Her work in '' Diablo '' earned Quiambao the first acting award of her career . In 2012 , she won " Best Actress in the New Breed category " at the 8th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival . In a later interview , Quiambao described her reaction to winning the honor , " I was strangely calm , ” she recalled . “ I did n’t feel cold ; I did n’t cry . I was glad that the trophy was presented to me by Iza Calzado . I ’ve worked with her a number of times on TV and in the movies . I love that girl . " She also said that she was thrilled to see other veteran Filipino actors win Cinemalaya awards that years , including Anita Linda and Eddie Garcia , which she called " the night of senior citizens . " Quiambao suffered a heart attack on June 28 , 2013 while attending the premiere of the one-act play , '' Pamamanhikan '' , which she was performing in as part of the '' Virgin Labfest 9 '' theatre festival . She died at Capitol Medical Center in Quezon City at 8:09 p.m. on July 5 , 2013 , at the age of 66 . Her funeral was held at the Arlington Memorial Chapels in Quezon City
8th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival
8th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival
Ama Quiambao