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In this Philippine name for married women, the birth middle name or maternal family name is Bautista, the birth surname or paternal family name is Diño, and the marital name is Seguerra.
Mary Liza Diño
Diño, to the right, with former president Rodrigo Duterte.
Chairperson of the Film Development Council of the Philippines
In office
August 12, 2016 – June 30, 2022
PresidentRodrigo Duterte
Preceded byBriccio G. Santos
Succeeded byTirso Cruz III
Personal details
Born
Mary Liza Bautista Diño

(1981-06-25) June 25, 1981 (age 43)
Quezon City, Philippines
SpouseIce Seguerra (m. 2014)
Children1
Residence(s)Quezon City, Metro Manila

Mary Liza Diño (born June 25, 1981) is a government official, former beauty pageant winner and actress in the Philippines.

Career

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During her time as a student, she joined Mutya ng Pilipinas beauty pageant and won as Mutya ng Pilipinas-Tourism International. She then represented the Philippines in the Miss Tourism International pageant in 2001. She then joined GMA 7 artist center and appeared in Daddy Di Do Du, Pira-pirasong Pangarap, Habang Kapiling Ka, Atlantika, and Bakekang. Her first theater role was at Dulaang University of the Philippines (DUP), where she appeared onstage in The Passion of the Christ under Tony Mabesa, and in Divinas Palabras (2000) and Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale (2002), both under director Jose Estrella.

After graduating from the University of the Philippines with a BA in Speech and Communications, her first film role was in Two Timer (2002) under Regal Films where she appeared in Xerex (2003), under the direction of Mel Chionglo. Since then, she has appeared in a number of films including Pinay Pie (2002) and A Love Story (2007).

She played the lead in her first independent film Compound (2006/2010) directed by Will Fredo, which was nominated for best picture in the Golden Screen Awards and was shown in various international film festivals. She subsequently appeared in the independent films Baliw (2006) by Redd Ochoa which competed in the Montreal World Film Festival, Sinungaling na Buwan (2007) by Ed Lejano for Cinemalaya, Rome and Juliet (2007) under the direction of Connie Macatuno for Cinema One, and Sa Pagdapo ng Mariposa (2008) by Will Fredo. Her latest film project, a Flamenco dance movie directed by Will Fredo entitled In Nomine Matris, was released in 2012. She played the lead in the film alongside Biboy Ramirez and opera singer Al Gatmaitan. The movie also stars flamenco artist Clara Ramona and actor Tami Monsod.

In 2014, she played a cameo role in the television show The Legal Wife as Nicole's mother in flashbacks, and later became part of the cast of Mirabella as Aster.

Following a trip to Spain in 2005, she began to study flamenco dance. Under the tutelage of flamenco dancer Clara Ramona, Diño became a dancer of her company, performing with the group in Asia and the US.

Liza's father Martin Diño in 2017
Liza at Martin Diño's funeral

In 2008, Diño moved to the US to start a family and pursue a culinary career. She completed a certificate program in Culinary Arts at Le Cordon Bleu of Culinary Arts and is presently working as a chef at Spago in Beverly Hills, owned by chef Wolfgang Puck. She continued her acting and cooking careers, appearing in short films and commercials in the US. She starred as the delusional Imelda Marcos in the short film Imelda and Gunter (2009) directed by Ramon Sanchez, which also did some festival rounds in the US and has shot commercials for KCAL insurance (2008) and 24/7 debit card (2011) with Manny Pacquiao. She has also worked as a host in various Filipino-American social events. At present, she is the spokesperson and director of Public Relations for Miss Philippines USA beauty pageant.

On August 12, 2016, Diño was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte as Chairperson of the Film Development Council of the Philippines.[1]

Personal life

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Diño is the daughter of DILG Undersecretary and former Barangay San Antonio, Quezon City Captain, Martin Diño. On December 8, 2014, she married singer and former child star Ice Seguerra in San Francisco, California.[2]

On May 24, 2024, Diño sued the Philippine entertainment website PEP for cyberlibel over its publication of stories about her, accusing it of tarnishing her reputation by manipulating public opinion.[3]

Awards and nominations

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References

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  1. ^ "Liza Diño named Film Development Council chief". Rappler. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Aiza Seguerra, Liza Diño wed a second time". Philippine Daily Inquirer. January 11, 2015.
  3. ^ "Liza Diño files cyberlibel complaint against entertainment website PEP". ABS-CBN. May 24, 2024.
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