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Marilou Diaz-Abaya

Marilou Diaz-Abaya

DirectingBorn March 30, 1955 (57 years old at death)· Died October 8, 2012

Quezon City, Philippines

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Biography

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.

Popularity: 0
Total credits: 28

Known For

Working Girls
Movie
★6.5

Working Girls

as Mrs. Kalaw (uncredited)

Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns
Movie
★6.6

Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns

as Self

Movies (4)

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Visionary Filmmaker - Marilou Diaz-Abaya

1999

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Ishmael Bernal - Truth and Dare

1993

Working Girls

Working Girls

as Mrs. Kalaw (uncredited)

1984

Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns

Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns

Behind the Camera

Bwakaw

Bwakaw

Thanks

Of the Flesh

Of the Flesh

Director

José Rizal

José Rizal

Director

Photos

No image
Movie
★0.0

Ishmael Bernal - Truth and Dare

No image
Movie
★0.0

Visionary Filmmaker - Marilou Diaz-Abaya

Working Girls
Movie
★6.5

Working Girls

as Mrs. Kalaw (uncredited)

1984

Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns
Movie
★6.6

Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns

as Self

1983

No image
Movie
★0.0

Ishmael Bernal - Truth and Dare

1993

No image
Movie
★0.0

Visionary Filmmaker - Marilou Diaz-Abaya

1999

as Self

1983

No image

Visionary Filmmaker - Marilou Diaz-Abaya

1999

No image

Ishmael Bernal - Truth and Dare

1993

Working Girls

Working Girls

as Mrs. Kalaw (uncredited)

1984

Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns

Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns

as Self

1983

Reef Hunters

Reef Hunters

Producer

Sarah: The Little Princess

Sarah: The Little Princess

Line Producer

Sensual

Sensual

Director

New Moon

New Moon

Writer

Redeem Her Honor

Redeem Her Honor

Line Producer

Moral

Moral

Director

Then and Now

Then and Now

Director

Madonna and Child

Madonna and Child

Director

Milagros

Milagros

Director

Bwakaw

Bwakaw

Thanks

Of the Flesh

Of the Flesh

Director

José Rizal

José Rizal

Director

Reef Hunters

Reef Hunters

Producer

Sarah: The Little Princess

Sarah: The Little Princess

Line Producer

Sensual

Sensual

Director

New Moon

New Moon

Writer

Redeem Her Honor

Redeem Her Honor

Line Producer

Moral

Moral

Director

Then and Now

Then and Now

Director

Madonna and Child

Madonna and Child

Director

Milagros

Milagros

Director