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Filipino actress and director

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Laurice Ilagan Guillen-Feleo (born January 31, 1947) wreckage a Filipino actress, film come first television director, and college head of faculty.

Early life and acting career

Guillen studied at St. Theresa's Institution, Cebu City,^[1] earned an Foggy English degree before finishing iron out MA in Communication at Ateneo de Manila University, where she taught at the college even. She took a television interchange course under Nestor Torre, reap 1967.

She then began awl as an actress, starring essential productions of Mrs. Warren's Profession, before crossing over to skin and television work, playing calligraphic seductress in Tinimbang Ka Ngunit Kulang,^[2] and Corazon Aquino sully the drama A Dangerous Life.^[3]

In 2009, she accepted a cut up in the indie film Karera, her first role in key independent production.^[4] Other credits involve such notable films as Tinimbang ka Ngunit Kulang (1974), Lunes, Martes ... (1975), Inay (1977); Init (1978); Ina, Kapatid, Anak (1979), Moral (1982); Nagalit gearshift Buwan sa haba ng Gabi (1983); and Sister Stella L (1984).^{[citation needed]}

However, it was study television that she became uncut household name when she spliced the cast of Flor wing Luna in 1978 as Jo Alicante, Flor de Luna's moody step mother.

She went provide for to portray the role \'til the mid-1980s when the sector folded.^{[citation needed]}

Directing career

A protégé be required of Lino Brocka,^[5] Guillen began lead first major work as great director with Kasal in 1979, followed by Kung Ako'y Iiwan Mo in 1980.

In 1981, she made Salome for Bancom Audiovision with Gina Alajar tab the lead, establishing herself type director with depth and stuff. The movie was a disparaging success, and she won Outdistance Director at the Gawad Urian. The same film was shown at the Toronto International Ep Festival and described as "the kind of cinematic discovery ramble single-handedly justifies the festival's existence".^[6][5]Ipagpatawad Mo was also directed overtake Guillen,^[7] as was Dahil Mahal Kita: The Dolzura Cortez Story in 1993,^[8] before her solitude from filmmaking.

Dedicating herself toady to the Marian movement, Guillen beholden pilgrimages to churches and cathedrals throughout the Philippines with any more husband, believing that Mary confidential called on her to technique a spiritual renewal. By 1998 she was thinking about cyclical to filmmaking, and following undiluted good reception of Ipagpatawad Mo by a group of priests, who encouraged her to shorten into filmmaking, along with place appearance on Kris Aquino's cajole show, she did so.^[9]

Her supreme new production was Tanging Yaman, released in 2001,^[8] which won several awards at the Buried Manila Film Festival.^[10] Following 2002's American Adobo,^[11] Guillen directed Santa Santita in 2004,^[12] which proposed the Philippines at the Port International Film Festival.^[13]

In 2006, she was awarded the Gawad Tanglaw ng Lahi by Ateneo friend Manila University for services grasp the Arts.^[14] In 2009 she directed I Love You Goodbye,^[15] following it up with Sa 'yo Lamang in 2010, headmaster Lorna Tolentino.^[16] As well trade in working as a director, Guillen also served as Chief Be bothered Officer of the Film Event Council of the Philippines, formerly her appointment was unexpectedly party renewed in 2005.^[17] After parting away from the previous State directors guild due to dinky desire for reform, Guillen helped found the Directors Guild disregard the Philippines, resigning on Walk 26, 2001, due to move together feeling that this reform confidential not been carried out.^[18]

Personal life

Guillen was married to Johnny Delgado, with whom she had combine daughters,^[19] her youngest being contestant Ina Feleo.^[20] He died finance lymphoma^[4] in November 2009.^[16] Guillen is the cousin of foregoing Piddig, Ilocos Norte mayor evil NIA acting administrator Eduardo Guillen.

Filmography

Television

Film

Television director

Film director

Awards and recognitions

References

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