National Artist Awardees

MUSIC
 a Filipino composer and lyricist who is
credited to writing not less than 4,000
songs.
 recognized as a National Artist of the
Philippines for Music and Literature in
1997.
 also known for using the leaf as a
musical instrument which led to being
recognized as the "only man who could
play music using a leaf" by the
Guinness Book of Records
 he is also a poet and a film actor in the
1950s and 1960s.
 awarded the title of “National Artist”
for Music and Literature” in 1997
 Levi Celerio
one of the Philippine National Artists in Literature and Music.
a talented person, composer, and a lyricist
made the famous song “Pasko na Naman” including: “Ang Pasko
ay Sumapit”, ”Kahit Konting Pagtingin”, “Ang Pipit,Itik-Itik”,
“Dungawin Mo Hirang” and many more.
he worked with Lucio D. San Pedro in the lyrics of “Sa Ugoy ng
Duyan”
 Ernani Joson Cuenco (May 10,
1936 – June 11, 1988) was a Filipino
composer, film scorer, musical
director and music teacher, and a
Philippine National Artist for Music.
 played with the Filipino Youth
Symphony Orchestra and the Manila
Symphony Orchestra from 1960 to
1968, and the Manila Chamber
Soloists from 1966 to 1970.
 completed a music degree in piano
and cello from the University of
Santo Tomas where he also taught
for decades
 was proclaimed National Artist for
Music in 1999
 Ernani Cuenco
proclaimed National Artist for Music in 1999;
 an award-winning film scorer in the early
1960s, working in collaboration with National
Artist for Music Levi Celerio
his songwriting credits include "Nahan, Kahit
na Magtiis," and "Diligin Mo ng Hamog ang
Uhaw na Lupa," "Pilipinas," "Inang Bayan,"
"Isang Dalangin," "Kalesa," "Bato sa Buhangin"
and "Gaano Ko Ikaw Kamahal."
Lucio San Pedro
 came from a family with musical
roots and he began his career
early.
 after studying with several
prominent musicians in the
Philippines, he took advanced
composition training with Bernard
Wagenaar of the Netherlands.
 he also studied harmony and
orchestration in Juilliard in 1947.
 Was proclaimed National Artist of
the Philippines for Music in 1991
 Lucio San Pedro
his other vocation was teaching
he has taught at the Ateneo de Manila University, virtually all the b
major music conservatories in Manila, UST and at the College of
Music of the University of the Philippines, Diliman, where he
retired as a full professor in 1978
he later received the title Professor Emeritus from the University in 1979
he also became a faculty member of the Centro Escolar University
Conservatory of Music in Manila
 Lucio San Pedro
Isa sa bantog na obra ni San Pedro ay ang “Sa Ugoy ng Duyan” noong 1943. Orihinal na nilikha
para sa isang paligsahan, ang inspirasyon ay nagmula sa oyayi ng kaniyang ina noong siyá ay batà
pa. Ipinagawa niyá kay Levi Celerio ang lirika nang magkita ang dalawa sa barko.
Samantala, ang komposisyong “Lahing Kayumanggi” noong 1961 na para sa isang bándang
simponika ang nagpatampok sa taguri sa kaniya bilang malikhaing makabayan.
Ilan pa sa kaniyang mga obra para sa orkestra ay ang“The Devil’s Bridge” (1937), “Malakas at
Maganda Overture” (1938), “Ang Palabas Bukas” (1979) at “Visayan Fantasy” (1984); para sa
musikang koro: “Easter Cantata” (1950), “Sa Mahal Kong Bayan” (1950), at “Alamat ng Lahi”
(1998); Musika na may Lirika: “Lulay” (1943), “In the Silence of the Night” (1947), “Diwata ng
Pag-ibig,” (1957) at “The Last Testament” (1987); Musika para sa Banda: Overture in Bb Major“
“The Voyage” (1935), “Victory in Parade” (1943) at “Angononian March” (1979).
Raymundo Cipriano
Pujante Cayabyab
 he is known as Mr. C, a Filipino
musician, composer and
conductor; he was executive
and artistic director for several
years of the defunct San Miguel
Foundation for the Performing
Arts
 Was proclaimed as National
Artist for music in 2018
 Raymundo Cipriano Pujante Cayabyab
his works range from commissioned full-length ballets,
theater musicals, choral pieces, a mass set to
unaccompanied chorus, and orchestral pieces, to commercial
recordings of popular music, film scores and television
specials.
 MOVIES
 Kay Ganda ng Ating  Hihintayin Kita sa  Ang Lalaki sa Buhay ni
Musika (1976) Langit (1991) Selya (1997)
 Magandang Gabi sa  Ikaw Pa Lang ang  Anak ng Bulkan (1997)
Inyong Lahat (1976) Minahal (1992)  Tatlo...Magkasalo (199
 Masikip,  Kailangan Kita (1993) 8)
Maluwang...Paraisong  Saan Ka Man  Kahapon, May
Parisukat (1977) Naroroon (1994) Dalawang Bata (1999)
 Aguila (1979)  Closer to Home (1995)  Azucena 2000)
 Desire (1982)  Inagaw Mo ang Lahat  Deathrow (2000)
 Karnal (1984) sa Akin (1995)  Ang Larawan (2017, his
 Misis Mo, Misis  Abot Kamay ang most recent work)
Ko (1988) Pangarap (1996)
 Toyland ng  Vulcan (1997)
Dalawang (1989)  Ligaya ang Itawag Mo
sa Akin (1997)
 GREAT ORIGINAL PILIPINO MUSIC BY RYAN CAYABYAB
• Tuwing Umuulan at Kapiling Ka
(winner, 18th Awit Awards, Best
Musical Arrangement)
 Iduyan Mo
 Kahit Ika'y Panaginip Lang
 Paraisong Parisukat
 Tunay na Ligaya
 Nais Ko
 Liman-Dipang Tao
 Tsismis
 Da Coconut Nut
 Iniibig Kita
 Paraiso
 Awit ng Pagsinta
(Epithalamium) - from Ryan
Cayabyab and Bienvenido
Lumbera's pop-ballet Rama
Hari; lyrics by Lumbera
 Hibang sa Awit - lyrics by Jose
Javier Reyes
 Festive Filipino Christmas classics
 Kampana ng Simbahan  Mano Po Ninong, Mano
 Heto na Naman - music Po Ninang
and lyrics by Ryan  Noche Buena
Cayabyab  Heto na Naman ang
 Namamasko Pasko**
 Tuloy na Tuloy pa rin ang  Maligayang Pasko**
Pasko  Pasko na Naman
 Sa Paskong Darating
 Maligayang Pasko at
Manigong Bagong Taon
 Ang Pasko ay Sumapit
 Kumukutikutitap*
 Mellow Filipino Christmas classics
 Ngayong Pasko*  Ang Mahalin Ka**
 Pasko Na Sinta Ko  Anong Gagawin Mo
 Paskong Walang Ngayong Pasko - music and
Hanggan* lyrics by Ryan Cayabyab
 Himig Pasko  Ang Naaalala Ko**
 Miss Kita Kung Christmas  Munting Sanggol - music
 Isang Taong Lumipas* and lyrics by Ryan
 Ang Aking Pamasko Cayabyab
 Payapang Daigdig
 THE FILIPINO CLASSICS A collection of Filipino
classics from the 1920s up to the 1960s.
 Diyos Lamang ang Nakakaalam
 Babalik Ka Rin
 Dahil Sa Isang Bulaklak
 Bituing Marikit
 Kung Nagsasayaw Kita
 Madaling Araw
 Sa Ugoy ng Duyan
 Bakas ng Lumipas
 Sapagka't Kami ay Tao Lamang
 Lagi Kitang Naaalala
 Bayan Ko
 Mahiwaga
GREAT ORIGINAL PILIPINO MUSIC FROM THE MOVIES
 Sana'y Wala Nang Wakas  Iduyan Mo - music and lyrics
 Kahit Isang Saglit by Ryan Cayabyab, from the
movie "Agila" (1980)
 Pangako
 Hanggang Ngayon
 Pangarap Na Bituin  Tanging Yaman
 Pagdating Ng Panahon  Sinasamba Kita
 Kailangan Kita  Ikaw Lang Ang Mamahalin
 Hanggang Sa Dulo Ng  Gaano Kadalas Ang Minsan
Walang Hanggan  Paraisong Parisukat - music
and lyrics by Ryan Cayabyab,
 Kailangan Ko'y Ikaw
from the movie "Masikip,
Maluwang...Paraisong
Parisukat" (1977)
DANCE
 a Filipino folk dancer and academic
noted for her research on Philippine folk
dance
 a recipient of the Republic Award of
Merit and the Ramon Magsaysay Award
and is a designated National Artist of the
Philippines for Dance
 she started her work in the 1921
traveling to remote barrios in Central
and Northern Luzon as she pursues he
graduate studies
 a Filipino playwright, puppeteer,
and educator known as the
"Grande Dame of Southeast
Asian Children’s Theatre.“
 she was recognized in 2018 as a
National Artist of the Philippines
for Theater - a conferment which
represents the Philippine state's
highest recognition for artists
 her research into traditional
theatre of the Philippines was
supported by the University of the
Philippines Office of Research
Coordination, Zarzuela Foundation
of the Philippines, Inc., and the
American Philosophical Society
a Filipino national artist in
creative dance
she played the piano, drew
art, designed scenery and
costumes, sculpted, acted,
directed, danced and
choreographed
her pen name was Cristina
Luna and she was known as
Trailblazer, Mother of
Philippine Theater Dance and
Dean of Filipino Performing
Arts Critics
 LEONOR OROSA GOQUINCO
a writer and her articles were published in Dance Magazine (New
York City), Enciclopedia Della Spettacolo (Rome), Grove's Dictionary
of Music and Musicians (London), Arts of Asia (Hong Kong) and the
Philippine Cultural Foundation
she wrote Dances of the Emerald Isles and Filipinescas: Philippine
Life, Legend and Lore in Dance
 a Filipino dancer, choreographer, stage
designer and artistic director
 he is credited for his work in promoting
Philippine traditional dance and
cultural work
 he is also an acclaimed archivist,
researcher and documentary filmmaker
who focused on Philippine culture
 he founded Ramon Obusan Folkloric
Group in 1971
 Among the awards Obusan received
was the “Patnubay ng Kalinangan”
award by the “City of Manila in 1992”,
the” Gawad CCP Para Sa Sining” award
in 1993 and the prestigious “National
Artist of the Philippines for dance in
May 2006”
THEATER
a Filipino stage actress and theater
director
she was honored as a “National Artist
of the Philippines for Theater and Film
in 1999”
her husband was Lamberto Avellana, a
film and stage director who was also
named a National Artist in 1976
Daisy and Lamberto Avellana co-
founded the Barangay Theater Guild
(BTG)
Rolando Tinio
a Philippine National Artist for Theater and
Literature
he was an active participant in the Filipino
Movie Industry
he himself became a film actor and scriptwriter
he is often described as a religious, well-
behaved and gifted
he graduated with honors (a "magna cum laude"
achiever) with a degree in Philosophy from the
Royal and Pontifical University of Santo Tomas at
age of 18 in 1955 and an M.F.A. degree in
Creative Writing: Poetry from the State
University of Iowa
 ROLANDO TINIO
he is known as a great writer that used English as the medium of the
Filipino writer
he wrote his poetic collection: Rage and Ritual which won an award from
the University of the Philippines
 an alumnus of the Royal and Pontifical University of Santo Tomas
he published an article in the scholarly journal Philippine Studies which
contained parts of English poems translated into Tagalog. (The article’s
purpose was to prove the inadequacy of Tagalog as the writer’s medium)
-Lumbera-
 a prominent Filipino film and stage director
 Avellana's films like “Anak Dalita” and
“Badjao” attained international acclaim
 he was named by President Ferdinand
Marcos as the very first “National Artist of
the Philippines for Film in 1976”
 he directed more than 70 films, his work
Anak Dalita (1956) and Badjao (1957)
stand as the most prominent works from
his oeuvre
 Anak Dalita, was named Best Film at the
1956 Asia-Pacific Film Festival, was a
realistic portrayal of poverty-stricken
Filipinos coping with the aftermath of
World War II
ARCHITECTURE
DESIGN AND
ALLIED ARTS
Francisco 'Bobby' Mañosa
one of the most influential Filipino
architects of the 20th century
National Artist of the Philippines
for Architecture in 2018
popularly known as the architect
of the Coconut Palace
EDSA Shrine, the Davao Pearl
Farm, and Amanpulo resorts
advocating design philosophies
that harken “back to the bahay
kubo and the bahay na bato”
Leandro Valencia Locsin
 a Filipino architect, artist, and interior designer
known for his use of concrete
 a National Artist of the Philippines for
Architecture
 was commissioned by Fr. John Delaney, S.J.,
Catholic Chaplain at the University of the
Philippines - Diliman to design a chapel that is
open and can easily accommodate 1,000 people
(the Church of the Holy Sacrifice is the first round
chapel in the Philippines to have an altar in the
middle, and the first to have a thin shell concrete
dome)
Today, the church is recognized as a National
Historical Landmark and a Cultural Treasure by the
National Historical Institute and the National
Museum
Juan Felipe de Jesus Nakpil
 a Filipino architect, teacher and a community
leader
 he is regarded as the Dean of Filipino Architects
 among Nakpil's works are San Carlos Seminary,
Geronimo de los Reyes Building, Iglesia ni Cristo
Riverside Locale (Now F. Manalo, San Juan),
Magsaysay Building, Rizal Theater, Capitol
Theater, Captain Pepe Building, Manila Jockey
Club, Rufino Building, Philippine Village Hotel,
University of the Philippines Administration and
University Library, and the Rizal Shrine in
Calamba, Laguna
 he also designed the altar and improved the
Quiapo Church by erecting a dome and a second
belfry
 He took up BS Architecture at the
University of Santo Tomas where he
graduated in 1936
 he placed 7th in the licensure exams
in the 1938
 he had a diploma in liturgical art and
architecture from Rome-based
International Institute of Liturgical
Art
 at the Hilversun Technical Research
Center in the Netherlands, he
obtained a diploma in
comprehensive planning
Buildings:
Santo Domingo Church
Meralco Building
Casino Español de Manila (1951 building)
Quiapo Church (1968 expansion)
VISUAL ARTS
Napoleon Isabelo Veloso-Abueva (January 26, 1930
– February 16, 2018)
 a Filipino sculptor given the distinction as the
Philippines' National Artist for Sculpture
 he was also entitled as the "Father of Modern
Philippine Sculpture“
 a National Artist in the field of Visual Arts
His major works:
◾Kaganapan (1953)
◾Kiss of Judas (1955)
◾UP Gateway (1967)
◾Thirty Pieces of Silver
◾The Transfiguration (Eternal Gardens Memorial Park)
(1979)
◾Sandugo (Blood Compact)
◾The Fredesvinda (Fort Canning Park - Singapore) (1982)
◾Siyam na Diwata ng Sining (Nine Muses) (1994)
◾UP Faculty Center
◾Sunburst (The Peninsula Manila Hotel) (1994)
Lauro Zarate Alcala (“Larry Alcala”)

 a well-known editorial cartoonist and

illustrator in the Philippines
 after World War II, he created his very
first comic strip, “Islaw Palitaw”, which is
in the Filipino weekly magazine,
“Liwayway” ("dawn")
 he created a comic strip “Kalabog en
Bosyo”, using Taglish as the medium of
communication of his characters
 LAURO ZARATE ALCALA
he pioneered animated cartoons for television commercials of products
such as Darigold Milk in 1957 and Caltex in 1965
his campaign for the advancement of illustration and commercial art in
the Philippines resulted to the establishment of the Visual
Communication Department at the UP College of Fine Arts
His notable works:
Siopawman
Slice of Life
Mang Ambo
Kalabog en Bosyo
Pol Medina Jr.
 graduated from the University of Santo
Tomas in 1983 with a degree in
Architecture
 in 1986, he started scripting and drawing
characters for a new cartoon about a
community of fatsos and a dog named
Polgas
 in September 1992, he co-founded Pugad
Baboy, Inc. with seven other people
 the company adopted Ad Astra Per
Aspera for its motto, inspired by Harper
Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, “To Kill
a Mockingbird”
 his ovelties are dedicated to merchandise
based on the strip, including compilations
 he first attained prominence in the
Philippine arts scene in the 1960s with a
distinct style that fused influences from
cubism, surrealism and expressionism
 his style as "figurative expressionism“is
considered as classified, others merely
called it ugly
 he favored such subjects as fighting cocks,
rabid dogs, and people enraptured by rage
or bound in chains
 as someone who has a Catholic
background, he painted multiple depictions
of the crucified Christ that did not shirk
from portraying the agonies normally
associated with the crucifixion
LITERATURE
 he is considered an important progenitor of
the modern Filipino short story in English
 he pioneered the development of the short
story as a lyrical prose-poetic form within
Filipino literature
 many of his works were translated into
Tagalog, Malaysian, Russian, Italian, and
German
 he won 2nd place in the 1951 Don Carlos
Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature
 his major achievements included the first
award in art criticism from the Art
Association of the Philippines in 1954, the
“Patnubay ng Sining” at “Kalinangan award”
Nestor Vicente Madali González
 a novelist, short story writer, essayist and poet
 a National Artist in Literature
 he wrote for the Philippine Graphic and later
edited for the Evening News Magazine and
Manila Chronicle
 his first published essay appeared in the
Philippine Graphic and his first poem in Poetry
in 1934
 González made his mark in the Philippine
writing community as a member of the Board
of Advisers of Likhaan: the University of the
Philippines Creative Writing Center, founding
editor of “The Diliman Review” and as the first
president of the Philippine Writers' Association
 NESTOR VICENTE MADALI GONZALES
he attended creative writing at Stanford University
he returned to the Philippines and taught at the University
of Santo Tomas, the Philippine Women's University and
the University of the Philippines (U.P.) in 1950
at U.P., González was only one of two faculty members
accepted to teach in the university without holding a
degree on the basis of his literary publications and
distinctions.
Carlos Peña Romulo
 a diplomat, statesman, soldier, journalist
and author
 he was a reporter at 16, a newspaper
editor by the age of 20 and a publisher at
32
 he was a co-founder of the Boy Scouts of
the Philippines, a general in the US Army
and the Philippine Army, university
president, President of the UN General
Assembly
 he was eventually named one of the
Philippines' National Artists in Literature,
and was the recipient of many other
honors and honorary degrees
FILM
Eric de Guia
 known as “Kidlat Tahimik” (a Tagalog
translation of "silent lightning")
 a film director, writer, and actor whose films
are commonly associated with the Third Cinema
movement through their critiques of
neocolonialism
 he contributed to the development of
Philippine independent cinema
 he was a National Artist of the Philippines for
Film
 he is dubbed by fellow filmmakers and critics as
the "Father of Philippine Independent Cinema"
 in recent years, Tahimik has become a noted
installation artist with his works exhibited in
various public spaces in the Philippines
 a Filipino actor, director and producer.
 as an actor, he used the screen name Juan Urbano
during the 1930s aside from his more popular screen
name
 his first film was "Mahiwagang Biyolin" in 1935
 he made almost three dozen films under LVN Pictures as
a contract star
 he later put up his own movie company, Manuel Conde
Pictures, in 1947 which produced classic films, notably
the Juan Tamad series (Si Juan Tamad (1947), Si Juan
Daldal (Anak ni Juan Tamad) (1948), Juan Tamad Goes to
Congress (1959), Juan Tamad Goes to Society (1960), Si
Juan Tamad At Juan Masipag sa Pulitikang Walang
Hanggan (1963)
 other movies Conde produced, directed and/or starred
were Vende Cristo (1948), Prinsipe Paris (1949), Krus Na
Kawayan (1956), Siete Infantes de Lara (1950) and its re-
make in 1973, Molave (1961) and the internationally
acclaimed Genghis Khan (1950)
Catalino Ortiz Brocka
 a Filipino film director who is regarded as one
of the most influential and significant Filipino
filmmakers in the history of Philippine cinema.
 he founded the organization Concerned Artists
of the Philippines (CAP), dedicated to helping
artists address issues confronting the country
in 1983
 he directed landmark films such as Tinimbang
Ka Ngunit Kulang (1974), Maynila sa mga Kuko
ng Liwanag (1975), Insiang (1976), Bayan Ko:
Kapit sa Patalim (1984), and Orapronobis
(1989)
 CATALINO ORTIZ BROCKA
After his death in a car accident in 1991, he was posthumously given the
National Artist of the Philippines for Film award for "having made significant
contributions to the development of Philippine arts." In 1974, Brocka directed
Tinimbang Ka Ngunit Kulang ("You Have Been Weighed and Found Wanting"),
which told the story of a teenager growing up in a small town amid its petty and
gross injustices. It was a box-office success, and earned Brocka another best-
director award, this time from the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences
(FAMAS).