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Mga Kuwento ni Lola Basyang ( Tagalog, literally "The Stories of Grandmother Basyang") is an anthology of short stories written by "Lola Basyang," the pen name of Severino Reyes, founder and editor of the Tagalog magazine, Liwayway. The original magazine stories have since been adapted into books, comics, television, and film.
Severino Reyes was born on February 11, 1861, in Santa Cruz, Manila during the Spanish colonial era to Rufino Reyes and Andrea Rivera. He pursued his early education in an institution owned by Catalino Sanchez and acquired a bachelor's degree at the Escuela de Segunda Enseñanza of the Colegio de San Juan de Letran.
Florante at Laura [a] is an 1838 awit written by Tagalog poet Francisco Balagtas. The story was dedicated to his former sweetheart María Asunción Rivera, whom he nicknamed "M.A.R." and Selya in Kay Selya ("For Celia").
A frame story is a literary device that acts as a convenient conceit to organize a set of smaller narratives, either devised by the author or taken from a previous stock of popular tales, slightly altered by the author for the purpose of the longer narrative. Sometimes a story within the main narrative encapsulates some aspect of the framing ...
The Summer Solstice. "The Summer Solstice", also known as "Tatarin" or "Tadtarin", [1] is a short story written by Filipino National Artist for Literature Nick Joaquin. [2] [3] In addition to being regarded as one of Joaquin's most acclaimed literary works, the tale is considered to be controversial. [2] [3] The story narrates a ritual ...
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Filipino. Box office. ₱543 million [1] Miracle in Cell No. 7 is a 2019 Filipino drama film directed by Nuel Crisostomo Naval and starring Aga Muhlach, Xia Vigor and Bela Padilla. The film is based on the 2013 South Korean film of the same name directed by Lee Hwan-kyung. [2] The film revolves around Lito ( Aga Muhlach ), a mentally challenged ...
Philippine epic poetry is the body of epic poetry in Philippine literature. Filipino epic poetry is considered to be the highest point of development for Philippine folk literature, encompassing narratives that recount the adventures of tribal heroes. These epics are transmitted through oral tradition using a select group of singers and chanters.