Presentation

1. AMY
AUSTRIA

2. Amy Austria
• Esmeralda Diaz Tuazon-Ventura (born December 13,
1961), known professionally as Amy
Austria (Tagalog: [ˈɐmi ʊsˈʔtɾija bɛnˈtʊɾa]), is a Filipino film
and television actress. She is a recipient of a FAMAS
Award, 2 Gawad Urian Awards, 3 FAP Awards and 4 MMFF
Awards (including three Best Actress wins).
• The Philippine Star listed Austria among the 15 Best
Actresses of All Time.[4] In 2019, Austria was inducted at
the Hall of Fame at the Metro Manila Film Festival.

3. Life and career
• Esmeralda Diaz 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, 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).

4. • 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), Anak (2000), Pagdating ng Panahon (2001), a Sharon
Cuneta starrer and I Will Always Love You (2006) starring Richard
Gutierrez And Angel Locsin. Anak is her second reunion movie with
veteran actress & close friend Vilma Santos, after Langis at
Tubig & Paano Ba Ang Mangarap?.

5. • In the 2000s, Austria came back to acting Via small screen in
2000; she was part of the highly acclaimed International
Primetime drama Pangako Sa 'Yo or more well known as "The
Promise" from 2000 to 2002 on ABS-CBN as Lourdes in 2003,
she starred in GMA-7 oriented programs such as Kirara Anong
Kulay Nang Pag Ibig? The Fantasy TV Series Mulawin from
2004 to 2005 and the movie adaptation turned Grand Finale of
the series which was featured in 2005's Metro Manila Film
Festival in her reprising role. She also made an appearance on
another GMA program entitled Narito Ang Puso Ko.

6. • In 2006, she returned to ABS-CBN for its much-awaited and
commercially successful remake of Bituing Walang Ningning, which
was extended for another month. She played a new character in the
TV series made by novelist and comic creator Nerissa Cabral as an
antagonist and mother to Angelika Dela Cruz's lead character Lavina
as Barbara Arguelles the stage mother and con artist who has a share
of her downfall. The series attained 42% percent high share in TV
ratings. This was her second screentime with Dela Cruz. Austria
accepted another for another Primetime Drama from a classic film and
remake Walang Kapalit as a supporting character again from 2008 to
2010. She took a break from offers from TV and film.

7. • In 2011, she accepted the military primetime drama Minsan
Lang Kita Iibigin, which aired from March 7, 2011, to August
19, 2011. She took the role with the help from her cousin
Lorna Tolentino and reunited her fellow veteran screen
actors, such as Boots Anson Roa, Ronaldo Valdez, and
Tonton Gutierrez, and John Estrada and her first with Coco
Martin, and Maja Salvador and Andi Eigenmann.

8. • In 2012, she starred in Lorenzo's Time with Zaijan Jaranilla, In 2013,
she was seen on the lifestyle entertainment talk show Inside The
Cinema with Boy Abunda on Cinema One (Movie Channel ABS-CBN
Subsidiaries) and in 2014, she became a part of Ikaw Lamang on its
second Book as the older version of Kim Chiu's character Isabel with
fellow award-winning actors Joel Torre, Rio Locsin, Nonie
Buencamino, and Christopher de Leon and also her reunion with
Coco Martin, on their second series appearances. In 2015, she was
seen in remake of Pangako Sa 'Yo as the adoptive mother of Kathryn
Bernardo's character.
• After she became part of the primetime television series Halik as the
mother of Jericho Rosales' character, Austria returned to GMA
Network for One of the Baes and Hearts on Ice, respectively.

9. Filmography
• Film
1977 Dabiana Susan Romero
1980 Brutal Monica Real
1980 Langis at Tubig Pilar Jarlego
1984
May Lamok sa Loob ng
Kulambo
Ester Bayung-bayongan Jr.
1995 Patayin sa Sindak si Barbara Arlene
1995 Campus Girls Criselda
1995 The Flor Contemplacion Story Delia Maga
1996 In My Own Hand Anne
1996 Kristo Mary Magdalene

10. 1996
Nananabik... Sa 'yong
Pagbabalik
1996 Trudis Lilt Magna
1997 Anak ng Dilim Magda
1997 Ako Lang sa Langit Bebang
1997 Frats
1998 Shirley
1999 Anak ng Dilim Magda
1999 Bullet
1999 Muro-Ami Susan
2000 Anak Lyn
2001 Hostage Via Morales
2001 Pagdating ng Panahon Ate Soni

11. 2001 Bagong Buwan Fatima
2002 Mga Munting Tinig Luz
2002 Mano Po Linda Go-dela Madrid
2003 Magnifico Tessie
2003 Babae sa Breakwater Jovy
2004 Annie B.
2004 Singles
2004 Beautiful Life Benita
2004 Mano Po III: My Love Lilia's mother
2005 Mulawin: The Movie Lourdes
2006 I Will Always Love You Encar
2019 Man and Wife Idad

12. Television
1983–1985 Yagit Dolor
GMA Network
1995–1996 Kadenang Kristal Kristal
1999
Kirara, Ano ang Kulay
ng Pag-ibig?
Rose
2000
Umulan Man o
Umaraw
Chona
2000–2002 Pangako Sa 'Yo
Lourdes Magpantay-
Buenavista
ABS-CBN
2003–2004 Narito ang Puso Ko Elsa Campuspos
2004–2005 Mulawin Lourdes
2005 Now and Forever: Mukha Fatima
2005–2006 Sugo Graciela

13. 2006 Bituing Walang Ningning Barbara Arguelles
ABS-CBN
2007 Walang Kapalit Ceding
2011 Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin
Lora Sebastiano-del Tierro
/ Rosa Sta. Maria
2012
Tanikala: Ang Ikaapat ng
Yugto - Unos
Lupe GMA Network
Lorenzo's Time
Mildred Montereal-
Gamboa
ABS-CBN
2014 Ikaw Lamang
Señora Isabelle Miravelez-
Hidalgo
2015–2016 Pangako Sa 'Yo Belen Macaspac

14. 2017
The Promise of
Forever
Olivia Ortega-Borja
2018–2019 Halik
Dolores "Dolor"
Salvador-Bartolome
2019–2020 One of the Baes
Josephine "Jo" Rubio
/ Josephine De La
Cruz Aragoza
GMA Network
2019
Dear Uge: Monito
Monita
Chynna
2020 24/7 Lourdes Jacinto ABS-CBN
2023 Hearts on Ice
Liberty "Libay" Bravo-
Martinez
GMA Network

15. Awards and nominations
Year Award/Category Nominated work Result
2015 29th PMPC Star Awards for TV
Best Supporting Actress for Pangako Sa
'Yo (2015 TV series)
Nominated
2014 28th PMPC Star Awards for TV
Best Drama Supporting Actress for Ikaw
Lamang
Nominated
2013 27th PMPC Star Awards for TV
Best Drama Supporting Actress
for Lorenzo's Time
Nominated
2012 Eastwood City Walk Of Fame Celebrity Inductee Won
2011 25th Star Awards for TV
Best Drama Actress for Minsan Lang
Kita Iibigin
Nominated
2005
ENPRESS Golden Screen
Entertainment TV Awards
Outstanding Lead Supporting Actress in
a Drama Series for Mulawin
Won