Doreen Fernandez

Alicia Dorotea Gamboa Fernández (October 28, 1934–June 24, 2002), better known as Doreen Fernandez, was a noted Filipino writer, teacher, cultural historian, food critic and scholar who wrote extensively about Philippine theatre and Filipino cuisine.

Alicia Dorotea Gamboa Fernández
Born(1934-10-28)October 28, 1934
DiedJune 24, 2002(2002-06-24) (aged 67)
NationalityFilipino
Alma materSt. Scholastica's College Manila
Ateneo de Manila University
OccupationCultural historian
Food columnist
Theater actress
Writer

Personal life

Fernandez was born on 28 October 1934 to Aguinaldo Severino Gamboa of Silay, Negros Occidental and Alicia Lucero of Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija.

She obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree major in English and History in 1954 from St. Scholastica's College, Manila. She completed her Master of Arts degree major in English Literature (1965) and Ph.D. in Literature (1976) from the Ateneo de Manila University.

She died on June 24, 2002 in New York City due to complications of diabetes.[1]

Bibliography

Newspaper columns

Articles

"What is Filipino Food?" introductory article for The Food of the Philippines book (1999)

"The Filipino Fiesta" introductory article for The Food of the Philippines book (1999)

Books

  • The Iloilo Zarzuela, 1903-1930 (1978) [2]
  • Contemporary Theater Arts: Asia and the United States (1984) [3]
  • Sarap: Essays on Philippine Food (1988) [4]
  • Lasa: A Guide to 100 Restaurants (1989) [5]
  • Kinilaw: A Philippine Cuisine of Freshness (1991)[6]
  • Tikim: Essays on Philippine Food and Culture (1994)[7]
  • Palabas (1997)
  • Fruits of the Philippines (1997)
  • Palayok: Philippine Food Through Time, on Site, in the Pot (2000)

References

  1. http://thefilam.net/archives/5558
  2. Doreen Fernandez (1978). The Iloilo Zarzuela: 1903-1930. Ateneo de Manila University Press.
  3. Doreen Fernandez; Philippine-American Educational Foundation; American Studies Association of the Philippines; United States Information Service (1984). Contemporary theater arts: Asia and the United States. New Day Publishers. ISBN 978-971-10-0158-2.
  4. Doreen Fernandez; Edilberto N. Alegre (1988). Sarap: Essays on Philippine Food. Mr. & Ms. Publishing Company. ISBN 978-971-91137-0-6.
  5. Doreen Fernandez; Edilberto N. Alegre; Urban Food Foundation (1989). Lasa: a guide to 100 restaurants. Urban Food Foundation.
  6. Edilberto N. Alegre; Doreen Fernandez (1991). Kinilaw: A Philippine Cuisine of Freshness. Bookmark. ISBN 978-971-569-014-0.
  7. Doreen Fernandez (1994). Tikim: Essays on Philippine Food and Culture. Anvil Pub. ISBN 978-971-27-0383-6.
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