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

Ang Kalupi

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

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
dialects.

Born February 11, 1861

Santa Cruz, Manila ,

Captaincy General of the Philippines

Died September 15, 1942 (aged 81)

Pen name Lola Basyang

Occupation Writer

Language Tagalog, Spanish, English

Alma mater Colegio de San Juan de Letran , University of Santo Tomas

Genre Plays

Notable works Walang Sugat (literally "No Wounds", meaning "not wounded", with the concept of being
"unscathed")

Children Pedrito Reyes , Jose Reyes and Torcuato Reyes