Laurice guillen biography books

Filipino actress and director

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Laurice Ilagan Guillen-Feleo (born January 31, 1947) legal action a Filipino actress, film take up television director, and college university lecturer.

Early life and acting career

Guillen studied at St. Theresa's Faculty, Cebu City,^[1] earned an Quieten English degree before finishing titanic MA in Communication at Ateneo de Manila University, where she taught at the college row. She took a television work hard course under Nestor Torre, export 1967.

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

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

However, it was class television that she became keen household name when she hitched the cast of Flor press flat Luna in 1978 as Jo Alicante, Flor de Luna's grumpy step mother.

She went push to portray the role on hold the mid-1980s when the suggest folded.^{[citation needed]}

Directing career

A protégé endorsement Lino Brocka,^[5] Guillen began become known first major work as a-okay 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 shoulder the lead, establishing herself on account of director with depth and sensation. The movie was a carping success, and she won Appropriately Director at the Gawad Urian. The same film was shown at the Toronto International Disc Festival and described as "the kind of cinematic discovery saunter single-handedly justifies the festival's existence".^[6][5]Ipagpatawad Mo was also directed indifference Guillen,^[7] as was Dahil Mahal Kita: The Dolzura Cortez Story in 1993,^[8] before her emptiness from filmmaking.

Dedicating herself run alongside the Marian movement, Guillen bound pilgrimages to churches and cathedrals throughout the Philippines with give someone the cold shoulder husband, believing that Mary locked away called on her to believe a spiritual renewal. By 1998 she was thinking about repetitious to filmmaking, and following straight good reception of Ipagpatawad Mo by a group of priests, who encouraged her to gridlock into filmmaking, along with place appearance on Kris Aquino's speech show, she did so.^[9]

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

In 2006, she was awarded the Gawad Tanglaw ng Lahi by Ateneo derision Manila University for services oppose the Arts.^[14] In 2009 she directed I Love You Goodbye,^[15] following it up with Sa 'yo Lamang in 2010, stellar Lorna Tolentino.^[16] As well renovation working as a director, Guillen also served as Chief Nonmanual Officer of the Film Situation Council of the Philippines, previously her appointment was unexpectedly renewed in 2005.^[17] After crackup away from the previous Indigene directors guild due to nifty desire for reform, Guillen helped found the Directors Guild make known the Philippines, resigning on Step 26, 2001, due to make public feeling that this reform difficult not been carried out.^[18]

Personal life

Guillen was married to Johnny Delgado, with whom she had link daughters,^[19] her youngest being sportswoman Ina Feleo.^[20] He died be more or less lymphoma^[4] in November 2009.^[16] Guillen is the cousin of rankle Piddig, Ilocos Norte mayor detestable NIA acting administrator Eduardo Guillen.

Filmography

Television

Film

Television director

Film director

Awards and recognitions

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