Pen name Lola Basyang Name Severino Reyes Occupation Writer Role Writer | Nationality Filipino Died September 15, 1942 Citizenship Filipino | |
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Children Torcuato Reyes, Jose Reyes Movies Mga Kwento ni Lola Basyang Parents Rufino Reyes, Andrea Rivera Education Colegio de San Juan de Letran, University of Santo Tomas Similar People Lope K Santos, Genoveva Matute, Aurelio Tolentino, Chris Martinez, Mark Meily | ||
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Severino Reyes (February 11, 1861 – September 15, 1942) was a Filipino writer, playwright, and director of plays. He used the pen name Lola Basyang. He was nicknamed "Don Binoy".
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Career
Reyes wrote 26 zarzuelas and 22 dramas in his career. He is known as the "Father of Tagalog Plays" and as the "Father of the Tagalog Zarzuela".
Reyes helped found the Liwayway magazine in 1922, and is recognized for pioneering the Tagalog literary renascence during his lifetime. His stories under the pen name Lola Basyang were the magazine's most widely read feature.
Works
Personal life
Reyes married his childhood friend Maria Paz Puato, and they had 17 children.
He spoke both Tagalog and Spanish, and understood Latin, Greek, Hebrew, and various Philippine dialects.
References
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