Name Asep Sunarya | Role Puppeteer | |
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Spouse Nenah Hayati (m. 1985–2014), Elas Sulastri (m. 1978–1984), Euis Garnewi (m. 1972–1979) Children Dadan Sunandar Sunarya Parents Abah Sunarya, Tjutjun Jubaedah Siblings Agus Muhram Sunarya, Ilis Sunarya People also search for Dadan Sunandar Sunarya, Abah Sunarya, Dani Sunarya |
Asep Sunandar Sunarya (3 September 1955 – 31 March 2014) was a Sundanese wayang golek dalang (Sundanese rod puppet master). He was one of the most famous puppeteers in the genre.

Sunarya was born in Kampung Jelekong, Baleendah, Bandung, where he died on 31 March 2014 at 14:20 WIB (UTC+7) of a heart attack. He was 58 years old.

Personal Achievement


Giri Harja 3, wayang golek support group owned and founded by Asep Sunandar Sunarya himself, also received various awards from many institutions, yet the most prestigious of all was presidential medal for cultural affair Satyalencana Kebudayaan conveyed by Presiden Soeharto .





References
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