NATIONAL

ARTISTS -
MUSIC
AND
DANCE
National Artist

honorary title issued by some

states as the highest recognition
of artists for their significant
contributions to the cultural
heritage of the nation.
 ANTONIO BUENAVENTURA

ERNANI CUENCO

National FRANCISCO FELICIANO

Artist: LEVIE CELERIO

MUSIC FELIPE PADILLA DE LEON

LUCRECIA R. KASILAG
Antonio Buenaventura(May 4, 1904 – January 25, 1996)
He was known for his marches including:
• “ Triumphal March”
• “History Fantasy ”
• “Echoes from the Philippines”
• “Ode to Freedom”
He also wrote compositions for solo
instruments, and symphonic and orchestral
works, which are based on Philippine
folksongs.
Ernani Cuenco (May 10, 1936 – June 11, 1988)

He is known for the following

songs:
• “Bato sa Buhangin”
• “Gaano Kita Kamahal”
• “Inang Bayan”
• “Isang Dalangin”
• “Kalesa”
• “Pilipinas”
Ernani Cuenco (May 10, 1936 – June 11, 1988)

• In fact, in the song “Gaano

Kita Kamahal”, he added
elements of kundiman to a
Filipino love ballad.
• He played with the Filipino
Youth Symphony Orchestra
and Manila Symphony
Orchestra from 1960 to 1968
Francisco Feliciano (February 19. 1941 – September 19,
2014)
His major works include:
• “Ashen Wings”
• “Sikhay sa Kabila ng
Paalam”
• “La Loba Negra”
• “Yerma”
• “Pamugun”
• “Pokpok Alimako”
Francisco Feliciano (February 19. 1941 – September 19,
2014)
• Known for the use of modal
scales in his operas and
orchestral works.
• Some of the best choirs in the
country, including the Philippine
Madrigal Singers, UST Singers,
and Novo Concertante Manila
sang some of his choral
compositions
Levi Celerio (April 30, 1910 – April 2, 2002)

• Most known for his

recognition for the only
man who could play music
with a leaf in the Guinness
Book of World Records.
Levi Celerio (April 30, 1910 – April 2, 2002)

• He also earned Lifetime

Achievement Award of the
Film Academy of the
Philippines for writing
songs for local movies.
• Dean of Filipino lyricists
Felipe Padilla de Leon
(May 1, 1912 – December 5, 1992)

• He was known for Filipinizing

western music forms.
His works, which include:
• “Mariang Makiling Overture”
• “Maynila Overture”
• “Payapang Daigdig”
• “Ako’y Pilipino”
Felipe Padilla de Leon
(May 1, 1912 – December 5, 1992)

• expressed
sentiments and
aspirations of the
Filipino in times of
strife and peace.
Lucrecia R. Kasilag (August 31, 1918 – August 16, 2008)
• Known for fusing Filipino
ethnic music with Western
musical influences.
• Also known for incorporating
Filipino indigenous musical
instruments in orchestral
works.
 Lucrecia R. Kasilag (August 31, 1918 – August 16, 2008)
These productions include:
• “ Tocatta for Percussions
and Winds, Divertissement
and Concertante”, and the
scores of the Filiasiana,
Misang Pilipino, and De
Profoundis.
Lucrecia R. Kasilag (August 31, 1918 – August 16, 2008)
Other works include:
• “Legend of the Sarimanok”
• “Ang Pamana”
• “Sisa”
• “East meets Jazz Ethnika”
·She served as the president of
the Cultural Center of the
Philippines for 17 years.
National LEONOR OROSA GOQUINGCO
Artist: RAMON OBUSAN
DANCE ALICE REYES
Leonor Orosa (July 24, 1917 – July 15, 2005)
Goquingco
• Known as the “Mother of
Philippine Theater
Dance”,
• She produced
choreographies for 50
years, including:
Leonor Orosa (July 24, 1917 – July 15, 2005)
Goquingco
• “ TREND: Return to Native”
• “ VINTA!”
• “Firebird”
• “Noli Dance Suite”
• “Filipinescas: Philippine
Life, Legend and Lore”
Leonor Orosa (July 24, 1917 – July 15, 2005)
Goquingco
• Which is considered to be her
most ambitious artwork.
• ·Founding member of the
Philippine Ballet Theater and
Honorary Chair of the
Association Of Ballet
Academies of the Philippines
Ramon Obusan (June 16, 1938 – December 21, 2006)

• A dancer, choreographer,
artistic director,
researcher, and
documentary filmmaker
• Promote the Filipino
culture in other countries
using the art of dance
Ramon Obusan (June 16, 1938 – December 21, 2006)
·His choreographies include the
following:
“ Vamos a Belen! Series”
“Unpublished Dances of the
Philippines”
• “Glimpses of ASEAN, Dances
and Music of the ASEAN –
Member Countries”
• “Saplot: Philippine Costumes in
Dance”
Alice Reyes (October 14, 1942)

• Known in blending
styles and
movements from
Philippine
indigenous dance,
classical ballet, and
modern dance
Alice Reyes (October 14, 1942)

• This is said to be
the “contemporary
dance language that
is uniquely Filipino”
 Alice Reyes (October 14, 1942)

Her major works include:

• “At a Maranaw
Gathering”
• “ Tales of Manuvu”
• “Rama Hari”
• “Bayanihan
Remembered”
• She co-founded the Barangay Theatre
Guild
• Wife of National Artist Lamberto Avellana
• Known as the “First Lady of the Philippine
Theater”
• It helped promote theater and dramatic
arts through mass media (i.e., radio and
television).
• Named National Artist for
Theater and Music in 1987.
• Known as the Queen of Kundiman
• the first actress to portray a 15-
year-old in the very first Tagalog
film, which was the film version
of the sarsuela “Dalagang Bukid”.
She popularized kundiman and other songs such as:
• “Kung Iibig Ka”
• “Ay. Ay Kalisud”
• “Mutya ng Pasig”
She also known for writing sarswelas;
• “Anak ni Eba”
• “Puri at Buhay”
She believed that “the sarswela and the kundiman expresses
best the Filipino soul”.
 He was honored as National
Artist both for theater and
literature.

He was known for his works:

• “Ang Mestisa”
• “Ana Maria”
• “Orosman at Zafira”
• “Larawan”
Film scripts for:
• “Bayad Puri”
• “Gamitin Mo Ako”
• “Milagros”
• “Now and Forever”
• Only National Artist for
Theater Design.
• Hailed as the “Father of
Philippine Theater Design”
• He designed over 300
productions with an emphasis
in utilizing local materials.
• He organized the Arena Theater
while serving as Dean of Instruction
of the Philippine Normal College
• Established a graduate program in
the same institution to train
directors, playwrights, technicians,
designers, and actors.
• Organized the Arena Theater
Playwriting Contest, which became
the initial ground for playwrights to
showcase their talents in writing.
• He was given the Patnubay ng
Kalinangan Award from the City of
Manila
• Presidential Award for
Merit in Drama and
Theater
• The Rockefeller
Foundation Grant
Avellana was tagged as “The Boy
Wonder of Philippine Movies” as
early as 1939.
• Kalderong Pilak was the first
film by a Filipino filmmaker
shown Cannes International
Film Festival.
• His works were recognized
worldwide with awards such as
Grand Prix at the Asian Film
Festival in Hong Kong for Anak
Dalita (1956)
• Best Director of Asia award in
Tokyo for Badjao, among others.
• Conde is known for
producing and directing films
based on old Filipino tales
such as Siete Infantes de
Lara (1950), Si Juan Tamad
(1947), Ang Ibong Adarna
(1941).
• He also brought to the
silver screen stories
from the other parts of
the world like Genghis
Khan (1950).
• A screenwriter, film director and
producer who is behind the
Filipino classics such as “Ginto
Kami Noon…Paano Kayo
Ngayon?”, “Banta ng Kahapon”
and “Aguila” as well as the 13-
part series “Noli Me Tangere”.
 • Catalino “Lino” Ortiz Brocka is
recognized for his films which
explores the lives of people in the
marginalized sectors.
His films include:
• “Tinimbang Ka Ngunit Kulang” (1974)
• “Insiang” (1976)
• “Bona” (1980)
• “Maynila: Sa Kuko ng Liwanag” (1975)
Garnered recognition not only in the
country but also around the world.
• Brocka also directed for theater
organizations such as the
Philippine Educational Theater
Association (PETA) and the
Concerned Artists of the
Philippines (CAP).
 ·

• Popularly know as Fernando Poe,

Jr.
• An icon of the film industry
working as an actor, director,
writer and producer.
·
He starred in a number of films like:
• Mga Alabok sa Lupa (1967)
• Totoy Bato (1977)
• Asedillo (1981)
• Partida (1985)
• Ang Probinsyano (1966)
• Ang Alamat (1972)
• Ang Pagbabalik ng Lawin (1975)
• The Panday Series (1980, 1981, 1982, 1984)
• Ang Kampana sa Santa Quiteria (1971)
• Alupihang Dagat (1975)