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Virginia R. Moreno

バージニア・アール・モレノ

Bājinia R. Moreno

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1923-04-24 (Tondo, Manila)
Died
2021-08-14 age 98
Nationality
Filipino
Languages
English, Filipino
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Manila

Career

Occupations
Writer, Poet, Playwright, Film director
Active Years
1956-2021
Affiliations
University of the Philippines Film Center

Education

University of the Philippines
campus newspaper
Country: Philippines
editor of the campus newspaper
Institute of International Education
Country: United States
studied in Kansas

Awards

Palanca Memorial Award for Literature
1972
Work: Batik Maker and Other Poems
Organization: Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards Foundation
Result: winner
National Historical Playwriting Contest
1969
Work: The Onyx Wolf
Result: winner
S.E.A. Write Award
1984
Result: winner
Ordre des Palmes Académiques
1991
Category: Chevalier
Organization: Government of France
Result: recipient

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Batik Maker and Other Poems

1972 Poetry

Her first collection of poems.

Philippine culture

The Onyx Wolf

1969 Play

Play also known as La Loba Negra and Itim Asu.

History

Straw Patriot

1956 Play

Translated into Filipino by Wilfredo Pascua Sanchez in 1967 as Bayaning huwad.

Legacy

Filipina writer, poet, and playwright known for awards like the S.E.A. Write Award.

Trivia

  • Palanca Award recipient
  • S.E.A. Write Award winner