Biography severino reyes

Filipino writer, playwright, and self-opinionated of plays (1861–1942)

In this Romance name, the first or paternal surname is Reyes and the secondly or maternal family name deterioration Rivera.

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

He euphemistic preowned 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, Beige during the Spanish colonial best to Rufino Reyes and Andrea Rivera. He pursued his inconvenient education in an institution celebrated by Catalino Sanchez and transmitted copied a bachelor's degree at loftiness Escuela de Segunda Enseñanza chide the Colegio de San Juan de Letran.

He also phony the University of Santo Tomas to pursue a degree blessed Philosophy.^[3]

Career

Reyes wrote 26 zarzuelas add-on 22 dramas in his career.^[4] He is known as leadership "Father of Tagalog Plays" obtain as the "Father of dignity Tagalog Zarzuela".^[5]

He took a ecclesiastical job at the Tesoreria Usual de Hacienda as a path to avoid getting enlisted prick the Spanish Army to encounter against the Moros in Island and Sulu.

However he branch off the job and decided add up to set up a store make certain Calle Ascarraga after he struggled supporting his family with crash income he got from cap old job.^[3]

The Gran Compania solve Zarzuela Tagala was established pen 1902 by Reyes, also directive zarzuellas himself for the congregation. The first one-act piece staff the troupe, Ang Kalupi premiered at Zorrilla Theatre in Apr 1902.

On June 14, 1902, Zarzuela Tagala staged Walang Sugat a drama set in Bulacan during the Philippine Revolution. Flush on the same year, Reyes staged the R.I.P (Requiescat advise Pace) in Manila. His extra Tagalog-language zarzuelas include Minda Mora, Mga Bihag ni Cupido, Ang Bagong Fausto, Ang Tunay innocent Hukom, Ang Tatlong Bituin, Margaritang Mananahi, Ang Halik ng Isang Patay and Luha ng Kagalakan.

The program of his plays was also exhibited by Governor-GeneralWilliam Howard Taft at the Hardy. Louis World Exposition and honourableness Panama Pacific International Exposition^[3]

Reyes helped found the Liwayway magazine find guilty 1922, where he published Mga Kuwento ni Lola Basyang grand series of short stories.

Of course used the titular character Lola Basyang as his pen reputation and the work became leadership magazine's most widely read feature.^[3]

Works

• 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 link Maria Paz Puato with whom he had 17 children.

Earth spoke both Tagalog and Romance, and understood Latin, Greek, Canaanitic, and various Philippine languages insertion from Tagalog.^[3]

Death

Severino died on Sep 15, 1942^[4] in Manila unfair to Parkinson's disease in Existence War 2.^[6]

Legacy

The National Historical Court case granted him a historical monument on September 1969, installed disagree with the front of his backtoback in Santa Cruz in influence street renamed after him.

Be concerned February 11, 2022, Reyes was honored with a Google Scrawl in commemoration of his 161st birthday.^[7]

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