National

Artists for
Dance, Music,
Film and
Theater
Cinema/Film
Lamberto V. Avellana

�Tagged as the �The Boy Wonder of Philippine Movies� as

early as 1939.
�Some of his works are entitled: Kalderong Pilak- Cannes
International Film Festival; Anak Dalita- Grand Prix at the
Asian Film Festival; Badjao- Asia Award
Manuel Conde

�He is known for producing and directing films based on old Filipino
tales such as �Si Juan Tamad� and �Ang Ibong Adarna�.
�He also directed a movie entitled �Genghis Khan�.
Eddie S. Romero

�He is a screenwriter, film director and producer.

�His works are considered Filipino classics such as:
�Ganito Kami Noon� Paano Kayo Ngayon?
�Banta ng Kahapon
�Aguila
�Noli Me Tangere
Lino Brocka

�He is recognized for his films which explores the lives of people in
the marginalized sectors.
�Some of his works are: �Tinimbang Ka Ngunit Kulang�, �Insiang�,
�Bona� and �Maynila:Sa Kuko ng Liwanag�.
�He directed theatre organizations such as the Philippine
Educational Theater Association and the Concerned Artists of the
Philippines.
Gerardo de Leon

�A prominent film maker in the 50s and 60s producing

classics such as:
�Daigidig ng Mga Api
�Noli Me Tangere
�El Filibusterismo
�Dyesebel
�Sisa
Ishmael Bernal

��the genius of Philippine cinema�

�Some of his works are: �Himala�, �City after Dark�, and �Nunal sa
Tubig�
�He was hailed Director of the Decade of the 1970s by the Catholic
Mass Media Awards; Best Director by the Urian Awards and given
the ASEAN Cultural Award in Communication Arts
Ronald Allan K. Poe

�He is considered an icon of the film industry working as

an actor, director, writer and producer.
�Some films he starred are:
�Totoy Bato
�Mga Alabok sa Lupa
�Partida
�Ang Probinsyano
�Ang Panday series
DANCE
Francisca Reyes Aquino

�She was known for �Philippine Folk Dances and Games�.

�The supervisor of physical education in 1940s at the Bureau of
Education.
�Her other works are �Philippine National Dances�, �Gymnastics for
Girls�, and �Fundamental Dance Steps and Music�.
Leonor Orosa Goquinco

�She is know as the Mother of Philippine Theater Dance.

�She blended folkloric and Asian styles in ballet choreography.
�The founding member of the Philippine Ballet Theater and the
Honorary Chair of the Association of Ballet Academies of the
Philippines.
�Some of her produced choreographies are:
�TREND:Return to Native
�Noli Dance Suite
�Filipinescas: Philippine Life, Legend and Lore
Ramon Obusan

�A dancer, choreographer, artistic director, researcher and

documentary film maker.
�Founder of Folkloric Group
�His choreographies are the following:
�Vamos a Belen! Series
�Unpublished Dances of the Philippines
�Glimpses of ASEAN, Dances and Music of the ASEAN-Member Countries
�Saplot: Philippine Costumes in Dance
Lucrecia Reyes-Urtula

�The dance director of the Bayanihan Philippine Dance

Company.
�Two of the dances she had staged were Singkil and Vinta.
Alice Reyes

�She is known in blending styles and movements from the Philippine

indigenous dance, classical ballet and modern dance.
�She said that contemporary dance language that is uniquely Filipino.
�Popularized the modern dance in 1970
�Some of her major works include:
�At a Maranaw Gathering
�Tales of the Manuvu
�Rama Hari
�Bayanihan Remembered
MUSIC
Antonino Buenaventura

�He was known for his marches such as Triumphal March, History
Fantasy, Echoes from the Philippines and Ode to Freedom.
�Philippine folksongs and dances
�He wrote compositions for solo instruments and symphonic and
orchestral works.
�He is the conductor of the Philippine Army Band.
Ernani Cuenco

�He is known for the following songs: Bato sa Buhangin, Gaano kita
Kamahal, Inang Bayan, Isang Dalangin, Kalesa and Pilipinas.
�He played with the Filipino Youth Symphony Orchestra and the
Manila Symphony Orchestra as well as the Manila Chamber
Soloists.
Francisco Feliciano

�His major works are Ashen Wings, Sikhay sa Kabila ng Paalam, La

Loba Negra, Yerma, Pamugun and Pokpok Alimako.
�He is known for using modal scales in his operas and orchestral
works.
�He fused indigenous music in his compositions.
�The Philippine Madrigal Singers, UST Singers and Novo
Concertante Manila sang his choral compositions.
Jovita Fuentes

�She was best known for her portrayal of Cio-cio San in Giacomo
Puccini�s Madame Butterfly in Italy in April 1925.
�She established the Artists� Guild of the Philippines.
Jose Maceda

�He explored Filipino traditional music and Philippine ethnic.

�Some of his written compositions were: Ugma-ugma, Pagsamba
and Udlot-udlot
Lucio San Pedro

�Known for his compositions, Sa Ugoy ng Duyan, Sa Mahal Kong

Bayan, Dance of the Fairies.
�He was the conductor of the Peng Kong Grand Mason Concert
Band, San Pedro Band of Angono, and Banda Angono Numero Uno.
Levi Celerio

�Most known for his recognition as the only man who could play
with a leaf in the Guinness Book of World Records.
�The dean of Filipino lyricist.
�Lifetime Achievement Award of the Film Academy of the Philippines
for writing songs for local movies.
Felipe Padilla de Leon

�He was known for Filipinizing western music forms.

�Some of his works are: Mariang Makiling Overture, Maynila
Overture, Payapang Daigdig, and Ako�y Pilipino.
Lucresia R. Kasilag

�She was known for fusing Filipino ethnic music with Western musical
influences.
�She is also known for incorporating Filipino indigenous musical
instruments in orchestral works.
�Served as the president of the CCP for 17 years.
�Her works are: Legend of Sarimanok, Ang Pamana, and East Meets Jazz
Ethnika.
Antonio J. Molina

�He was known for introducing the pentatonic scale, whole tone
scale, linear counterpoints and the use of dominant ninths and
eleventh chords in Philippine music.
�His most popular composition is �Hatinggabi�.
Ramon P. Santos

�A Filipino composer, musicologist, ethnomusicologist who has made a

Chevalier de l�Ordre des Arts et Lettres in 1987.
�He helped in advocating modern Philippine music that is still based on
early Asian practices and way of life.
Andrea Veneracion

�The founder of UP�s Madrigal Singers.

�She is also recognized as an important authority in the
development of Philippine choral music.
THEATER
Daisy Avellana

�Co-founded the Barangay Theatre Guild in 1939.

�She portrayed Candida Marasigan both in stage and film version of Nick
Joaquin�s �Portrait of the Artist as Filipino�.
�She directed �Diego Silang� and �Walang Sugat�.
Honorata �Atang� dela Rama

�National Artist for Theater and Music in 1987.

�She was known as the Queen of Kundiman.
�The first actress to portray a fifteen-year old in a Tagalog
sarsuela, �Dalagang Bukid.�
Rolando S. Tinio

�National Artist for both theatre and literature.

Salvador F. Bernal

�National Artist for Theater Design in 2003.

�He used local materials in theatre design for local productions.
�He organized the Philippine Association of Theater Designers and
Technicians (PATDAT) and the CCP Production Design Center.
Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero

�The director of the UP Dramatic Club for 16 years.

�He founded the UP Mobile Theater.
�His famous plays are:
�Wanted: A Chaperone
�Condemned
�Half and Hour in a Convent
Severino Montano

�He organized the Arena Theater while being the Dean of Instruction
at PNC.
�He established a graduate program to train directors, playwrights,
technicians, designers and actors.
�He was also awarded the Presidential Award for Merit in Drama and
Theater.