THEATER

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Joannamarie Nano
Rechelle Eran
Havanah Dela Cruz
Glenn Harold Torejos
 ATANG DE LA RAMA

 was a singer and bodabil performer who

became the first Filipina film actress.
Atang de la Rama was born in Pandacan,
Manila on January 11, 1902.
 HONORATA D
E LA RAMA-HERNANDEZ
Atang de la Rama
• Born: January 11, 1902 Pandacan, Manila,
Philippine Islands
• On July 11, 1991, (aged 89) she died of a
lingering illness. She was given a state funeral,
and buried at the North Cemetery.
• Occupation Filipino singer and actress Awards
National Artist of the Philippines.svg Order of
National Artists of the Philippines
Other awards she received were:
• Panitik ng Kababaihan (1950),
• Kababaihan ng Lahi (1975),
• Presidential medal of merit (1966),
• Sagisag ng Lungsod ng Maynila (1964),
• Diwa ng Lahi (1974),
• Reyna ng Kundiman at Mutya ng Dulang Tagalog
(1963),
• Queen of the Kundiman and Prima Donna of Filipino
Theater (1968)
• , Reyna ng Kundiman, Paglilingkod sa Bayan (1973),
• Tandang Sora trophy (1977)
• , Walang Kupas Award (1982) and The Ateneo de
Manila University Tanglaw ng Lahi.
 W O RK S

S H E W R O T E SH O RT S TO RI E S I N TA G A LO G S U C H A S
"D O O N S A D A K O N G TI M O G " , " SA M A L AYA N G
L U PA I N ", " N A K U K U BL I N G TA L A " ( U N D E R T H E
P SE U D O N Y M O F H ER MI N I A D E LA RI VA ) A N D
" K A H I N A H I N AYA N G N A PA G - I BI G " ( U N D ER TH E P E N
N A ME MATI MT I M A N G L A Q U I ) .S H E W R O T E S K I T S I N
S PA N I S H , E N G L I S H A N D TA G A L O G , I N CL U D I N G
" H EL E - H E LE ", "K A BAYA N I H A N " A N D "M I L A G RO S
N G BI R H E N " , TO N A ME A FE W. S H E A LS O W RO T E
LY RI C S F O R S O N G S S U CH A S "PA G - A SA ", W H O S E
M U S I C WA S CO MP O S E D B Y L . I G N A CI O .
 LEVI CELERIO  

was a Filipino composer and lyricist who is

credited with writing over 4,000 songs.
 LEVI CELERIO
• Born: April 30, 1910 in tondo manila
• Philippines Died: April 2, 2002 (aged 91)
in Quezon city Philippines
• Celerio is also poet. He was also a film
actor who appeared in various Philippine
films of the 1950s and 1960s.
 
• *AWARDS AND RECOGNITION On
October 9, 1997, pursuant to Proclamation
No. 1114, President Fidel V. Ramos
proclaimed him a National Artist for Music
and Literature. His citation read that his
music “was a perfect embodiment of the
heartfelt sentiments and valued traditions of
the Filipino.”
 WORKS

AMONG ORIGINAL PILIPINO MUSIC (OPM) SONGS HE

C O M P O S E D A R E " I K AW " , " K A H I T K O N T I N G PA G T I N G I N " ,
"SAAN KA MAN NAROROON? (1968)". HE WROTE THE
LY R I C S O F T H E F I L I P I N O L U L L A B Y " S A U G O Y N G
D U YA N " . H E A L S O C O M P O S E D F O L K S O N G S I N C L U D I N G
" A K O AY M AY S I N G S I N G " , " A N G P I P I T " , " D U N G AW I N M O
H I R A N G " , " I T I K - I T I K " , " P I TO N G G ATA N G " , A N D " WA R AY-
WA R AY " " S A U G O Y N G D U YA N " , I N PA RT I C U L A R , WA S A
C O L L A B O R AT I O N W I T H L U C I O S A N P E D R O , A F E L L O W
N AT I O N A L A RT I S T. " A N G PA S K O AY S U M A P I T " ,
O F F I C I A L LY T I T L E D " M A L I G AYA N G PA S K O AT
M A S A G A N A N G B A G O N G TA O N " I S A N E X A M P L E O F A
WELL-KNOWN CHRISTMAS SONG BY CELERIO, WHICH
WA S T H E TA G A L O G V E R S I O N F R O M T H E O R I G I N A L
C E B U A N O S O N G , K A S A D YA N I N G TA K N A A , B Y V I C E N T E
RUBI AND MARIANO VESTIL. HE ALSO WROTE THE
C H R I S T M A S C A R O L S " PA S K O N A N A M A N " A N D " N O C H E
B U E N A " W I T H C O M P O S E R F E L I P E PA D I L L A D E L E Ó N I N
1965. ORKS
 WILFRIDO MA.
GUERRERO

a Filipino playwright, director, teacher and

theater artist.
 W I LF R I D O M A . G U ER RE R O

• born: January 22, 1911 in Ermita, AWARDS Guerrero received three national
awards:

• Manila died: April 28, 1995 (aged 84) • The Araw ng Maynila Award in 1969 Rizal
• Pro-Patria Award for Drama, 1961
• was a Filipino playwright, director, teacher • Republic Cultural Heritage Award for
and theater artist. Guerrero wrote well over Literature, 1972
100 plays, 41 of which have been published.
His unpublished plays have either been
broadcast over the radio or staged in various
parts of the Philippines.
 WORKS

W O M EN A RE E X TR A O R D I N A RY, 1 9 3 7
H ATE BE G I N S , 1 9 3 8
RO M A N CE I N B M I N O R, 1 9 3 9
M O V I E A RTI ST S , 1 94 0
WA N T ED : A CH A P E RO N E, 19 4 0
FO REV ER, 1 94 1
CO N D E M N ED , 1 9 4 4
 ROLANDO SANTOS
TINIO

 was a Filipino poet, dramatist, director,

actor, critic, essayist and educator.
 R O L A N D O S A N TO S TI N I O
• born: March 5, 1937 in tondo manila
• Philippine commonwealth died: july
7, 1997 (age 60) manila Philippines
• was a Filipino poet, dramatist,
director, actor, critic, essayist and
educator.
Awards
• Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Poetry
• Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for One-act Play in
Filipino
• Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Poetry in Filipino
• Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Screenplay in
Filipino
• Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Essay in Filipino
• Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Full-length Play
 WORKS

TINIO PUBLISHED FOUR SEMINAL BOOKS OF

POEMS BETWEEN 1972 AND 1993. THEY
E N C O M PA S S E D S O C I A L S AT I R E ,   P O E M S O F L O V E
A N D E V E R Y D AY L I F E , A N D P O I G N A N T
CONFESSIONAL VERSE. THE LANGUAGE
P R O G R E S S E D F R O M " TA G L I S H , " A M I X T U R E O F
TA G A L O G A N D E N G L I S H , T O P U R E F I L I P I N O A N D
BACK TO ENGLISH.
 DAISY AVELLANA

was a Filipino stage actress and theater

director. 
 DAISY AVELLANA

• born: January 26, 1917 in capiz Philippines • She was awarded the Philippine National
Island Artist for Theater and Film in 1999.
• died: May 12, 2013 (aged 96) died Sunday • FAMAS Award [Nominee] (1966) Best
morning due to a lingering sickness. Actress
• Nickname The First Lady of the Philippine
Theater
• Avellana was honored as a National Artist of
the Philippines for Theater and Film in 1999
 H E R N O TA BL E W O RK S

A S A D I REC TO R I N CLU D E D I EG O S I L A N G ( 1 9 6 8)
A N D WA LA N G S U G AT ( 1 9 7 1) . SH E A L S O STA RRE D I N
P LAY S SU CH A S O T H EL L O ( 1 9 5 3) , M A CB ET H I N
BL A C K ( 1 9 5 9) A N D CA SA D E BE RN A R D A A L BA
( 1 9 6 7) , A M O N G O TH ER S. H ER S CR EE N P LAY S A RE
SA K AY ( 1 9 3 9 ) A N D P O RT RA I T O F T H E A RT I S T A S
F I L I PI N O ( 1 9 5 5 ) .
 SEVERINO MONTANO

 is considered one of the Titans of

Philippine Theater. He was a playwright,
director, actor and theater organizer with
an output of one novel, 150 poems and 50
plays in his 65-year lifetime.
 SEVERINO MONTANO
• born: January 3, 1915 was born in Laoag,
Ilocos Norte.
• He died on December 12, 1980, at the age
of 65.
• There is no cause of death listed for
Severino.
• He was a playwright, director, actor and
theater organizer with an output of one
novel, 150 poems and 50 plays in his 65-
year lifetime.
• His awards include the Kalinangan Award
from the city of Manila (1968), the
Presidential Award for Merit in Drama
and Theater (1961), the Citizen's
Committee for Mass Media Award (1967
and 1968), the Pamulinawen Award
(1981), and the National Artist Award
(2001). The last two awards were given
posthumously.
 HIS PUBLISHED WORKS

INCLUDE THE LOVE OF LEONOR RIVERA (POETIC

T R A G E D Y I N T W O - PA RT S ) ,
M Y M O R N I N G S TA R ( P O E T I C H I S TO R I C A L T R A G E D Y I N
T H R E E - PA RT S ) ,
BUT NOT MY SONS ANY LONGER (POETIC TRAGEDY IN
T W O - PA RT S ) ,
G A B R I E L A S I L A N G ( P O E T I C H I S TO R I C A L T R A G E D Y I N
T H R E E - PA RT S ) ,
T H E M E R RY W I V E S O F M A N I L A ( C O M E D Y O F M A N N E R S
I N T H R E E - PA RT S ) ,
SABINA (TRAGEDY),
T H E L A D I E S A N D T H E S E N A D O R ( S AT I R I C A L C O M E D Y )
A N D PA RT I N G AT C A L A M B A ( H I S TO R I C A L D R A M A ) .
 T H AT ’ S AL L

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