Khryss Adalia was a Filipino

Filipino people

The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....

 film, television, and stage director, writer, and actor.

Career

Khryss Adalia started in the entertainment industry as a scriptwriter for the 1982 movie Diosa and as a dubbing supervisor for the 1984 cult film Bagets. He did directing and acting in several movies. His last movie appearance was My Monster Mom

My Monster Mom

My Monster Mom is a comedy/drama film produced and distributed by Regal Films and GMA Films. It stars Annabelle Rama as Esme, an abrasive, loudmouth mother, and Ruffa Gutierrez as Abbey, her American-spoken daughter from the United States. Together they go through a series of antics and mishaps...

, which starred Annabelle Rama and Ruffa Gutierrez

Ruffa Gutiérrez

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Adalia directed several primetime and non-primetime shows on the GMA Network

GMA Network

GMA Network is a major commercial television & radio network in the Philippines. GMA Network is owned by GMA Network, Inc. a publicly listed company...

 including Te Amo, Maging Sino Ka Man

Te Amo, Maging Sino Ka Man

Te Amo, Maging Sino Ka Man was a GMA Network Philippine drama. It was the first Philippine drama to have its lead played by a foreign actor. The show premiered on February 2, 2004 and was part of the network's GMA Telebabad block...

, Love to Love, Carlo J. Caparas' Bakekang

Bakekang

Bakekang was a Philippine drama that aired on GMA Network from September 11, 2006, and ended on March 30, 2007. It aired internationally with a three-week delay on GMA Pinoy TV, which made Bakekang a success to viewers abroad....

, Mga Mata ni Anghelita

Mga Mata ni Anghelita

Mga Mata ni Anghelita was a Philippine drama produced by GMA Network that begun airing on July 2, 2007.This was a television remake of a 1978 film starring the late Julie Vega. The series is the third part of GMA Network's 57th Anniversary Offering....

, and, lastly, Ako si Kim Samsoon

Ako si Kim Samsoon

Ako si Kim Samsoon or simply Kim Samsoon was a romantic comedy Philippine drama that was aired on GMA Network, a remake of a popular and award-winning Korean drama that originally aired on MBC TV on Summer 2005...

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Cancer and death

Adalia was diagnosed with colorectal cancer

Colorectal cancer

Colorectal cancer, commonly known as bowel cancer, is a cancer caused by uncontrolled cell growth , in the colon, rectum, or vermiform appendix. Colorectal cancer is clinically distinct from anal cancer, which affects the anus....

 on August 20, 2008 together with a pulmonary infection.. On October 11, 2008, Adalia was rushed to the University of Santo Tomas Hospital

University of Santo Tomas Hospital

The University of Santo Tomas Hospital is located inside the España, Manila campus of University of Santo Tomas...

 because of his condition. He died two days later on the morning of October 13 at 7:30 a.m., 11 days after his birthday. His wake was held at the Funeraria Paz on G. Araneta Avenue in Quezon City

Quezon City

Quezon City is the former capital and the most populous city in the Philippines. Located on the island of Luzon, Quezon City is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila, the National Capital Region. The city was named after Manuel L...

and his remains were cremated there on October 18.