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Antonio "Tony" Ocampo Mabesa (January 27, 1935 – October 4, 2019) was a Filipino stage director, film and television actor, and professor. With a career spanning over 70 years, he was a founding father of Philippine university theater [1] and one of the most prominent theater directors in the country.
Oct 5, 2019 · Veteran actor and director Tony Mabesa died after battling an illness on October 4 at the age of 84. Take a look back at the life of Tony, the Lion of Philippine Theater.
Jul 4, 2022 · The post was accompanied by a picture of Mabesa, in his scarf and shorts, standing on the Guerrero stage in the half-light, checking his phone—an extraordinary man caught in an ordinary moment. The Lion, the King, finally got his due—but this Lion will always be our Mababes.
Oct 5, 2019 · MANILA, Philippines – Considered as one of the founding fathers of Philippine university theater, Antonio “Tony” Mabesa left a legacy as one of the great directors of the national stage...
Tony Mabesa was born on 27 January 1935 in Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines. He was an actor and director, known for Rainbow's Sunset (2018), Macho Dancer (1988) and Tukso layuan mo ako! (1991). He died on 4 October 2019 in the Philippines.
So, when Antonio “Tony” Mabesa—professor of speech and drama at the University of the Philippines, founding artistic director of Dulaang UP (DUP), the university-based theater company, and also a familiar face on television and movies—recently turned 80, alumni of DUP based here and abroad, several generations of artists who had worked with the ...
Antonio “Tony” O. Mabesa is this year’s Gawad CCP Para sa Sining awardee for Theater. In a career that has spanned over six decades, he has directed and acted in over 200 productions.
