
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

Sarah: The Little Princess
Line Producer

Sensual
Director

José Rizal
Director

Chain
Director

Reef Hunters
Producer

Moral
Director

Working Girls
Mrs. Kalaw (uncredited)

Bwakaw
Thanks

Redeem Her Honor
Line Producer

Of the Flesh
Director
Filmography
- 2012BwakawThanks
- 2011Ikaw ang Pag-ibigScreenplay
- 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 HonorLine Producer
- 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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