Sa Pusod ng Dagat is a 1998 Filipino film produced and directed by Marilou Diaz-Abaya. It stars Jomari Yllana with Chin Chin Gutierrez and Elizabeth Oropesa. The film was critically acclaimed in local and international film festivals.
José Rizal is a 1998 Philippine historical drama film directed by Marilou Diaz-Abaya and starring Cesar Montano as José Rizal. The film was based on the true story of Filipino patriot José Rizal, who was imprisoned under the Spanish colonization and tells Rizal's story until the final day of his execution.
Bagong Buwan is a 2001 Filipino drama film co-produced and directed by Marilou Diaz-Abaya and written by Diaz-Abaya, Ricky Lee, and Jun Lana. It is about the Muslim rebellion in Mindanao, Philippines and its effect on civilians. It has become one of Marilou Diaz-Abaya's cinematic masterpieces due to making awareness and highlights of a socio-political issue to the cinematic audience.
Marilou Correa Diaz-Abaya was a Filipina multi-award winning film director. She was conferred the Order of National Artists of the Philippines for Film and Broadcast Arts in 2022, 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.
The Gawad Urian Awards are annual film awards in the Philippines presented since 1977 by the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino, a film critic organization composed of critics, writers, and scholars. It is the regarded as the highest award for a film given by critics in the Philippines and is seen as the counterpart of the United States' New York Film Critics Circle.
Mona Lisa Yuchengco is a Filipino-American community activist, publisher and filmmaker. She was born in Manila, Philippines and moved to San Francisco in 1982 with her two sons. Yuchengco graduated from Assumption College with degrees in Liberal Arts and Education and earned a master's degree in Business Administration from Ateneo University.
Dante Rivero is a Filipino film and television actor who has won a FAMAS award and nominated for a Gawad Urian Award.
Muling Umawit ang Puso is a 1995 Philippine drama film directed by Joel Lamangan. The film stars Nora Aunor, Donna Cruz and Ian de Leon. It was one of the entries in the 1995 Metro Manila Film Festival, where it won the most awards including Best Picture.
Elizabeth Oropesa, also known as La Oropesa, or "Boots" to friends is a Filipina actress. She was a Grand Slam Best Actress winner for Bulaklak Ng Maynila (1999). She was crowned as Miss Luzon of the Miss Republic of the Philippines (RP) 1972. She was one of the Miss White Castle models in the mid-70s. One of her notable roles is Sandra Salgado, the evil stepmother and the main villain in hit soap opera Esperanza. Aside from showbiz assignments and commitments, Oropesa is currently working as a healer.
Of the Flesh is a 1983 Philippine horror drama film directed by Marilou Diaz-Abaya. It was adapted and written by Ricky Lee from the legal story "To Take a Life" by Teresa Añover Rodriguez and produced by Benjamin G. Yalung. Set in the 1930s, during the American colonial era, it tells the story of a newly-wed couple Narcing and Puring who arrive from Manila in the town of Mulawin, a place filled with violent and tragic pasts, a place likened to Hell by its storyteller, played by Charito Solis. Settling in Mulawin, they will witness misfortunes and violence, including rape, incest, parricide, and tyranny perpetrated by the cruel Gusting.
Muro-Ami is a 1999 Filipino adventure drama film directed by Marilou Diaz-Abaya. It stars Cesar Montano as Fredo, a ruthless captain of 150 muro-ami divers, who employ illegal fishing practices, such as pounding and crushing corals to scare fish, driving them towards the nets. It depicts one of the worst forms of child labor in the illegal fishing system.
Dan Villegas is a Filipino cinematographer and director. He won the 2014 Metro Manila Film Festival Best Director award for his film English Only, Please. He graduated from Ateneo de Manila University. He also took up film courses at the Marilou Diaz Abaya Film Institute and Berlinale Talents in Europe.
Moral is a 1982 Filipino coming-of-age drama film directed by Marilou Diaz-Abaya and written by Ricky Lee. It is the second in a loose trilogy of feminist films by Diaz-Abaya and Lee which discusses women's issues, along with Brutal (1980) and Karnal (1983). Set in contemporary times in the Philippines, the film stars Lorna Tolentino, Gina Alajar, Sandy Andolong and Anna Marin as a group of friends and follows the course of their lives over the course of several years after they graduate from college. A "loosely structured, observational drama", the film discusses several topics that Diaz-Abaya and Lee saw as taboo at the time, such as abortion, rape, and gender inequality in the context of the changing morals of the time. This is Seven Star Productions' last feature film.
Doring Dorobo is a 1993 Philippine biographical action film co-edited and directed by Augusto Salvador. The film stars Eddie Garcia in the title role. The film is based on the life of former NBI agent Doroteo Rocha. It was one of the entries in the 1993 Metro Manila Film Festival and the final film produced by Lea Productions.
Hesus, Rebolusyonaryo is a 2002 Philippine science fiction drama film written and directed by Lav Diaz and starring Mark Anthony Fernandez as the title role. The film did not perform well at the box office.
Hanggang sa Huling Bala is a 1995 Philippine action film written and directed by Jose N. Carreon. The film stars Lito Lapid, Plinky Recto and Dennis Roldan. It is dubbed as a "Victory Presentation" since it was released by the time Lapid won as governor of Pampanga.
Dyesebel is a 1996 Philippine fantasy film directed by Emmanuel Borlaza. Based on a Philippine graphic novel of the same title by Mars Ravelo, the film stars Charlene Gonzales as the titular mermaid.
Virgin People 2 is a 1996 Philippine drama film written and directed by Celso Ad. Castillo. The film stars Sunshine Cruz, Sharmaine Suarez and Ana Capri, the latter in her theatrical debut, in the title roles. It is the sequel to and a remake of the 1984 film Virgin People.
Redeem Her Honor, also known locally as Kapag May Katwiran... Ipaglaban Mo!: The Movie, is a 1995 Philippine legal drama anthology film written by Ricky Lee and directed by Marilou Diaz-Abaya. It is the film adaptation of the legal drama Kapag May Katwiran... Ipaglaban Mo!, aired on ABS-CBN. Presented and narrated by Atty. Jose C. Sison, the presenter of the mentioned television program, the film is divided into two separate segments, both tackling real-life criminal cases of rape. The first segment stars Sharmaine Arnaiz, Ronaldo Valdez, Nida Blanca, and Elizabeth Oropesa while the second and last segment stars Chin Chin Gutierrez, Joel Torre, Ricky Davao, and Gina Alajar.
May Nagmamahal Sa'yo, internationally released as Madonna and Child, is a 1996 Philippine drama film directed by Marilou Diaz-Abaya from a screenplay written by Ricky Lee and Shaira Mella Salvador. Starring Lorna Tolentino, Ariel Rivera, and Stefano Mori, the film revolves around a woman who returned from working overseas and began to search for her missing son whom she gave up for adoption at the orphanage years earlier. It also stars Claudine Barretto, Gina Pareño, Renato del Prado, Jaclyn Jose, Tom Taus Jr., Emman Abeleda, Rolando Tinio, Archie Adamos, and Lilia Cuntapay.
