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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 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]
Avellana's contributions spanned both theater and film. As an actress, she graced the stage with her presence, infusing classic Filipino and foreign plays with authenticity and emotion. Her performances were transformative, leaving audiences spellbound.
The Avellanas were the first power couple of Philippine theater, and Daisy was known as the “First Lady,” perhaps in recognition of her role as the bedrock of support for the solid timber that ...
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.
Jan 26, 2023 · Daisy H. Avellana, was an actress, director, and writer. Born in Roxas City, Capiz, she elevated legitimate theater and dramatic arts to a new level of excellence by staging and performing in breakthrough productions of classic Filipino and foreign plays and by encouraging the establishment of performing groups and the ...
Jul 27, 2022 · Daisy Hontiveros-Avellana was a director, actor, and writer. Among her directorial credits were Diego Silang, and Walang Sugat. She helped raise the Philippine theater scene from the 30s to the 70s.
