Daisy Avellana

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]

Daisy Avellana
Avellana on a 2017 stamp of the Philippines
Born
Daisy Hontiveros

(1917-01-26)January 26, 1917
DiedMay 12, 2013(2013-05-12) (aged 96)
NationalityFilipino
OccupationActress, Theater director
Awards Order of National Artists of the Philippines

Avellana was born Daisy Hontiveros on January 26, 1917, in Capiz, Capiz, (now Roxas City).[2] 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]

Avellana was one of the first graduates of the UST Graduate School with Master of Arts (MA) in English.

Avellana died on May 12, 2013, at the age of 96.[2]

References

  1. Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2013. May 16, 2014. ISBN 9780786476657.
  2. Cadiz, Gibbs (May 13, 2013). "National Artist for Theater Daisy Avellana dies; 96". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
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