Marilou Diaz-Abaya

Marilou Diaz-Abaya
Born
Marilou Correa Diaz

(1955-03-30)March 30, 1955
Quezon City, Philippines
Died(2012-10-08)October 8, 2012 (aged 57)[1]
Taguig, Philippines
Resting place
NationalityFilipino
Occupation(s)Director, writer
Years active1980–2012
SpouseManolo Abaya
ChildrenMarc Abaya
David Abaya
Awards Order of National Artists of the Philippines

Marilou Correa Diaz-Abaya (March 30, 1955 – October 8, 2012[1]) was a Filipina multi-award winning film director. She was posthumously conferred the Order of National Artists of the Philippines for Film and Broadcast Arts in 2022,[2] 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.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Multi-awarded director Marilou Diaz-Abaya dies | Showbiz | GMA News Online | The Go-To Site for Filipinos Everywhere". Gmanetwork.com. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012.
  2. ^ "Nora Aunor, Ricky Lee, Tony Mabesa among 8 new National Artists". RAPPLER. June 10, 2022. Archived from the original on June 10, 2022. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
  3. ^ "MARILOU DIAZ-ABAYA, OBSESSIONS AND TRANSITIONS: A Biographical Survey". Asian CineVision.

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