Marilou Diaz-Abaya

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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.

Department: Directing

Place of Birth: Quezon City, Philippines

Birthday: March 07, 1955

Deathday: October 08, 2012

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Gender: Female

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Ishmael Bernal - Truth and Dare
Visionary Filmmaker - Marilou Diaz-Abaya
Working Girls
Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns