Marilou Diaz-Abaya

In this Philippine name for married women, the birth middle name or maternal family name is Correa, the birth surname or paternal family name is Diaz, and the marital name is Abaya.
Marilou Diaz-Abaya
Born
Marilou Correa Diaz

(1955-03-30)March 30, 1955
Quezon City, Philippines
Died(2012-10-08)October 8, 2012 (aged 57)[1]
Taguig, Philippines
Resting place
NationalityFilipino
Alma materAssumption College (BA)
Loyola Marymount University (MA)
London International Film School
Occupation(s)Director, writer
Years active1980–2012
SpouseManolo Abaya
ChildrenMarc Abaya
David Abaya
Awards Order of National Artists of the Philippines

Marilou Correa Diaz-Abaya (March 30, 1955 – October 8, 2012[1]) was a Filipina multi-award winning film director. She was posthumously conferred the Order of National Artists of the Philippines for Film and Broadcast Arts in 2022,[2] she was the founder and president of the Marilou Diaz-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 of the same name. She was part of the Second Golden Age of Philippine Cinema.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Multi-awarded director Marilou Diaz-Abaya dies | Showbiz | GMA News Online | The Go-To Site for Filipinos Everywhere". Gmanetwork.com. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012.
  2. ^ "Nora Aunor, Ricky Lee, Tony Mabesa among 8 new National Artists". RAPPLER. June 10, 2022. Archived from the original on June 10, 2022. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
  3. ^ "MARILOU DIAZ-ABAYA, OBSESSIONS AND TRANSITIONS: A Biographical Survey". Asian CineVision.