Live Blog
Direk Marilou Diaz-Abaya burial
The multi-awarded and beloved director will be laid to rest on October 13, Saturday. @VoltaireTupaz live blogs straight from Ateneo to Loyola Memorial Park.
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The late director's son Marc Abaya, other family members and close friends tailed the funeral convoy from Arlington p.twimg.comby Voltaire Tupaz via twitter 10/12/2012 11:31:35 PM
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Abaya will be laid to rest today at the Loyola Memorial Park in Parañaque after an 8am mass here at the Gesu Church p.twimg.comby Voltaire Tupaz via twitter 10/12/2012 11:39:00 PM
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Acclaimed flm director Laurice Guillen, daughter Ina Feleo attend final mass for Abaya. The directors wr close friends p.twimg.com
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Abaya served as a creative consultant to the annual Cinemalaya independent film festival. Guillen is Cinemalaya competition chairpersonby Voltaire Tupaz via twitter 10/13/2012 1:04:43 AM
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Caceres Archbishop Leonardo Legazpi, Abaya's spiritual adviser and friend, officiates final mass for the late directorby Voltaire Tupaz via twitter 10/13/2012 1:09:14 AM
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Archbishop Legazpi in his homily said Abaya's death is a great loss, a common lossby Voltaire Tupaz via twitter 10/13/2012 1:33:51 AM
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Legazpi: The family lost an exceptional mother, movie industry lost brightest star, church lost an ardent devotee of Our Lady of Penafranciaby Voltaire Tupaz via twitter 10/13/2012 1:41:52 AM
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Arch Legazpi recalls what defines Abaya's person, what constitutes the "fountainhood of her activities"by Voltaire Tupaz via twitter 10/13/2012 2:05:27 AM
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Legazpi: I was allowed to witness the amazing story of a soul as it gradually transformed in the midst of excruciating pain of cancerby Voltaire Tupaz via twitter 10/13/2012 2:07:24 AM
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Legazpi quotes Abaya as saying,"As I sparred w chemo sideeffects, i realized how treacherous cancer is. Offers no certitude nor reliability"by Voltaire Tupaz via twitter 10/13/2012 2:12:04 AM
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Legazpi said Abaya likened her cancer to the sea and weatherby Voltaire Tupaz via twitter 10/13/2012 2:14:56 AM
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Legazpi shares Abaya's thoughts about her condition: "At no other time in my cinematic storytelling have I ever come to this close to experiencing what it means to be made flesh, to be wounded, to be in pain, and be disabled, to be reliant on others, on Providence."by Voltaire Tupaz via twitter edited by Rappler 10/13/2012 2:18:09 AM
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Legazpi: Abaya's professional life was intensely busy, but also disturbingby Voltaire Tupaz via twitter 10/13/2012 2:21:32 AM
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Legazpi quotes Abaya's March 24, 2009 reflection: "Decades of working in the deserts & sand dunes of showbiz, of moving around the world from one film to another, of getting places but not arriving anywhere, I began to feel the pangs of hunger & thirst for somethngby Voltaire Tupaz via twitter edited by Rappler 10/13/2012 2:23:40 AM
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Legazpi said Abaya started trekking back to God in 97.by Voltaire Tupaz via twitter 10/13/2012 2:27:07 AM
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Legazpi quotes Abaya: "While I was filming Jose Rizal.. I felt unqualified and terrified to satisfy the demands of a nation. When I directed Muro-ami & Bagong Buwan, it was in dangerous & hostile environment where i found myself desperately relying on the Lord to guide me to bring my cast, staff & crew to safety...I spent a year studying Islam & Minda history in prep for Bagong Buwan."by Voltaire Tupaz via twitter edited by Rappler 10/13/2012 2:31:41 AM
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Legazpi said Abaya went thru countless medical procedures including 2 surgeries, 8 cycles of chemotherapy, 33 sessions of radiationby Voltaire Tupaz via twitter 10/13/2012 2:39:48 AM
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12 doctors attended Abaya who succumbed to cancer whch started in her breast and metastasized in her liverby Voltaire Tupaz via twitter 10/13/2012 2:43:58 AM
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Wearing bandana, Abaya lies in a white coffin enclosed in fiberglass with brass trimming. p.twimg.comby Voltaire Tupaz via twitter 10/13/2012 2:52:30 AM
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Few arrangements of anthuriums, orchids & daisies adorn chapel. Abaya asked 4 donations to scholars in lieu of flowers p.twimg.comby Voltaire Tupaz via twitter 10/13/2012 3:05:34 AM
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Abaya's wishes: Cash donations to scholars of Sacred Heart Novitiate in QC; Mother of Good Counsel Seminary & Minor Seminary in Pampanga.by Voltaire Tupaz via twitter 10/13/2012 3:12:13 AM
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Abaya's son Marc gave a tearful eulogy, said Marilou Diaz-Abaya is their family's legacy, their greatest teacherby Voltaire Tupaz via twitter 10/13/2012 3:16:16 AM
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Marc Abaya: We will never forget all lessons she taught us; devote our lives to othersby Voltaire Tupaz via twitter 10/13/2012 3:19:50 AM
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Marc Abaya joked: Until the end Marilou Diaz Abaya was directing us.by Voltaire Tupaz via twitter 10/13/2012 3:23:54 AM
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Marc Abaya bade farewell to his mom: "You're greatest teacher and mother. We will always love you. Now rest and see you in time."by Voltaire Tupaz via twitter 10/13/2012 3:27:30 AM
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Direk Marilou Diaz-Abaya was brought to her final resting place at the Loyola Memorial Park in Paranaque p.twimg.comby Voltaire Tupaz via twitter 10/13/2012 4:21:44 AM
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While funeral mass was solemn and private, interment was star-studded. p.twimg.com
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Stars in the crowd including Jong Hilario wept as Abaya's casket shimmered under the scorching sun. p.twimg.com
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Film director Olivia Lamasan (Madrasta, Milan, The Mistress) among Abaya's colleagues who attnded the burial p.twimg.com
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Actor Cesar Montano, wife Sunshine Cruz console Marc Abaya. Marilou was one of the couple's wedding sponsors p.twimg.comby Voltaire Tupaz via twitter 10/13/2012 5:14:42 AM
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Montano mourned the death of his mentor & friend who helmed his acclaimed films Jose Rizal, Muro-Ami & Bagong Buwan. p.twimg.com
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Thanks for following our blog. Here's Marilou Diaz-Abaya's final resting place. Rest in peace Direk. p.twimg.com
by Voltaire Tupaz via twitter 10/13/2012 5:30:36 AM
