director. She was the founder and president of the Marilou Díaz-Abaya Film Institute and Arts Center, a film school based in Antipolo, Philippines. She was the director of the 1998 film José Rizal, a biographical film on the Philippines' national hero. She was part of the Second Golden Age of Philippine Cinema.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Action

Known for these Movies & Shows

Ahmad belongs to the Bangsamoro people. While many of his kind are bent on fighting, thinking that Mindanao is only for the Muslims, Ahmad prefers to live a simple and peaceful life. He works as a doc ...

New Moon

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2001 | 3.0/5 | 2h 10min
Action, Drama, War
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Accused of treason, Dr. Jose P. Rizal awaits trial and meets with his colonial government-appointed counsel, Luis Taviel de Andrade. The two build the case and arguments for the defense as significant ...

José Rizal

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1998 | 4.5/5 | 2h 58min
Drama, History, War
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Fredo is a fisherman who has endured more than his share of hardship in life; his wife and child both perished in a boating accident, and today Fredo approaches each trip to the sea with the angry det ...

Reef Hunters

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1999 | 2h
Action, Adventure, Drama
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In a remote fishing island in the 50's, Pepito grows up learning the trade of his mother, Rosa, the only midwife capable of delivering the newborn babies of their community. At first, the young son do ...

In the Navel of the Sea

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1998 | 2.5/5 | 1h 53min
Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Marilou Diaz-Abaya

Fukuoka Prize
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Movies with Marilou Diaz-Abaya as Actress(2)

as Mrs. Kalaw (uncredited)1984 Working Girls
as herself1983 Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns

Movies with Marilou Diaz-Abaya as Crew(23)

Directing/Director2011 Ikaw ang Pag-ibig
Writing/Screenplay2011 Ikaw ang Pag-ibig
Directing/Director2005 Be Mine Again
Writing/Writer2005 Be Mine Again
Directing/Director2003 Then and Now
Directing/Director2001 New Moon
Writing/Writer2001 New Moon
Directing/Director1999 Reef Hunters
Production/Producer1999 Reef Hunters
Directing/Director1998 José Rizal
Directing/Director1998 In the Navel of the Sea
Directing/Director1997 Milagros
Directing/Director1996 Madonna and Child
Directing/Director1995 Kapag May Katwiran... Ipaglaban Mo: The Movie
Production/Line Producer1995 Kapag May Katwiran... Ipaglaban Mo: The Movie
Directing/Director1994 The Eleventh Commandment: Love Thy Spouse
Directing/Director1986 Sensual
Directing/Director1984 Alias Baby Tsina
Directing/Director1983 Of the Flesh
Directing/Director1983 Minsan Pa Nating Hagkan Ang Nakaraan
Directing/Director1982 Moral
Directing/Director1981 Macho Gigolo
Directing/Director1980 Brutal

Citizenship: Philippines
Born: Monday, 03/07 1955 (March) in Philippines (Philippines)
Died: Monday, 10/08 2012 (October) in Taguig (aged: 57)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Languages: Filipino
Educated at: Loyola Marymount University, Ateneo de Manila University, Assumption College San Lorenzo
Children: Marc Abaya
Marilou Diaz-Abaya frequently works together with these people:
Ricardo Lee (11x, Crew)
Nonong Buencamino (9x, Crew)
Rolando Tinio (6x, Actor)
Nonie Buencamino (6x, Actor)
Manolo R. Abaya (6x, Crew)
Jaime Fabregas (5x, Actor)
Ronnie Lazaro (4x, Actor)
Jess Navarro (4x, Crew)
Joel Torre (4x, Actor)
Gina Alajar (4x, Actress)
Jun Robles Lana (4x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:487942, Added: 10/04/2018, Last updated: 04/22/2024