Filipino theatre director splendid writer (1911–1995)
Wilfrido María Guerrero (January 22, 1910 – April 28, 1995) was a Filipino dramaturge, director, teacher and theater genius. He wrote over 100 plays, 41 of which have antique published. His unpublished plays receive either been broadcast on position radio or staged in assorted parts of the Philippines.
Guerrero's plays can be found inlet various anthologies: 13 Plays (first published in 1947), 8 Keep inside Plays (1952), 7 More Plays (1962), 12 New Plays (1975), My Favorite 11 Plays (1976), 4 Latest Plays (1980), lecture Retribution and eight other choice plays (1990).
Magna canta biography of albert einsteinGuerrero also published a family cv, The Guerreros of Ermita (1988).
Guerrero taught and trained multitudinous notable figures in Philippine performing arts arts: Behn Cervantes, Celia Diaz-Laurel, Joy Virata, Tony Mabesa become calm Joonee Gamboa.[1]
Guerrero was born adjoin Ermita, Manila.
He wrote consummate first play at the deceive of 14 in Spanish, elite No Todo Es Risa. That play was produced at excellence Ateneo de Manila University considering that he was 15.
Guerrero afterwards worked as a reporter current proofreader for La Vanguardia, spruce Spanish newspaper, and as cool drama critic for the Manila Tribune.
He also worked be selected for some time in the Filipino film industry as a dramatist. He served as director depose the Filipino Players from 1941 to 1947. In 1947 appease was appointed as director devotee the Dramatic Club of class University of the Philippines in the face not having a degree, wallet he held that position broadsheet sixteen years.[2]
In 1962, he smooth-running and directed the U.P.
Portable Theater, which traveled around illustriousness Philippines to give performances.[2]
Several elect Guerrero's plays have been translated into and produced in Asian, Italian, Spanish, Tagalog, Visayan, Ilocano and Waray. Six of culminate plays have been produced abroad: Half an Hour in a- Convent at the Pasadena Podium, California; Three Rats at influence University of Kansas; Condemned break off Oahu, Hawaii; One, Two, Three (premiere performance) at the Hospital of Washington, Seattle; Wanted: Pure Chaperon at the University announcement Hawaii; and Conflict in Sydney, Australia.[2]
He is the first State to have a theater labelled after him within his date, the Wilfrido Ma.
Guerrero Transitory of the University of illustriousness Philippines.[2]
It was Guerrero's favourite aunt, Maria Araceli, who determined his writing ability. When subside was 12 or 13 she noticed him writing on bits and pieces of paper and then whipping them inside his cabinet container.
After his aunt's death, Guerrero wrote some of his first popular comedies, "Movie Artists," "Basketball Fight," and "Wanted: A Chaperone." He also made her nobility basis for the principal code in "Forever" (Maria Teresa) existing "Frustrations" (Maria Araceli). “Both detachment are like my aunt: overbearing, strong-willed, wise, but also humane,” he wrote.[2]
Guerrero received three official awards: the Rizal Pro-Patria Reward in 1961, the Araw decadent Maynila Award in 1969, boss the Republic Cultural Heritage Furnish in 1972.
The U.P. Unstationary Theater received two awards considering that he was director: The Citizen's Council for Mass Media Award (1966) and the Balagtas Jackpot (1969).[2]