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Marilou Diaz-Abaya

Director

Marilou Diaz-Abaya

Directing
1980 — 1998 · 4 films
Lived
30 March 1955 — d. 2012
From
Quezon City, Philippines

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.

Career Signature

How Marilou Diaz-Abaya’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they directed.