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portraitist and painter of rural Francisco was a Filipino muralist from Filipino composer, conductor, and
Philippine landscapes. Nicknamed the Angono, Rizal. music administrator. He was named a
"Grand Old Man of Philippine Art," he National Artist of the Philippines for
folk dancer and academic noted for injustices in the Philippines and was
her research on Philippine folk dance. later imprisoned for his involvement in Juan Felipe de Jesús Nakpil, KGCR
She is a recipient of the Republic the communist movement. known as Juan Nakpil, was a Filipino
National Artist of the Philippines for the National Artists for architecture.
Filipino Architects.
Guillermo Estrella Tolentino was a Napoleon "Billy" Veloso Abueva was Leonor Orosa Goquingco was a Filipino
Filipino sculptor and professor of the known as the "Father of Modern national artist in creative dance, who
University of the Philippines. He was Philippine Sculpture" Through was also known for breaking tradition
designated as a National Artist of the Proclamation No. 1539. He was within dance. She played the piano,
Philippines for Sculpture in 1973, proclaimed National Artist for drew art, designed scenery and
three years before his death. Sculpture in 1976 when he was 46, costumes, sculpted, acted, directed,
acclaim.
the Philippines for Literature.
Jovita Flores Fuentes was a Filipina Pablo Sebero Antonio, Sr. was a Vicente Silva Manansala was a Filipino
soprano singer. Filipino architect. A pioneer of cubist painter and illustrator. One of
publisher at 32.
Gerardo de Leon
Gerardo de León, ONA, was a Filipino Lucrecia Faustino Reyes-Urtula was a Francisco "Franz" Arcellana was a
film director and actor Filipino choreographer, theater Filipino writer, poet, essayist, critic,
orchestral productions.
Leandro V. Locsin was a Filipino Lucio D. San Pedro, Sr. was a Filipino Wilfrido María Guerrero was a Filipino
architect, artist, and interior designer composer and teacher who was playwright, director, teacher, and
known for his use of concrete, proclaimed a National Artist of the theater artist. He wrote over 100
floating volume and simplistic design in Philippines for Music in 1991. plays, 41 of which have been
his various projects. An avid collector, published. His unpublished plays have
he was fond of modern painting and either been broadcast on the radio or
Catalino Ortiz Brocka was a Filipino
Chinese ceramics. staged in various parts of the
film director. He is widely regarded as
Philippines.
one of the most influential and
and scholar.
Levi Celerio was a Filipino composer Arturo Rogerio Dimayuga Luz was a Carlos Lozada Quirino was a Philippine
and lyricist who is credited with Filipino visual artist. He was also a biographer and historian.
writing over 4,000 songs. Celerio was known printmaker, sculptor, designer,
1998.
Edith Cutaran Lopez-Tiempo, was a Ernani Joson Cuenco was a Filipino Ang Kiukok was a Filipino painter of
Filipino poet, fiction writer, teacher, composer, film scorer, musical Chinese descent and was a National
and literary critic in the English director, music teacher and Philippine Artist for Visual Arts.
writer who was one of the most widely director, actor and screenwriter.
Daisy Avellana was a Filipino stage read in the English language. A Noted for his melodramas,
actress and theater director. Avellana National Artist of the Philippines for particularly with feminist and moral
was honored as a National Artist of Literature, which was bestowed upon issues, he directed many landmark
the Philippines for Theater and Film in him in 2001, José's novels and short Filipino films such as Nunal sa Tubig,
1999. Avellana was born Daisy stories depict the social underpinnings City After Dark, Relasyon, Himala, and
Hontiveros on January 26, 1917, in of class struggles and colonialism in Hinugot sa Langit.
director, actor and theater organizer known by his pen name Rio Alma, is a known as Eddie Romero, was a Filipino
with an output of one novel, 150 poems Filipino visual artist, author, poet, film director, film producer and
and 50 plays in his 65-year lifetime. critic, translator, editor, teacher, and screenwriter.
known as "BenCab", is a Filipino poet, critic and dramatist. Lumbera is dancer, choreographer, stage designer
painter and was awarded National known for his nationalist writing and and artistic director. Obusan is
Artist of the Philippines for Visual for his leading role in the credited for his work in promoting
Arts in 2006. He has been noted as Filipinization movement in Philippine Philippine traditional dance and
"arguably the best-selling painter of literature in the 1960s, which cultural work. He is also an acclaimed
his generation of Filipino artists." resulted in his being one of the many archivist, researcher and
recognition.
Ronald Allan Kelley Poe, known Ildefonso Paez Santos Jr., popularly Manuel Conde was a Filipino actor,
professionally as Fernando Poe Jr., known simply as "IP Santos", was a director and producer. As an actor, he
and often referred to by his initials Filipino architect who was known for also used the screen name Juan
FPJ, was a Filipino actor, film being the "Father of Philippine Urbano during the 1930s aside from
director, producer, screenwriter, and Landscape Architecture." He was his more popular screen name.
distinction.
Frederico Aguilar Alcuaz was a Filipino Francisco V. Coching was a Filipino Francisco Francisco Feliciano was a
painter who exhibited extensively comic books illustrator and writer and Filipino composer and conductor. He
Internationally and whose work is regarded as one of the “pillars of was a National Artist of the
earned him recognition both in the the Philippine Komiks Industry”. He Philippines for Music.
Philippines and abroad. Alcuaz was served as both illustrator and writer
conferred the title of National Artist for his comic book stories, Coching is
Ramón Pagayon Santos is a Filipino
for Visual Arts, Painting, Sculpture referred to as the "King of Komiks",
composer, ethnomusicologist, and
and Mixed Media in 2009. and as the "Dean of Philippine Comics".
educator known for being the
Quezon City.