Severino Reyes | |
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Born |
Santa Cruz, Manila, Captaincy General of the Philippines |
February 11, 1861
Died | September 15, 1942 | (aged 81)
Pen name | Lola Basyang |
Occupation | Writer |
Language | Tagalog, Spanish, English |
Alma mater | Colegio de San Juan de Letran, University of Santo Tomas |
Genre | Plays |
Notable works | Walang Sugat (literally "No Wounds", meaning "not wounded", with the concept of being "unscathed") |
Children | Pedrito Reyes, Jose Reyes and Torcuato Reyes |
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Severino Reyes (February 11, 1861 – September 15, 1942) was a Filipino writer, playwright, and director of plays. He used the pen name Lola Basyang. He was nicknamed "Don Binoy". Reyes is known as the "Father of Tagalog Plays" and as the "Father of the Tagalog Zarzuela".