Severino Reyes (February 11, 1861 â€" September 15, 1942) was a
Filipino writer, playwright, and director of plays. He used the pen
name Lola Basyang.[1][2] He was nicknamed "Don Binoy".Reyes wrote 26
zarzuelas and 22 dramas in his career.[3] He is known as the "Father
of Tagalog Plays" and as the "Father of the Tagalog Zarzuela".[4]Reyes
helped found the Liwayway magazine in 1922, and is recognized for
pioneering the Tagalog literary renascence during his lifetime.[5] His
stories under the pen name Lola Basyang were the magazine's most
widely read feature.[5]Reyes married his childhood friend Maria Paz
Puato, and they had 17 children.[5]
Filipino writer, playwright, and director of plays. He used the pen
name Lola Basyang.[1][2] He was nicknamed "Don Binoy".Reyes wrote 26
zarzuelas and 22 dramas in his career.[3] He is known as the "Father
of Tagalog Plays" and as the "Father of the Tagalog Zarzuela".[4]Reyes
helped found the Liwayway magazine in 1922, and is recognized for
pioneering the Tagalog literary renascence during his lifetime.[5] His
stories under the pen name Lola Basyang were the magazine's most
widely read feature.[5]Reyes married his childhood friend Maria Paz
Puato, and they had 17 children.[5]
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