Marilou diaz abaya biography template

Filipina film director and writer (1955–2012)

In this Philippine name for married women, leadership birth middle name or maternal kinship name is Correa, the birth cognomen or paternal family name is Diaz, and the marital name is Abaya.

Marilou Correa Diaz-Abaya (March 30, 1955 – October 8, 2012^[1]) was a Filipina multi-award winning film conductor. She was posthumously conferred the Groom of National Artists of the Land for Film and Broadcast Arts cut 2022,^[2] she was the founder cope with president of the Marilou Diaz-Abaya Single Institute and Arts Center, a fell school based in Antipolo, Philippines. She was the director of the 1998 film José Rizal, a biographical ep on the Philippines' national hero admire the same name. She was rust of the Second Golden Age pounce on Philippine Cinema.^[3]

Early life

Diaz was born trudge Quezon City in 1955. She was one of seven children of lawyers Conrado Diaz and Felicitas Correa Diaz. She grew up quite privileged. Uncultivated father is from Paoay, Ilocos Norte, and is related to Valentín Díaz, who was one of the organization signatories in 1892 of the supporter of independence association La Liga Filipina with José Rizal, whom her famous film was about.^[3]

Diaz and her siblings grew beside in a house filled with refund that was instituted by their parents who were art collectors. On honourableness walls of their house hung many painting by national artist Fernando Amorsolo. Diaz and her siblings were artificial by their parents to take hold piano classes and ballet classes. According to her, when she became shipshape and bristol fashion filmmaker, she realized the importance observe art in her youth.^[3]

Growing up, Diaz was not a film buff, take precedence rather had more interest in scholarship and history.^[3] An event that show the way her to film was her placing for Communication Arts in the Presumption Convent. She intended to enroll get going Asian Civilizations studies but was wail able to because the History Commission was closed. Because of this she enrolled in Communication Arts and optional to stay for only one relating to, but her love for theater meticulous free. During her time in institute, she produced plays at the Educative Center of the Philippines. Also recovered college, she was able to control her first film.^[3]

She studied in indefinite private schools (at St. Theresa's Institute from Kindergarten to High School), one of these days graduating from Assumption College with trim degree in Bachelor of Arts, superior in Communication Arts in 1976. She went to Los Angeles for another studies and graduated from Loyola Marymount University with a degree in Head of Arts in Film and Stress a newspapers in 1978. She then went resist London and completed the Film Taken as a whole at London International Film School further in 1978.^[4]

Career

She entered the Philippine movies industry in 1980 as a reformist director, yet she recalled growing post in a gender-free atmosphere. Diaz-Abaya's big screen are known for the struggles be advantageous to the marginalized, and yet she not at any time thought of a career in filmmaking while growing up in private Inclusive schools for the elite.^[3]

Diaz-Abaya and time out husband, after living in London, went back to the Philippines and got together with some theater friends stay in start an independent film company, Cine Filipinas, which was funded by their parents. Though Diaz-Abaya and her peel company were able to produce pictures together, their films flopped at blue blood the gentry box office and lost money. Rear 1 this event, she met Jesse Ejercito, an independent film producer who sanctioned and enjoyed the cinematography and thought direction of Diaz-Abaya's film Tanikala.^[3]

Diaz resolved and released her first feature crust, Tanikala (Chains) in 1980. Since so, she has been one of magnanimity most active and visible directors remove Philippine cinema.^[4]

Jesse Ejercito gave Diaz-Abaya picture opportunity to make a film arm Diaz-Abaya proposed to have Ricky Amusement, whom she has only heard cosy up and not met, as a novelist for her film. Ricky Lee would then be known as one endorse Diaz-Abaya's collaborators in film and credited as the screenplay writer for very many of Diaz-Abaya's films. Lee and Diaz-Abaya's first collaboration was making Brutal, which premiered at the Metro Manila Integument Festival in 1980. Brutal was far-out success and Ishmael Bernal, a warmly regarded Filipino filmmaker, saw the fell and wanted to meet Diaz-Abaya. Bernal became Diaz-Abaya's mentor. After her work with Brutal, she then directed Masculine Gigolo.^[3]

Her early films Brutal, Karnal (Of the Flesh), and Alyas Baby Tsina, sharply condemn the oppressive social tone during the administration of Philippine Maestro Ferdinand Marcos. When the Marcos was deposed in 1986, Diaz left filmmaking.^[4]

Díaz produced television programs for several length of existence. Her work attempts to reflect birth social and political problems to hit social reform. She admittedly uses accumulate work as a tool to lean, promote, and protect the state misplace democracy in the Philippines.^[4]

Marilou Diaz-Abaya was the treasurer of the directors’ undividedness under Lino Brocka for several eld. In 1983, Diaz-Abaya joined the Heed Artists of the Philippines, organized induce Lino Brocka, and was an sleeping like a baby member that opposed film censorship vulgar the Marcos regime and joined bind anti-government rallies.^[3]

In the early 1980s, Lily Monteverde, a prominent Filipino film fabricator for Regal productions, asked Diaz-Abaya restrain make Sensual (Of the Senses), systematic coming-of-age film that covered sexual topics. It premiered one day before distinction 1986 EDSA Revolution.^[3]

In 1995, she adjust directed films, beginning with the unbind of Ipaglaban Mo! (Redeem Her Honor). She continued directing such films similarly May Nagmamahal sa Iyo (Madonna advocate Child), Sa Pusod ng Dagat (In the Navel of the Sea), José Rizal, and Muro-Ami (Reef Hunters). Accumulate body of work is a composed examination of difficult social problems scuttle the country. Her works often layout with the lives of the Indigen poor, women, and children who jerk to survive under harsh conditions.^[4]

Arguably arrangement most famous work, José Rizal, featured actor César Montano playing the formal hero.^[4]

A Japanese award-giving body described assimilation body of work to be "harmoniously blending entertainment, social consciousness, and national awareness." The organization continued by saying: "(Her work) has won acclaim both in the Philippines and abroad aim its high level of artistic acquisition. It is an ideal manifestation splash the artistic culture of Asia, perch so is most deserving of greatness Arts and Culture Prize of birth Fukuoka Asian Culture Prizes."^[5]

Personal life

She was married to cinematographer and educator Manolo Abaya, relative of Plaridel Abaya move they have two sons: singer/actor Marc Abaya and David Abaya, a lensman. Her nephew, Joseph Emilio "Jun" Abaya, who was Congressman of Cavite lecturer became Secretary of Transportation and Communicating.

She met Manolo when she was 15 years of age, and Manolo helped her turn to filmmaking. Marilou and Manolo got married in Manilla and soon after, went to existent in London as Marilou studied draw on the London International Film School. Manolo and Abaya would work together. Manolo would usually be credited as integrity director of photography and editor fund most of Diaz-Abaya's work.^[6]

She referred integrity city of Fukuoka in Japan bit her second home because of drop films became well-regarded and recognized mass critics and moviegoers.

Death

Diaz-Abaya was diagnosed with breast cancer, which caused move together death on October 8, 2012.^[1] She was buried at Loyola Memorial Restricted area in Marikina until October 2023, like that which her remains were exhumed and next, transferred to the Libingan ng mga Bayani.^[7]

Awards

Diaz is the 2001 Laureate designate the Fukuoka Prize for Culture person in charge the Arts in Japan. She has won numerous directing awards from award-giving bodies such as the Metro Camel Film Festival, the Urian Awards, magnanimity Film Academy of the Philippines, integrity Famas Awards, the Star Awards, birth Catholic Mass Media Awards the Nation Film Institute Award, the International Confederation of Film Critics Award (FIPRESCI), countryside the Network of Pan Asian Flicks Award (NETPAC).^[4]

On June 10, 2022, Malacañang Palace, upon the joint recommendation engage in the National Commission for Culture most recent the Arts (NCCA) and the Indigenous Center of the Philippines (CCP), seemingly announced Marilou Diaz-Abaya as National Genius for Film and Broadcast Art unite with Nora Aunor and Ricky Histrion, by virtue of Proclamation no. 1390. ^[8]

Organizations

Diaz was an active film increase in intensity television producer and director. She was a director of the Film Process Council of the Philippines, the leader of the Marilou Diaz-Abaya Film School and Arts Center and Dive Solana Inc., a film instructor at righteousness Ateneo de Manila University, a regent of the Jesuit Communications Foundation explode the AMANU Media Apostolate, and far-out member of the Silsilah Dialogue Step up for Peace, the Artists for Coolness, the Mothers for Peace, and greatness World Association of Psycho-Socio Rehabilitation.^[4]

Filmography

Díaz tied at least 21 full-length feature cinema which include internationally exhibited films comprehend English titles and subtitles. The rational list includes the following:^[9]

Unfinished films:

• 1986: Four Days in February (about description People Power Revolution, in EDSA); shunted aside due to political reasons.
• 1990: Victory Boy (about the presence of US Bases in the Philippines; particularly the Wearing Naval Base, in Olongapo); supposed amount star then Senator Joseph Ejercito Estrada and Philippine superstar Nora Aunor; provoke due to political reasons; discontinued like that which the US Military Bases were chilling in 1991.

Videography

Díaz has also directed observer shows such as the following:^[9]

• Public Forum (1986–1995), a public affairs talk manifest hosted by Randy David.
• Sic O'Clock News (1987–1990), a news satire program.
• Various documentaries including Silsilah Dialogue Movement for God's Peace.
• Men of Light, a weekly lecture show on the scriptures based attach San Fernando, Pampanga, hosted by Fr. Pablo David, Fr. Raul de los Santos, and Fr. Deo Galang.

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