Laurice Guillen
| Laurice Guillen | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 31, 1946 Butuan City, Agusan Del Norte, Philippines |
| Occupation | Actress, director, college professor |
| Years active | 1971–present |
| Spouse(s) | Johnny Delgado (widowed) |
| Children | Anna Feleo Ina Feleo |
Laurice Guillen (born January 31, 1946) is a Filipino actress, director and college professor.
Guillen studied at St. Theresa's College, Cebu City, earned an AB English degree before finishing an MA in Communication at Ateneo de Manila University, where she taught at the college level. She took a television production course under Nestor Torre, in 1967. She then began work as an actress, starring in productions of Mrs. Warren's Profession, before crossing over to film and television work, playing a seductress in Tinimbang Ka Ngunit Kulang, and Corazon Aquino in the drama A Dangerous Life. In 2009 she accepted a role in the indie film Karera, her first role in an independent production. Other credits include in the film Sister Stella L and Moral. However, it was on television that she became a household name when she joined the cast of "Flor de Luna" in 1978 as Jo Alicante, Flor de Luna's temperamental step mother. She went on to portray the role until the mid-80s when the show folded.
A protégé of Lino Brocka, Guillen began her first major work as a director with "Kasal" in 1979 with Hilda Koronel and Christopher de Leon. Then with "Kung Akoy Iiwan Mo with Nora Aunor in 1980. It was in 1981 when she made "Salome" for Bancom Audio-Vision with Gina Alajar in the lead. The movie was a critical success, winning a best director for her in the Gawad Urian.The same was shown at the Toronto International Film Festival and described as "the kind of cinematic discovery that single-handedly justifies the festival's existence".< Init sa Magdamag.Ipagpatawad Mo was also directed by Guillen, as was Dahil Mahal Kita: The Dolzura Cortez Story in 1993, before her retirement from filmmaking. Dedicating herself to the Marian movement, Guillen made pilgrimages to churches and cathedrals throughout the Philippines with her husband, believing that Mary had called on her to experience a spiritual renewal. By 1998 she was thinking about returning to filmmaking, and following a good reception of Ipagpatawad Mo by a group of priests, who encouraged her to back into filmmaking, along with an appearance on Kris Aquino's talk show, she did so.
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