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Juan Luna was a prominent Filipino artist and political activist known for his historical and literary-themed paintings, including the famous Spoliarium. Ramon Obusan was a celebrated dancer and choreographer who promoted Philippine traditional dance and founded the Ramon Obusan Folkloric Group. Michael Cacnio is a contemporary sculptor whose works have achieved significant auction prices, while Antonio Buenaventura was a musician and educator, and Gerardo de Leon was a medical doctor turned film director with a notable career in Philippine cinema.

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Juan Luna was a prominent Filipino artist and political activist known for his historical and literary-themed paintings, including the famous Spoliarium. Ramon Obusan was a celebrated dancer and choreographer who promoted Philippine traditional dance and founded the Ramon Obusan Folkloric Group. Michael Cacnio is a contemporary sculptor whose works have achieved significant auction prices, while Antonio Buenaventura was a musician and educator, and Gerardo de Leon was a medical doctor turned film director with a notable career in Philippine cinema.

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Juan Luna (Painting)

October 24, 1857 – December 7, 1899


Juan Luna de San Pedro y Novicio Ancheta, who was more commonly known as Juan
Luna, is regarded as one of the first internationally renowned Filipino artist. Along
with being an artist, he was also a widely known political activist of the Philippine
Revolution of the late 19th century. Luna was as one of the first recognized painter
and artist in the Philippines. His work was focused on the European academics of his
time and therefore, included a lot of depiction of historical and literary scenes.
Along with this, there was an underlining of political and social commentary in his
works which is highlighted by a slight touch of Romanticism. Theatrical scenes and
dramatic poses were also on the forefront of Luna’s work. His paintings are
generally pronounced, conspicuous and vigorous. One of his most famous
paintings, Spoliarium (1884), was taken to Exposición Nacional de Bellas Artes in
Madrid, where Luna was the first recipient of the three gold medals awarded in the
exhibition.

Ramon Obusan (Dance)


June 16, 1938 – December 21, 2006
Filipino dancer, choreographer, stage designer and artistic director. Obusan 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 also founded Ramon Obusan Folkloric Group in 1972.
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.

Michael Cacnio (Sculpture)


1969
Michael Cacnio is a Filipino Asian Modern & Contemporary sculptor who was born in
1969. Michael Cacnio's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with
realized prices ranging from 2,341 USD to 26,361 USD, depending on the size and
medium of the artwork. Since 2014 the record price for this artist at auction is
26,361 USD for a) The Master's Handiwork b) Untitled, sold at León Gallery,
Makati in 2022.
Antonio Buenaventura (Music)
May 4, 1904 – January 25, 1996
Antonino Buenaventura was born on May 4, 1904, in Baliuag, Bulacan. He was born
in a family of musicians; his father Lucino Buenaventura was a musician at the
Spanish Artillery Band in Intramuros. He studied under Nicanor Abelardo at
the University of the Philippines Diliman Conservatory of Music and graduated in
1932 with a Teacher's Diploma in Music, major in Science and Composition and
became an assistant instructor at the Conservatory. He also studied composition for
a post-graduate degree under Jenő Takács.

Gerardo de Leon (Film)


September 12, 1913 – July 25, 1981
De León, who was born Gerardo Ilagan, was a member of the Ilagan clan of
Philippine motion pictures, which includes Robert Arevalo, Conrado Conde, Angel
Esmeralda, Eddie Ilagan, musical scorer Tito Arévalo, and his daughter Liberty
Ilagan. De León was a medical doctor by profession, but his ultimate love for film
won him over.[1] He made his acting debut in the 1934 film Ang Dangal.[2] He acted
in eight other films before becoming a director. The first film he directed
was Bahay-Kubo (1939), starring Fely Vallejo, an actress whom he later married.

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