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Celia Diaz Laurel
Celia Diaz Laurel (born on May 29, 1928) is an accomplished actress, painter, singer, writer, mother of eight, and champion of the poor.

Celia Diaz Laurel (nee Maria Luz Celia Teresita Diaz) was born in Talisay, Negros Occidental to Anselmo Diaz and Concepcion Gonzalez Franco. She was educated at the Assumption Convent, the University of the Philippines and Yale University where she garnered awards in elocution, best actress, and oratory, among others. She has been given the "Ina ng Bayan" award, and received the UN Peace Award for her work as Chairman of the UN-sponsored "International Million Minutes for Peace" contest where the Philippines placed 5th among 68 participating countries.

In 1991, the international foundation "Together for Peace" named her "Woman for Peace" in Madrid citing her "for the noble generous feelings which always are inspiring her in helping the people in need, the unhappy ones and the victims of natural calamities and wars." Other recipients of the award were Queen Noor of Jordan, Princess Catherine, Aga Khan, Madame Bernadette Chirac, and Madame Maria Soares of Portugal.

She has likewise been cited for her support to the disabled and for her outstanding accomplishments in the field of Creative Arts. Celia is a painter and is known in theatre world as an admired actress and production designer. She is also a prolific writer and has published the following books: "Days of Our Years," a compilation of selected articles of Dr. Jose P. Laurel, "Quotes of Dr. Jose P. Laurel," selected quotations from articles and speeches of President Jose P. Laurel, "Domingo Franco," a mini-biography of her grandfather, "Genealogy of the Laurel Family" (up to 6th generation), the coffee table book "Doy Laurel," and her husband's last book "After 100 Years - What Next?."

Apart from the above, Celia is a proud mother of eight, a doting grandmother to her 19 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren, but most important of all, was a soulmate to her husband, former Vice President Salvador "Doy" H. Laurel.

In Theatre

A gifted artist through and through, Celia Diaz Laurel also dominated the performing arts through her sterling career as a stage actress and later as production and costume designer in vast and celebrated theatrical plays in the country.

Even if her direction to legitimate theatre could be considered a mere stroke of chance (with National Artist Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero to be largely credited for), the streak of successful community plays and stage engagements she had thereafter had proven it otherwise.

Her notable performances as part of the Ave Maria Players, Manila Community Players, UP Dramatic Club, Dramatic Philippines, and even her Yale Drama stretches were nothing below excellent and were a clear showcase of her sharpening thespic skills and growing commitment to her craft.

In time, Celia joined Repertory Philippines -- the country's prime theatre company. After more than 50 superb portrayals on stage, however, Celia subtly went "off stage" and embarked on new but equally challenging roles as production and costume designer -- a rather likely and unsurprising turn for a UP Fine Arts bachelor's degree and Yale Drama post graduate title holder such as her. In total, Celia had costume and production designed nearly 80 prestigious Repertory plays which included among others, Rodgers and Hammerstein's "South Pacific" and Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Evita."

Published Books

DAYS OF OUR YEARS: The Laurel Legacy. A Compilation of Selected Writings of Jose P. Laurel. First Edition in English was published in the Philippines (1989)

DAYS OF OUR YEARS: The Laurel Legacy. Second edition in Japanese Translation. Launched at National Diet in Tokyo, Japan

QUOTES OF JOSE P. LAUREL. Selected and compiled by Celia Diaz-Laurel from Articles and Speeches of President Jose P. laurel (1934-1957). First Edition (1991), Second Edition (2006) reprinted by the Lyceum of the Philippines University

SINIPING GINTONG KAISIPAN NI JOSE P. LAUREL. Third Edition with Tagalog translation (2012)

LAUREL FAMILY TREE. Seven Generation Genealogy of the Laurel Family by Celia Diaz-Laurel and Gloria Carandang (1991)

DOMINGO FRANCO. A mini-biography written for the 100th Anniversary of the Execution of the 13 Martyrs of Bagumbayan (1997)

MY LOLO DOMINGO FRANCO. Biography of Domingo Franco, Patriot and Martyr of the Philippine Revolution (2011)

DOY LAUREL. Coffee Table book about the life of Doy Laurel (2005)

AFTER 100 YEARS - WHAT NEXT? (2010)

THE COLORS OF MY LIFE - CELIA DIAZ LAUREL PAINTER (2014)

MY LIVES BEHIND THE PROSCENIUM (to be formally launched on May 29, 2021)

May 2021
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