Severino Reyes
Severino Reyes (February 11, 1861 – September 15, 1942) was a Filipino writer, playwright, and director of plays. He used the pen name Lola Basyang.[1][2] He was nicknamed "Don Binoy".
Career
Reyes wrote 26 zarzuelas and 22 dramas in his career.[3] He is known as the "Father of Tagalog Plays" and as the "Father of the Tagalog Zarzuela".[4]
Reyes helped found the Liwayway magazine in 1922, and is recognized for pioneering the Tagalog literary renascence during his lifetime.[5] His stories under the pen name Lola Basyang were the magazine's most widely read feature.[5]
Works
- Walang Sugat
- R.I.P (Requiescat in Pace)
- Mga Bihag ni Cupido
- Ang Tunay na Hukom
- Kalye Pogi
- Ang Halik ni Hudas
- Cablegrama Fatal
- Puso ng Isang Pilipina
- Ang Bagong Fausto
- Filotea, o Ang Pag-aasawa ni San Pedro
- Opera Italiana
- San Lazaro
- Alamat ng LaMOK Lola basyang
Personal life
Reyes married his childhood friend Maria Paz Puato, and they had 17 children.[5]
He spoke both Tagalog and Spanish, and understood Latin, Greek, Hebrew, and various Philippine languages.[5]
Refere
- ↑ "Looking Back : Anniversaries", Philippine Daily Inquirer, 5 January 2011. Retrieved on 7 March 2011.
- ↑ Banham, Martin (1995). The Cambridge guide to theatre. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-43437-9.
- ↑ Did you know: Playwright Severino "Lola Basyang" Reyes (9 February 2012).
- ↑ Asis, Raul. 'Walang Sugat' to be staged, Feb 11-13. Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved on 27 June 2011.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Palafox, Queenie Ann (4 September 2012). The Life and Drama of Severino Reyes.
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