- Birth nameMa. Anna L. Asuncion
- Nicknames
- Ma-an
- Totot
- Tetet
- Height5′ 1″ (1.55 m)
- Ma-an L. Asuncion-Dagñalan, an acclaimed director and scriptwriter, won Best Director at the 2022 Cinemalaya Film Festival. She also gained international recognition, serving as a Pro Online Delegate at the 74th Locarno International Film Festival and winning Best Foreign Film at the LA Femme International Film Fest at La Femme International Film Fest 2023 for her film "Blue Room", now available on Netflix (Southeast Asia). Originally from San Fernando, Pampanga, she began her cinematic journey in 2003, studying cinematography, and later Mexican filmmaking under Gustavo Loza in 2006. Trained by National Artist for Film and Broadcast Arts Ricky Lee and Mr. Armando Lao. Ma-an played key roles in "Layang Bilanggo", which earned top honors at the 2010 Cinema Originals Film Festival.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Anonymous
- SpouseMichael Angelo Dagñalan(December 12, 2012 - present)
- Won, Best Screenplay, Michael Angelo Dagñalan, Ma-an L. Asuncion-Dagñalan, Melchor Escarcha for Layang bilanggo (2010), 6th Cinema One Originals Digital Film Festival 2010.
- Attended Ricky Lee's Script Writing Workshop in July to October 2018. This is where Ma-an finished her full-length script entitled, "Blue Room".
- She was a colorist of Quark Henares' "Malacañang 1968" in an anthology of comic-book shorts Siglo:Passion, which was launched on December 10, 2005 in Fully Booked Greenhills.
- Started writing "Blue Room" in 2010 in Mr. Armando Lao's Found Story Scriptwriting Workshop.
- She was a Finalist for "Blue Room" in DGPI QCinema Film Pitching in 2019, and she won 3rd prize from CMB Film Services.
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