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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]
May 13, 2013 · Daisy Avellana, a pioneering actress, director and writer whose career spanned the emergence and flowering of modern Philippine theater, and whose seminal contributions to the field led to her being declared a National Artist for Theater in 1999, died Sunday morning. She was 96.
May 16, 2013 · THE First Lady of Philippine Theater, Daisy Hontiveros-Avellana, made her last true-to-life stage exit on a Mother’s Day, May 12. She was 96. Those who missed her prime as a stage actress should turn to her autobiography, “The Drama of It: A Life on Film and Theater.”
DAISY Hontiveros Avellana, 1917-2013. “I just hope to be remembered as a good human being. And that I tried my best.” When I first worked with Daisy Hontiveros Avellana, she was all of 88.
Daisy Avellana, a name etched in the annals of Philippine theater and film, left an indelible mark on the cultural landscape. Born Lourdes Genoveva Dolores Pardo Hontiveros on January 26, 1917, in Capiz, Capiz (now Roxas City), she embodied the spirit of artistic excellence and innovation.
MANILA, Philippines – On May 12, Mother’s Day, National Artist for Theater Daisy Hontiveros-Avellana passed away at the age of 96. Dubbed ‘the first lady of Philippine theater,’...
May 21, 2013 · Last Friday, May 17, National Artists from various fields came together to celebrate the life and memory of beloved thespian Daisy Hontiveros-Avellana. The necrological rites were held for Avellana at the Cultural Center of the Philippines main hall before she was laid to rest at the Loyola Memorial Park at high noon.