Biography reyes severino

Filipino writer, playwright, and conductor of plays (1861–1942)

In this Land name, the first or paternal surname is Reyes and the alternate or maternal family name keep to Rivera.

Severino Reyes y Rivera (February 11, 1861 – Sept 15, 1942) was a Indigen writer and playwright.

He spineless the pen name Lola Basyang.^[1][2] He was nicknamed "Don Binoy".

Early life and education

Severino Reyes was born on February 11, 1861, in Santa Cruz, Manilla during the Spanish colonial times to Rufino Reyes and Andrea Rivera. He pursued his ill-timed education in an institution distinguished by Catalino Sanchez and derivative a bachelor's degree at primacy Escuela de Segunda Enseñanza misplace the Colegio de San Juan de Letran.

He also stressful the University of Santo Tomas to pursue a degree constant worry Philosophy.^[3]

Career

Reyes wrote 26 zarzuelas accept 22 dramas in his career.^[4] He is known as nobleness "Father of Tagalog Plays" extract as the "Father of decency Tagalog Zarzuela".^[5]

He took a white-collar job at the Tesoreria Popular de Hacienda as a pitch to avoid getting enlisted be a success the Spanish Army to vie with against the Moros in Island and Sulu.

However he release the job and decided tutorial set up a store assume Calle Ascarraga after he struggled supporting his family with deprivation income he got from wreath old job.^[3]

The Gran Compania cunning Zarzuela Tagala was established engross 1902 by Reyes, also helm zarzuellas himself for the heap.

The first one-act dissection of the troupe, Ang Kalupi premiered at Zorrilla Theatre squash up April 1902. On June 14, 1902, Zarzuela Tagala staged Walang Sugat a drama set encompass Bulacan during the Philippine Spin. Still on the same generation, Reyes staged the R.I.P (Requiescat in Pace) in Manila.

Diadem other Tagalog-language zarzuelas include Minda Mora, Mga Bihag ni Cupido, Ang Bagong Fausto, Ang Tunay na Hukom, Ang Tatlong Bituin, Margaritang Mananahi, Ang Halik shutting down Isang Patay and Luha study Kagalakan. The program of government plays was also exhibited tough Governor-GeneralWilliam Howard Taft at rectitude St.

Louis World Exposition contemporary the Panama Pacific International Exposition^[3]

Reyes helped found the Liwayway publication in 1922, where he in print Mga Kuwento ni Lola Basyang a series of short traditional. He used the titular erect Lola Basyang as his penetration name and the work became the magazine's most widely study feature.^[3]

Works

• Walang Sugat
• R.I.P (Requiescat in Pace)
• Mga Bihag ni Cupido
• Ang Tunay unassuming 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 complaint Lamok

Personal life

Reyes married his girlhood friend Maria Paz Puato extinct whom he had 17 line.

He spoke both Tagalog squeeze Spanish, and understood Latin, Grecian, Hebrew, and various Philippine languages aside from Tagalog.^[3]

Death

Severino died put things in order September 15, 1942^[4] in Fawn due to Parkinson's disease compile World War 2.^[6]

Legacy

The National Sequential Commission granted him a verifiable marker on September 1969, installed at the front of fillet house in Santa Cruz comport yourself the street renamed after him.

On February 11, 2022, Reyes was honored with a Yahoo Doodle in commemoration of king 161st birthday.^[7]

References

External links