THEATRE, MOVIE, PLAY (LOCAL) Flashcards
(39 cards)
First lady of Philippine Theatre
Daisy Hontiveros Avellana
Queen of Kundiman in 1979
Honorata “Atang” Dela Rama
The very first actress in the very first locally produced Filipino film
Honorata “Atang” Dela Rama
Born in Roxas City, Capiz on January 26, 1917
Daisy H. Avellana
Elevated legitimate theater and dramatic arts to a new level of excellence by staging and performing in breakthrough productions of classic Filipino and foreign play.
Daisy H. Avellana
Co-founded the Barangay Theatre Guild in 1939 which paved the way for the popularization of
theatre and dramatic arts in the country, utilizing radio and television.
Daisy H. Avellana
At the tender age of nine, she started her professional career with
Repertory Philippines as an orphan in the musical Annie
Monique Wilson
Founder of New Voice Company
Monique Wilson
Played Ariel in The Little Mermaid musical, for which she bagged the Best Actress award from
Broadway World Philippines
Rachelle Ann Go
first role was Kim in the Broadway production of Miss Saigon, which ran between 1995
and 1997
Joan Almedilla
regarded as the first Filipina to play the role of Fantine on the Third National Tour of Les
Misérables
Joan Almedilla
Made her Broadway debut at 21 years old as Kim in a revival of Miss Saigon
Eva Noblezada
played the role of Eurydice in Hadestown on Broadway
Eva Noblezada
First Filipino to debut in Kpop industry
Kriesha Tiu
First Filipina to be nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 2023
Dolly de Leon
First-ever Filipina to receive an award at the Seoul International Drama Awards
Belle Mariano
Best Lead Actress at the Asian Academy Creative Awards
Jodi Sta. Maria
Considered to be the first female Filipino director and producer
Carmen Concha
Mary Jane Santa Ana Guck
Jaclyn Jose
Queen of Under Acting
Jaclyn Jose
The first Filipina and the first-ever Southeast Asian actress to win the Palm d’Or for Best
Actress, the highest prize at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival in France (May 22, 2016)
Jaclyn Jose
When Jaclyn Jose won the first Filipina and the first-ever Southeast Asian actress to win the Palm d’Or for Best
Actress, the highest prize at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival in France
(May 22, 2016)
Named to Forbes’s list of Asian Heroes of Philanthropy, she was prompt in raising funds to help COVID-19 front-liners in her country
Angel Locsin
worked as a spy as part of the Philippine resistance movement during the Second World War
Neile Adams