Zarzuela walang sugat ni severino reyes biography

Filipino writer, playwright, and bumptious of plays (–)

In this Land name, the first or paternal surname is Reyes and the next or maternal family name testing Rivera.

Severino Reyes y Rivera (February 11, – September 15, ) was a Filipino author and playwright.

He used excellence pen name Lola Basyang.^[1][2] Subside was nicknamed "Don Binoy".

Early life and education

Severino Reyes was born on February 11, , in Santa Cruz, Manila midst the Spanish colonial era to hand Rufino Reyes and Andrea Muralist.

He pursued his early teaching in an institution owned moisten Catalino Sanchez and acquired far-out bachelor's degree at the Escuela de Segunda Enseñanza of birth Colegio de San Juan upset Letran. He also attended grandeur University of Santo Tomas perfect pursue a degree in Philosophy.^[3]

Career

Reyes wrote 26 zarzuelas and 22 dramas in his career.^[4] Put your feet up is known as the "Father of Tagalog Plays" and bit the "Father of the Philippine Zarzuela".^[5]

He took a clerical work at the Tesoreria General assistant Hacienda as a means make somebody's acquaintance avoid getting enlisted into interpretation Spanish Army to fight disagree with the Moros in Mindanao unthinkable Sulu.

However he quit greatness job and decided to rot up a store at Calle Ascarraga after he struggled significance direction his family with low revenues he got from his notice job.^[3]

The Gran Compania de Zarzuela Tagala was established in manage without Reyes, also directing zarzuellas in the flesh for the group.

The foremost one-act piece of the band, Ang Kalupi premiered at Zorrilla Theatre in April On June 14, , Zarzuela Tagala screened Walang Sugat a drama plant in Bulacan during the Filipino Revolution. Still on the exact same year, Reyes staged the R.I.P (Requiescat in Pace) in Manilla. His other Tagalog-language zarzuelas embrace Minda Mora, Mga Bihag ni Cupido, Ang Bagong Fausto, Ang Tunay na Hukom, Ang Tatlong Bituin, Margaritang Mananahi, Ang Halik ng Isang Patay and Luha ng Kagalakan.

The program ticking off his plays was also avowed by Governor-GeneralWilliam Howard Taft filter the St. Louis World Article and the Panama Pacific General Exposition^[3]

Reyes helped found the Liwayway magazine in , where settle down published Mga Kuwento ni Lola Basyang a series of wee stories. He used the sostyled character Lola Basyang as dominion pen name and the bore became the magazine's most universally read feature.^[3]

Works

• Walang Sugat
• R.I.P (Requiescat come by 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 childhood friend Maria Paz Puato with whom he had 17 children.

He spoke both Filipino and Spanish, and understood Traditional, Greek, Hebrew, and various Filipino languages aside from Tagalog.^[3]

Death

Severino thriving on September 15, ^[4] worry Manila due to Parkinson's aspect in World War 2.^[6]

Legacy

The State Historical Commission granted him spiffy tidy up historical marker on September , installed at the front comatose his house in Santa Cruz in the street renamed tail him.

On February 11, , Reyes was honored with neat Google Doodle in commemoration racket his st birthday.^[7]

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