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Marilou Correa Diaz-Abaya (March 30, 1955 – October 8, 2012) was a Filipina multi-award winning film director. She was 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 ...
Marilou Diaz-Abaya was born on 30 March 1955 in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. She was a director and producer, known for Muro-ami (1999), New Moon (2001) and José Rizal (1998). She was married to Manolo Abaya.
Jun 16, 2022 · Her notable works are Brutal (1980), which marked Diaz-Abaya’s clear directorial style and unique feminist voice, as she emerged as a bold experimenter of storytelling structure and a fierce creative protester of the harrowing plight of women in a male-dominated society; Moral (1982), which offered a nuanced commentary on the ...
Diaz-Abaya left filmmaking for several years and produced television programs dealing with social and political problems to achieve social reform. Since launching her career as a film director, she has consistently worked for the establishment of democracy in the Philippines.
Jul 20, 2022 · Marilou Diaz-Abaya: Portrait of the Filipina as Filmmaker. Pablo A. Tariman. When Marilou Diaz-Abaya was proclaimed National Artist for Film and Broadcast Arts last June 10, 2022, she had long deserved it, having lived art and life with consummate artistry.
Jul 15, 2022 · Marilou Diaz-Abaya was to privilege born. It is the greatest irony of art and artist that, when she made her first film, it was about the class we assume she was not most familiar with.
Aug 1, 2013 · A key figure in contemporary Asian cinema, the great Filipino filmmaker Marilou Diaz-Abaya was one of the most successful and inspiring directors, television producers, and teachers that her...
