Daisy Avellana
Daisy Hontiveros-Avellana | |
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Born | Daisy Hontiveros January 26, 1917 |
Died | May 12, 2013 | (aged 96)
Nationality | Filipino |
Occupation(s) | Actress, Theater director |
Spouse | Lamberto Avellana |
Parents |
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Relatives | Eduardo Hontiveros (brother) Nita Hontiveros-Lichauco (sister) Jose Mari Avellana (son) Risa Hontiveros (niece) Pia Hontiveros (niece) |
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Daisy Avellana (January 26, 1917 – May 12, 2013) was a Filipino stage actress and theater director. Avellana was honored as a National Artist of the Philippines for Theater and Film in 1999.[2]
Early life and education
Avellana was born Lourdes Genoveva Dolores Pardo Hontiveros on January 26, 1917, in Capiz, Capiz, (now Roxas City).[2] She was the eldest child of Jose Hontiveros and Vicenta Ruiz Pardo.
Avellana was one of the first graduates of the UST Graduate School with Master of Arts (MA) in English.
Personal life
Her husband was Lamberto Avellana, a film and stage director who was also named a National Artist in 1976.[2] Daisy and Lamberto Avellana co-founded the Barangay Theater Guild (BTG), together with forty-eight colleagues, in 1939.[2] They had four children, the second being actor and director Jose Mari Avellana.
Death
Avellana died on May 11, 2013, at the age of 96.[2]
References
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- ^ Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2013. May 16, 2014. ISBN 9780786476657.
- ^ a b c d e Cadiz, Gibbs (May 13, 2013). "National Artist for Theater Daisy Avellana dies; 96". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
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