Author Topic: Focus on MARILOU DIAZ ABAYA (Read 6600 times)

keating · « **Reply #30 on:** Feb 19, 2007 at 07:56 PM »

I was laughing when I read again that article on how Marilou was introduced to Bernie's friends in the industry. Ishma will say to her, this is Rita Gomez, she's our mother, this is Peque Gallaga, she's your brother, this is Jorge Arago she's your special brother.

jdv1229 · « **Reply #31 on:** Feb 19, 2007 at 07:57 PM »

he referred to Jorge Arago as your special brother? i wonder why...

keating · « **Reply #32 on:** Feb 19, 2007 at 08:00 PM »

Jorge Arago was untouchable among the people who is close to Ishma and vice-versa. Often he would ask, what was the real motive of that person close to Ishma. They collaborated on NUNAL SA TUBIG, right?

jdv1229 · « **Reply #33 on:** Feb 19, 2007 at 08:01 PM »

he did write Nunal Sa Tubig and Bakit May Pag-Ibig Pa... he also wrote the english subtitles of Himala.

keating · « **Reply #34 on:** Feb 19, 2007 at 08:07 PM »

Jojo do you remember the exact location of KING KONG before it folded up? My cousin used to tag me along on that watering hole, he was close to one of the daughter of Sofronio Blando who owns Agrix films before it went to bankruptcy.

jdv1229 · « **Reply #35 on:** Feb 19, 2007 at 08:11 PM »

i'm not sure about the exact location... it's in QC, i think.

Noel_Vera · « **Reply #36 on:** Feb 20, 2007 at 03:13 AM »

Lino, Laurice and Mario O were close collaborators. What broke them up, if I remember right, was Philip.

keating · « **Reply #37 on:** Feb 20, 2007 at 05:35 PM »

Laurice was always cast in any Brocka film in the 70's. I'm dying to see LUNES, MARTES, MIYERKULES, HUWEBES, BIYERNES, SABADO, LINGGO where she played a bar girl along with Maya Valdez, Lorli Villanueva & June Keithley.

Noel_Vera · « **Reply #38 on:** Feb 21, 2007 at 07:25 AM »

If I remember right, the print of that film is gone. There may be a video copy left somewhere...

keating · « **Reply #39 on:** Feb 21, 2007 at 06:54 PM »

How about Brocka's SANTIAGO, Noel? Does FPJ prods. have it?

jdv1229 · « **Reply #40 on:** Feb 21, 2007 at 07:34 PM »

Santiago is gone... a lot of people I came across with had been asking me if there's at least a video copy left somewhere but as far as I know there's not one copy in existence.

keating · « **Reply #41 on:** Feb 21, 2007 at 07:40 PM »

Too bad most Brocka movies in the 70's are gone now. I hope someone can find a video copy of LUNES, MARTES.

Was BRUTAL the top grosser in the 1980 MMFF?

jdv1229 · « **Reply #42 on:** Feb 21, 2007 at 07:48 PM »

Brutal wasn't the topgrosser... i think it was Panday. the movie wasn't a commercial successs even after it won awards.

keating · « **Reply #43 on:** Feb 21, 2007 at 07:52 PM »

SENSUAL was shown during the Edsa Revolt in 1986 but it was made in 1985. Marilou and the late Charito Solis were on Edsa instead of watching it.

jdv1229 · « **Reply #44 on:** Feb 21, 2007 at 07:55 PM »

after i went to EDSA... on my way home i watched Sensual...

Noel_Vera · « **Reply #45 on:** Feb 22, 2007 at 02:46 PM »

I would love to see Santiago. Just to be complete about Lino. Was the action any good, Jojo?

keating · « **Reply #46 on:** Feb 22, 2007 at 06:18 PM »

I just had a short chat with Ms. Vicky Belarmino, film archivist at the CCP this morning. SANTIAGO still exists Noel, in 16mm! LUNES MARTES MIYERKULES HUWEBES BIYERNES SABADO LINGGO, only LINGGO was found.

walang-wala na, sirang sira na yung print when Ms. Belarmino and company found it at LVN archive.

Jojo the package from Vincent is still in the box. WANTED: PERFECT MOTHER might be inside that box.

Too bad FPJ Prods. is now very strict when it comes to lending their films from their archive after the elections. Conrad Poe used to be the care taker before but he was booted out. I don't know the reason.

butsoy · « **Reply #47 on:** Apr 16, 2007 at 07:52 PM »

Just bought my copy of KARNAL DVD (released by Unico). It was my first time seeing it. Medyo boring, IMO. It would be better if it focused more on Vic Silayan's sexual desire for Puring than the Puring and Goryo affair.

Yung pugot scene lang yata ang best part sa movie.

jekoy · « **Reply #48 on:** Apr 17, 2007 at 11:17 AM »

OT: I had the chance of knowing a student from the MDA Film School. 120k/year pala ang tuition nila! Ang tindi! Pang-mayaman talaga. However, you'll get the likes of Raymond Red and other prominent people from the biz to be your mentor.

keating · « **Reply #49 on:** Apr 18, 2007 at 05:35 PM »

The facilities are superb, my friend had the chance to visit the school and will enroll this coming July. Yes, the mentors are mostly prominent people from the movie industry and you get a diploma after completing the one-year course.

indie boi · « **Reply #50 on:** Apr 18, 2007 at 06:24 PM »

Quote from: Jojo Devera on Feb 09, 2007 at 07:36 PM

i'm sorry but i never liked Milagros... the film seemed too cold for me. it lacked the sensuality of Karnal, Moral's brilliance and Brutal's power.

Agree, Milagros felt so antiseptic. It's like the life was sucked out of that film.

keating · « **Reply #51 on:** Apr 18, 2007 at 06:36 PM »

MILAGROS has a special place in Marilou Diaz Abaya's heart along with MORAL. Its very cold but I kinda liked the domestic setting.

jekoy · « **Reply #52 on:** Apr 18, 2007 at 09:45 PM »

Quote from: keating on Apr 18, 2007 at 05:35 PM

The facilities are superb, my friend had the chance to visit the school and will enroll this coming July. Yes, the mentors are mostly prominent people from the movie industry and you get a diploma after completing the one-year course.

A one-year course is just the basic training. Mayru'n pang advanced training which is, again, 120k. Their school/campus building is already on the works.

keating · « **Reply #53 on:** Apr 22, 2007 at 07:14 PM »

Quote from: indie boi on Apr 18, 2007 at 06:24 PM

Agree, Milagros felt so antiseptic. It's like the life was sucked out of that film.

Marilou was mourning and eulogizing for Ishma when she was doing MILAGROS. It completely changed her perceptions about the film right after Ishma died. There was a shot in the film where you can see the house of Dante Rivero at night and it looks exactly like a wake was being held. Very quiet, restrained and cold.

jdv1229 · « **Reply #54 on:** Apr 22, 2007 at 09:50 PM »

my problem is i never really liked Milagros... i miss the Marilou of the 80's.

keating · « **Reply #55 on:** Apr 22, 2007 at 09:52 PM »

She thinks that MILAGROS is the most liberated woman among her films. But I would pick LT as Joey in MORAL.

And what's the name of Charo Santos in BRUTAL?

jdv1229 · « **Reply #56 on:** Apr 22, 2007 at 09:58 PM »

really? i would think that Sylvia (Sandy Andolong) in Moral, Cynthia (Ginal Alajar) and Clara (Charo Santos) in Brutal would be the most liberated.

keating · « **Reply #57 on:** Apr 22, 2007 at 10:00 PM »

SYLVIA I think is the most open-minded among her films.

jdv1229 · « **Reply #58 on:** Apr 22, 2007 at 10:01 PM »

she's also the most practical and sensible among the four females in Moral...

keating · « **Reply #59 on:** Apr 23, 2007 at 06:07 PM »

Abaya's box-office hits are decades apart. Consider BRUTAL, JOSE RIZAL and IPAGLABAN MO. The rest of her films flop at the tills.