Quiz 2 - CPAR

The first Filipina to be awarded of the Order of the National Artists for Dance.

Known for his Filipino love ballads such as “Kalesa,” “Bato sa Buhangin,” “Gaano Ko Ikaw Kamahal,” and “Inang Bayan,”

Inspired by dances of the Igorots, the Moros, and Christians, she produced Filipinescas: Philippine Life, Legend and Lore in Dance in 1960.

The Dean of Filipino Composers.

Known for translating western classics into Tagalog, including the works of Shakespeare (The Merchant of Venice), Arthur Miller (Death of a Salesman), Samuel Beckett (Waiting for Godot), and August Strinberg (Miss Julie).

Her legacy in Philippine music, according to the NCCA, is “to discover the Filipino roots through ethnic music and fusing it with Western influences.”

Queen of Kundiman.

He wrote some of the most well-liked Christmas songs such as “Misa de Gallo” and “Pasko na Naman.”

Legendary founder of Ballet Philippines

Dance director of the Bayanihan Philippine National Folk Dance Company (now the Bayanihan Dance Company)