Marilou Diaz-Abaya | |
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Born | Marilou Correa Diaz March 30, 1955 Quezon City, Philippines |
Died | [1] Taguig, Philippines | October 8, 2012 (aged 57)
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Nationality | Filipino |
Occupation(s) | Director, writer |
Years active | 1980–2012 |
Spouse | Manolo Abaya |
Children | Marc Abaya David Abaya |
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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]
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