AMY AUSTRIA BIOGRAPHY
Date of Birth
13 December 1961, Tondo, Manila, Philippines
Birth Name
Esmeralda Dizon Tuazon
Esmeralda Tuazon was the second to the eldest among six children born in 1961 to an impoverished family. She helped the family by selling chewing gum. She studied at the Rajah Soliman High School. She was introduced to the producer Baby Martinez of MBM Productions through a common friend. She was then cast in Bitayin Si Baby Ama (1976), the movie that made a star of Rudy Fernandez. After her second film, Alas (1976), with Jun Aristorenas, she was given minor parts in several other pictures then dropped out of the movie scene for almost a year. When she came back in mid-1977, she was a contract star of Jesse Ejercito's Seven Star Productions. She became quite visible in the 1970s, in such films like Dabiana (1977), Miss Dulce Amor, Ina (1978), Atsay (1978), Menor de edad (1979), Gabun: Ama Mo, Ama Ko (1979), Bedspacers (1979) and Swing It, Baby (1979). After acting in two very relevant films for 1979, Ishmael Bernal's Aliw and Lino Brocka's Jaguar, Ms Austria was finally a lead star in Nang Bumuka Ang Sampaguita (1980). At a time when female parts in Filipino cinema were strong and revolutionary, Ms Austria became a busy actress: Langis at Tubig (1980), Sugat sa ugat (1980), Goriong Butete (1980), Tondo Girl (1981), Pusong Uhaw (1982) and Waywaya (1982). In the 1990s and well into the 21st century, she still gives powerful supporting performances, in The Flor Contemplacion Story (1995), Muro-ami (1999), and even in Pagdating ng Panahon (2001), a Sharon Cuneta starrer. Austria has two Best Actress awards for Brutal (1980), from the Film Academy of Movie Arts & Sciences (FAMAS) and Metro Manila Film Festival; three Best Actress awards for Celestina Sanchez A.K.A. Bubbles (1988), from the Film Academy of the Philippines (FAP), the Catholic Mass Media Awards (CMMA) and the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF). She has three Best Supporting Actress awards: for Jaguar (1979), given by the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino ("Gawad Urian Awards"); for Narito Ang Puso Ko (1992), from the URIAN and the FAP; and for Anak (2000), given by the FAP. She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for Mano Po (2002), by FAMAS. She and Phillip Salvador, together with the late director Lino Brocka, represented the Philippines at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival, where Jaguar was shown at the Directors' Fortnight.
Her husband is Duke Ventura to whom she has one child.
She has adopted daughter while living in with Jay Ilagan.
1. "Walang kapalit" (2007) TV series .... Ceding (2007)
2. "Bituing walang ningning" (2006) TV series .... Barbara Arguelles (2006)
3. "Crazy for You" (2006) TV series (unknown episodes)
4. I Will Always Love You (2006) .... Encar
5. Mulawin: The Movie (2005) .... Fiona
6. "Sugo" (2005) TV series .... Graciela
7. "Now and Forever" (1 episode, 2005)
- Mukha (2005) TV episode
8. Mano po III: My love (2004)
9. Beautiful Life (2004) .... Benita
10. Singles (2004)
11. Babae sa Breakwater (2004)
... aka Woman of Breakwater (International: English title)
12. Annie B. (2004)
... aka Annie B: Bida ng ukay-uka, bongga siya day (Philippines: Tagalog title: long title)
13. "Mulawin" (2004) TV series .... Lourdes
14. "Daisy siete" (2003) TV series (unknown episodes)
15. "Narito ang puso ko" (2003) TV series .... Elsa
16. Magnifico (2003)
17. Mano po (2002) .... Linda Go-dela Merced
... aka Mano Po 1: My Family (Philippines: English title: long title)
18. Munting tinig, Mga (2002) .... Luz
... aka Small Voices (International: English title)
19. Bagong buwan (2001) .... Fatima
... aka New Moon (International: English title)
20. Pagdating ng panahon (2001)
21. Hostage (2001)
22. "Pangako sa 'yo" (2000) TV series .... Lourdes Magbanua Buenavista
... aka I Swear
23. Anak (2000) .... Lyn
... aka The Child (International: English title)
24. Muro-ami (1999) .... Susan
... aka Reef Hunters (International: English title)
25. "Kirara: Ano ang kulay ng pag-ibig?" (1999) TV series
26. Bullet (1999)
27. Anak ng dilim (1999) .... Magda
28. Shirley (1998)
29. Anak ng bulkan (1997) .... Seling, Pedring's Mother
30. Ako lang sa langit (1997)
31. Masdan mo ang mga bata (1997)
32. Frats (1997)
33. Vulcan (1997)
34. Isa, dalawa, takbo (1996)
35. Sa aking mga kamay (1996)
36. The Flor Contemplacion Story (1995)
37. Campus Girls (1995)
38. Nena (1995)
39. Trudis liit (1994)
40. Kung mawawala ka pa (1993)
41. Narito ang puso ko (1992)
42. Celestina Sanchez A.K.A. Bubble (1988) .... Bubble
... aka Bubble (Philippines: Tagalog title: short title)
43. Kay haba ng gabi (1986)
44. Ibigay mo sa akin ang bukas (1986)
45. Hinugot sa langit (1985) .... Estella
46. Escort Girl (1985)
47. Batang yagit, Mga (1984)
... aka Bataan, Mga (Philippines: Tagalog title: cable TV title)
48. May lamok sa loob ng kulambo (1984)
49. Kung mahawi man ang ulap (1984)
50. Palabra de honor (1983)
... aka Words of Honor (literal English title)
51. Sugat sa ugat (1983)
52. Kumander Elpidio Paclibar (1982)
53. Waywaya (1982)
54. Caught in the Act (1981) .... Cedes
55. Burgis (1981) .... Nedy
56. Cover Girls (1981) .... Totay
57. Ako ang hari (1981)
58. Tropang bulilit (1981)
59. Langis at tubig (1980) .... Pilar
... aka Tubig at langis (Philippines: Tagalog title)
60. Brutal (1980) .... Monica Real
61. Mamang Sorbetero (1980)
62. Bedspacer (1980)
63. Alaga (1980)
64. Nang bumuka ang sampaguita (1980)
65. Goriong butete (1980)
66. Gabun (1979)
67. Jaguar (1979) .... Cristy
68. Menor de edad (1979)
69. Harabas' Angels (1979)
70. Aliw (1979) .... Hostess #1
... aka Pleasure (International: English title)
71. Atsay (1978)
... aka Edgardo M. Reyes' Atsay (Philippines: English title: complete title)
72. Sabi barok lab ko dabiana (1978)
73. Garotte: Jai alai king (1978)
74. Katas ng langis (????)
75. Uhaw sa kalayaan (????)
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