She is hailed as the first female director in Philippine cinema. Her career started before World War 2 and one of her works during this era, Yaman ng Mahirap (1939) also featured the film debut of young Armida Siguion-Reyna, her niece who grew up to be a prolific actress. Other works of note are Magkaisang Landas (1939) and Pangarap (1940)