FILIPINO DRAMADURING THEJAPANESEPERIOD

The

drama experienced a lull during the

Japanese period because movie
housesshowing Americanfilms wereclosed.
The big movie houses were just made to
show stage shows.
Manyoftheplayswere reproductions
ofEnglish plays to Tagalog.
The translators were Francisco SocRodrigo,
AlbertoConcio,and NarcisoPimentel.
Theyalso founded the organization of
Filipino players named Dramatic
Philippines.

Francisco Soc Rodrigo

Francisco Soc Rodrigo

Soc

Rodrigo was born on 29 January 1914 in

Bulacan,Bulacan, to food vendor Marcela
Aldana and horse-carriage driver Melecio
Rodrigo. He was a relative to the Filipino
heroesMarcelo del PilarandGregorio del
Pilar.
He earned his Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor
of Science in Education degrees fromAteneo
de ManilaandUniversity of Santo Tomas,
graduating
magna
cum
laude
and
valedictorian.
Rodrigo was a playwright in English and
Tagalog. His most celebrated play wasSa
Pula, Sa Puti.Some other famous works

Sa pula, Sa puti

Jose Ma. Hernandez

(1904-1982)

Jose Ma. Hernandez

Dramatist, Author and Educator
A distinguished man of letters, Jose Ma. Hernandez
was born on June 19, 1904. He graduated
valedictorian from the Mabini Intermediate School
and received the degree of Bachelorof Science in
education from the University of the Philippines in
1928. After graduation, heenrolled at Columbia
University for the summer term of 1929. He earned
his masters degree inEnglish,cum laude,from the
University of Notre Dame in Indiana. His thesis was,
ThePhilosophy of Joseph Conrad. His most
significant plays are Panday Pira, a historical
drama in three acts which was presented by UPs
Rizal Center.

Panday Pira
Panday Pira was a play written by
Jose Ma. Hernandez. It was a story
of a Pampango Indio blacksmith
who is acknowledge as The First
Filipino Cannon-maker and on
how he managed to work as an
blacksmith during the time of
Rajah Sulayman and Gov-Gen
Miguel Lopez de Legazpi.

Clodualdo Del Mundo

Clodualdo del Mundo

Clodualdo del Mundo, Jr.(born March 11, 1948) is aFilipino
screenwriter,director, andauthor. In 1968, he got a bachelor
of arts degree at theAteneo de Manila Universityin 1968
followed by a master of arts in radio-television-film in 1974
fromUniversity of Kansasand
a
doctoral
degree
in
communication studiesat theUniversity of Iowain 1994. He
headed
the
communication
arts
department
of
De La Salle Universityfrom 1975 to 1985 and was a founding
member and former chairman of the Manunuri ng Pelikulang
Pilipino, and vice-president of the Screenwriters Guild of the
Philippines.
Del Mundo is a well-respected figure in theFilipino filmindustry
and has garnered amount of critical acclaim for his body of work
during the 1970s and 1980s.Pepot Superstaris the first fulllength feature written and directed by del Mundo. His most
significant play was Bulaga (an expression in the game hide and
seek.)

Julian Cruz Balmaceda

(January 28, 1885September 18, 1947)

Julian Cruz Balmaceda

Was

a Filipino poet, essayist, playwright,

novelist, journalist, and linguist. He made
several works written in Tagalog, English and
Spanish languages.
Balmaceda
was born onOrion,Bataanon
January 28, 1885. He attendedColegio
de San Juan de Letranfor college. Two years
later,
he
finished
law
onEscuela
de
Derecho(School of Law) under the same
college. When he was fourteen, his first written
play entitledSugat ng Puso(Broken Heart). His
major play,Ang Piso ni Anita(Anita's One
Peso Coin) won first place in a play writing
contest sponsored by theBureau of Posts. The
play is all about thriftiness and was composed