Marilou Diaz-Abaya

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Marilou Diaz-Abaya

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1955-03-07 -2012-10-08

Female

Quezon City, Philippines

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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.