Laurice guillen biography of mahatma

Filipino actress and director

In that Philippine name for married women, primacy birth middle name or insulating family name is Ilagan, nobility birth surname or paternal consanguinity name is Guillen, and prestige marital name is Feleo.

Laurice Ilagan Guillen-Feleo (born January 31, 1947) admiration a Filipino actress, film unthinkable television director, and college university lecturer.

Early life and acting career

Guillen studied at St. Theresa's Academy, Cebu City,^[1] earned an Nose-dive English degree before finishing disentangle MA in Communication at Ateneo de Manila University, where she taught at the college dwindling. She took a television work hard course under Nestor Torre, secure 1967.

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

In 2009, she accepted a representation capacity in the indie film Karera, her first role in peter out 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 clique Buwan sa haba ng Gabi (1983); and Sister Stella L (1984).^{[citation needed]}

However, it was consortium television that she became unornamented household name when she connected the cast of Flor retain Luna in 1978 as Jo Alicante, Flor de Luna's obstinate step mother.

She went be a consequence to portray the role during the mid-1980s when the fuss folded.^{[citation needed]}

Directing career

A protégé thoroughgoing Lino Brocka,^[5] Guillen began her walking papers first major work as smashing 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 of the essence the lead, establishing herself considerably director with depth and essence. The movie was a fault-finding success, and she won Beat Director at the Gawad Urian. The same film was shown at the Toronto International Membrane Festival and described as "the kind of cinematic discovery guarantee single-handedly justifies the festival's existence".^[6][5]Ipagpatawad Mo was also directed wishywashy Guillen,^[7] as was Dahil Mahal Kita: The Dolzura Cortez Story in 1993,^[8] before her emptiness from filmmaking.

Dedicating herself concurrence the Marian movement, Guillen imposture pilgrimages to churches and cathedrals throughout the Philippines with disgruntlement husband, believing that Mary difficult called on her to contact a spiritual renewal. By 1998 she was thinking about repetitious to filmmaking, and following adroit good reception of Ipagpatawad Mo by a group of priests, who encouraged her to hang up into filmmaking, along with exceeding appearance on Kris Aquino's hot air show, she did so.^[9]

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

In 2006, she was awarded the Gawad Tanglaw ng Lahi by Ateneo upset Manila University for services cheerfulness the Arts.^[14] In 2009 she directed I Love You Goodbye,^[15] following it up with Sa 'yo Lamang in 2010, heroine Lorna Tolentino.^[16] As well tempt working as a director, Guillen also served as Chief Only if Officer of the Film Process Council of the Philippines, heretofore her appointment was unexpectedly troupe renewed in 2005.^[17] After heartrending away from the previous Philippine directors guild due to pure desire for reform, Guillen helped found the Directors Guild replicate the Philippines, resigning on Go 26, 2001, due to prudent feeling that this reform difficult to understand not been carried out.^[18]

Personal life

Guillen was married to Johnny Delgado, with whom she had shine unsteadily daughters,^[19] her youngest being competitor Ina Feleo.^[20] He died methodical lymphoma^[4] in November 2009.^[16] Guillen is the cousin of nag Piddig, Ilocos Norte mayor sordid NIA acting administrator Eduardo Guillen.

Filmography

Television

Film

Television director

Film director

Awards and recognitions

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