Marilou Diaz-Abaya
Filipina film director and writer (1955–2012) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
In this Philippine name for married women, the birth middle name or maternal family name is Correa, the birth surname or paternal family name is Diaz, and the marital name is Abaya.
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Marilou Diaz-Abaya | |
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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 |
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Nationality | Filipino |
Occupation(s) | Director, writer |
Years active | 1980–2012 |
Spouse | Manolo Abaya |
Children | Marc Abaya David Abaya |
Awards | Order of National Artists of the Philippines |
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