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 LEVI CELERIO

NATIONAL
ARTIST FOR
(1910 – 2002)
LITERATURE
AND MUSIC
 Celerio was born in Tondo, Manila on April
30, 1910

Written the lyrics for over 4000 songs in

ABOUT HIM his life time

He died on April 02, 2002 in Quezon City,

at the Age of 82

He known for Creating music with a

mouth-blown leaf
 • He studied at the Academy of
Music in Manila under a
SCHOOL HE Scholarship
STUDIED
• He join the Manila symphony
Orchestra
 • His Parent’s named Cafelio Cruz and Juliana
Celerio
• Levi Celerio was married to lina Celerio and
has 12 children
PERSONAL • He had 4 failed relationship
LIFE • Singer – Comedian Veronica Palilceo is a half
sister of his and Director – Actor Tony Cruz
was a half brother
• “Celerio” is the username of his Mother, His
mother prefered to let her son use her
username, because she was not married to
levi’s father
 • He also translated and Re-wrote the lyrics of
folksongs to traditional melodies like:
MINI BIO 1. Maliwanag na buwan (From Ilocos)
ABOUT LEVI 2. Ako ay may Singsing (from Pampanga)
3. Alibangbang (From Visayas)

• He also played the Piano as a past time but not

in a professional capacity
 • FAMAS AWARD
1. FAMAS Lifetime Achievement Award
(Winner) – 1985
2. Memorial Award (Winner) – 1980
AWARDS/ • GAWAD URIAN AWARD
ACHIEVEMENT 1. Lifetime Achievement Award (Winner) –
1993

• October 09, 1997

1. Proclaimed him a National artist for music
and literature by President Fidel Ramos
 • The University of the Philippines
conferred him an honorary Doctorate
degree in Humanities in 1991
AWARDS • The Academy of the Philippines gave
Celeno the Life time Achievement Award
in 1989
• The Gawad ‘Para sa Sining in 1991’
• The Guinness Book of world Records for
Being the only person make music with a
Mouth-Blown Leaf
 Including:
1. Pasko ay sumapit
2. Kahit konting pagtingin
3. Ang pipit
HE COMPOSED A 4. Itik-Itik
SONG 5. Duwangin mo Hirang
6. Pasko na naman
7. Gaano ko ikaw kamahal
8. Sa ugoy ng Duyan
9. Hating gabi
10.Saan ka man Naroroon
HE
COMPOSED
MIGUEL VELARDE JR.
A composer,
conductor, song
(1913 – 1986) writers, movie actor,
musical director, song
editor
 Known as “MIKE”

He was born in Manila, on October 23, 1913

ABOUT HIM
He Died on 1986

He’s Composer, Conductor, Movie Actor, Song

Writers and Musical Director
 • Velarde studied at the Zamboanga
Normal School, where he became a
member of the school Orschestra
HE SCHOOL and Graduated as a Valedictorian.
STUDIED
• He went to Manila to pursue a
degree in Medicine at the
University of the Philippines
 • He’s the second of two children of Dr. Miguel
Velarde Sr. and Dolores Guison
• His Family Moved to Zamboanga when he was
only 1 year old and he spent the next 18 years of
PERSONAL his life
LIFE • His Mother who became his first music teacher
in Piano and Violin when he was 6 years old
• He learned the Basics of Harmony and
Composition from Antonio Molina and Ariston
Avelino he further deepened his musical
knowledge through self-study
 • He went on support himself as a bus
conductor to realize his dream
• He later got a job at a radio station
MINI BIO where he was featured as singer and
ABOUT MIKE jazz composer in its morning and
evening programs
• He had a jazz band known as “Mike
Velarde’s Jazztocrats”
• He became editor of the Literary Song
Movie Magazine
 1. THE FAMAS (Filipino Movie Arts and Sciences)
• Best Picture (1960)
• Best Director (1961)
2. 1956, Luksang Tagumpay and Medalyong Perlas
3. 1957, Best Story and Best screenplay
4. 1970,
• He won the Best Conductor Award at the First
AWARDS/ International Popular song contest in Japan with his
ACHIEVEMENT Composition as long as Forever
5. 1975
• The Philippine Government Cultural Association
Awarded him the Cultural Achievement Award in
Popular Music
6. 1986, He received the GAWAD CCP ‘Para sa Sining’
 • He wrote the story and screenplay, and alaala kita
(1961)
• He went into writing Tagalog songs, Composing the
song Ugoy-Ugoy Blues
• He composed musical scores for sampaguita films’
HE movie production
• He composed highly melodious and Romantic songs
COMPOSED A such as:
SONG 1. Ikaw (1935)
2. Lahat ng araw (1939)
3. Habang buhay (1938)
4. Dahil Sa Iyo (1938)
5. Minahal kita (1940)
6. Ikaw ay akin (1940)
COMPOSED
ACTIVITY: LEVI
CELERIO
1. Celerio was born in _____________ on _________.
a. Quezon City, April 02, 2002
b. Tondo Manila, April 02, 2002
c. Quezon City, April 30, 1910
d. Tondo Manila, April 30, 1910
2. How many Children’s Levi Celerio have?
a. 12 c. 14
b. 13 d. 15
3. Levi known as only person make music in
a. Violin c. leaf
b. Piano d. Paper
4. Why Levi’s mother prefered to let her son use her username “Celerio”?
a. Because her mother doesn’t like her username of her husband
b. Because they not married
c. Because levi’s want that
d. Because his father doesn’t like his child
5. Levi Celerio had written the lyrics for over ______ songs in his life time
a. 3000 songs c. 4000 songs
b. 3010 song d. 4010 songs