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Daisy H. Avellana(1917-2013)

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  • Actress
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Daisy H. Avellana was born on 6 January 1917 in Roxas City, Philippines. She was a writer and actress, known for A Portrait of the Artist as Filipino (1965), Inday (1940) and Pag-asa (1951). She was married to Lamberto V. Avellana. She died on 12 May 2013 in Manila, Philippines.
BornJanuary 6, 1917
DiedMay 12, 2013(96)
BornJanuary 6, 1917
DiedMay 12, 2013(96)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

A Portrait of the Artist as Filipino (1965)
A Portrait of the Artist as Filipino
6.9
  • Candida
  • 1965
Guillermo Carls, Ernesto La Guardia, Gregorio Ticman, Elsa Oria, and Lilian Velez in Inday (1940)
Inday
  • Writer(as Daisy Hontiveros-Avellana)
  • 1940
Ike Jarlego Jr., Gregorio Ticman, Armando Goyena, Leonora Ruiz, Rosa Aguirre, Priscilla Cellona, Miniong Alvarez, and Paco Zamora in Pag-asa (1951)
Pag-asa
7.8
  • Writer
  • 1951
Leopoldo Salcedo, Arsenia Francisco, and Salvador Zaragoza in Sakay (1939)
Sakay
  • Writer
  • 1939

Credits

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Writer

  • Ike Jarlego Jr., Gregorio Ticman, Armando Goyena, Leonora Ruiz, Rosa Aguirre, Priscilla Cellona, Miniong Alvarez, and Paco Zamora in Pag-asa (1951)
    Pag-asa
    7.8
    • scenario
    • 1951
  • Tandang sora
    • Writer
    • 1947
  • Guillermo Carls, Ernesto La Guardia, Gregorio Ticman, Elsa Oria, and Lilian Velez in Inday (1940)
    Inday
    • Writer (as Daisy Hontiveros-Avellana)
    • 1940
  • Leopoldo Salcedo, Arsenia Francisco, and Salvador Zaragoza in Sakay (1939)
    Sakay
    • screenplay
    • 1939

Additional Crew

  • Amy Austria, Ace Vergel, and Beth Bautista in Waywaya (1982)
    Waywaya
    • consultant
    • 1982
  • Kundiman ng lahi (1959)
    Kundiman ng lahi
    • story consultant
    • 1959
  • Badjao (1957)
    Badjao
    6.4
    • story consultant
    • 1957

Actress

  • A Portrait of the Artist as Filipino (1965)
    A Portrait of the Artist as Filipino
    6.9
    • Candida
    • 1965

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Daisy Hontiveros-Avellana
  • Born
    • January 6, 1917
    • Roxas City, Philippines
  • Died
    • May 12, 2013
    • Manila, Philippines(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Lamberto V. Avellana? - April 25, 1991 (his death, 1 child)
  • Children
      Lamberto H. Avellana Jr.
  • Parents
      Vicenta Ruiz Pardo
  • Relatives
      Leon Hontiveros(Grandparent)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    She was conferred the National Artist for Theater in 1999.
  • Nickname
    • The First Lady of the Philippine Theater

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