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Marilou Diaz-Abaya profile
Director

Marilou Diaz-Abaya

Directing

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Directed credits

18

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Strong directing catalog.

TMDB popularity

0.3

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Directed movies: 18Directed series: 0All crew credits: 24

TMDB ID: 254760

IMDb ID: nm0246762

Known for: Directing

Born: March 30, 1955

Died: October 8, 2012

Age: 57

Place of birth: Quezon City, Philippines

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1980 - 2012

Years active: 33

Wikidata: Q630268

Frequent jobs

Director (18)Line Producer (3)Producer (1)Thanks (1)Writer (1)

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.

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