
Person
Marilou Diaz-Abaya
Directing · 1955–2012 · Quezon City, Philippines
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.
Known for

Sensual
Director

Sarah: The Little Princess
Line Producer

Chain
Director

José Rizal
Director

Baby Tsina
Director

Moral
Director

Working Girls
Mrs. Kalaw (uncredited)

Redeem Her Honor
Director

Bwakaw
Thanks

New Moon
Writer
Filmography
- 2012BwakawThanks
- 2011Ikaw ang Pag-ibigDirector
- 2005Maging Akin MuliDirector
- 2003Then and NowDirector
- 2001New MoonWriter
- 1999Reef HuntersProducer
- 1999Visionary Filmmaker - Marilou Diaz-Abaya
- 1998José RizalDirector
- 1998In the Navel of the SeaDirector
- 1998Kiss, Cuddle and CelebrateLine Producer
- 1997MilagrosDirector
- 1996Mula Noon Hanggang NgayonLine Producer
- 1996Madonna and ChildDirector
- 1995Sarah: The Little PrincessLine Producer
- 1995Redeem Her HonorDirector
- 1994The 11th Commandment: Love Thy SpouseDirector
- 1993Ishmael Bernal - Truth and Dare
- 1986SensualDirector
- 1984Baby TsinaDirector
- 1984Working GirlsMrs. Kalaw (uncredited)
- 1983Of the FleshDirector
- 1983Let's Embrace the Past Once MoreDirector
- 1983Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony RaynsSelf
- 1982MoralDirector
- 1982BoystownDirector
- 1981Macho GigoloDirector
- 1980BrutalDirector
- 1980ChainDirector
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