Liwayway Arceo
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Liwayway A. Arceo was a multi-awarded Tagalog
fictionist, journalist, radio scriptwriter and editor from the Philippines
.
Arceo authored a number of well-received novels, such as Canal de la Reina
(1985) and Titser
(1995). She also published collections of short stories such as Ina, Maybahay, Anak at iba pa, Mga Maria, Mga Eva, Ang Mag-anak na Cruz (1990), and Mga Kuwento ng Pag-ibig (1997). Most of her books were published by Ateneo de Manila University
Press and The University of the Philippines
Press. Arceo's story, Uhaw ang Vernon na Lupa was placed second in the Japanese Imperial Government-sanctioned Pinakamabuting Maikling Katha ng 1943 (The Best Short Stories of 1943).
Arceo made her mark as a lead actress in Tatlong Maria, a Japanese/Philippine film produced during World War II
. The film was produced by two movie companies; X'Otic Pictures of the Philippines
and Eiga Hekusa of Japan
, in 1944. She also acted in Ilaw ng Tahanan, a long-running radio serial. Ilaw ng Tahanan became a television soap opera aired on RPN 9, during the late 1970s.
Arceo's short story Lumapit, Lumayo ang Umaga was later turned into an award-winning film by National Artist Ishmael Bernal
in 1975. Filipina thespian Elizabeth Oropesa received a FAMAS Best Actress Award in 1976 for her role in the film.
Arceo received a Carlos Palanca
for Short Story in Filipino (Filipino (Tagalog) Division) in 1962; a Japan Foundation
Visiting Fellowship in 1992; a Gawad CCP for Literature given by the Cultural Center of the Philippines
in 1993; a Doctorate on Humane Letters, an honoris causa, from the University of the Philippines
in 1991; the Catholic Authors Award from the Asian Catholic Publishers in 1990, and the Gawad Balagtas Life Achievement Award for Fiction from the Unyon ng mga Manunulat sa Pilipinas (Writers Union of the Philippines, or UMPIL) in 1998. In 1999, Liwayway Arceo received a Philippine National Centennial Commission award for her pioneering and exemplary contributions in the field of literature.
After her death, Filipino writers paid tribute to Liwayway A. Arceo during a memorial service held at the Loyola Memorial Chapel in Guadalupe, Makati City, Philippines on December 6, 1999.
Tagalog people
The Tagalog people are an ethnic group in the Philippines. The name Tagalog comes from either the native term tagá-ilog, meaning 'people living along the river', or another native term, tagá-alog, meaning 'people living along the ford', a ford being a shallow part of a river or stream where people,...
fictionist, journalist, radio scriptwriter and editor from the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
.
Arceo authored a number of well-received novels, such as Canal de la Reina
Canal de la Reina
Canal de la Reina is a 1985 Tagalog-language novel written by Filipino novelist Liwayway A. Arceo. It is a novel that exposes the social cancer in the high levels of contemporary Philippine society...
(1985) and Titser
Titser
Titser is a Tagalog-language novel written by Filipino novelist Liwayway A. Arceo. It first appeared as a serial on the pages of Liwayway magazine during the 1950s...
(1995). She also published collections of short stories such as Ina, Maybahay, Anak at iba pa, Mga Maria, Mga Eva, Ang Mag-anak na Cruz (1990), and Mga Kuwento ng Pag-ibig (1997). Most of her books were published by Ateneo de Manila University
Ateneo de Manila University
The Ateneo de Manila University is a private teaching and research university run by the Society of Jesus in the Philippines. It began in 1859 when the City of Manila handed control of the Escuela Municipal de Manila in Intramuros, Manila, to the Jesuits...
Press and The University of the Philippines
University of the Philippines
The ' is the national university of the Philippines. Founded in 1908 through Act No...
Press. Arceo's story, Uhaw ang Vernon na Lupa was placed second in the Japanese Imperial Government-sanctioned Pinakamabuting Maikling Katha ng 1943 (The Best Short Stories of 1943).
Arceo made her mark as a lead actress in Tatlong Maria, a Japanese/Philippine film produced during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. The film was produced by two movie companies; X'Otic Pictures of the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
and Eiga Hekusa of Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, in 1944. She also acted in Ilaw ng Tahanan, a long-running radio serial. Ilaw ng Tahanan became a television soap opera aired on RPN 9, during the late 1970s.
Arceo's short story Lumapit, Lumayo ang Umaga was later turned into an award-winning film by National Artist Ishmael Bernal
Ishmael Bernal
Ishmael Bernal was an acclaimed Filipino film, stage and television director. He was also an actor and screenwriter...
in 1975. Filipina thespian Elizabeth Oropesa received a FAMAS Best Actress Award in 1976 for her role in the film.
Arceo received a Carlos Palanca
Palanca
Palanca may refer to:*Palanca Awards*Palanca, Angola a comune in Luanda Province, Angola*Palanca, a commune in Bacău County, Romania*Palanca, a village in Floreşti-Stoeneşti Commune, Giurgiu County, Romania...
for Short Story in Filipino (Filipino (Tagalog) Division) in 1962; a Japan Foundation
Japan Foundation
The was established in 1972 by an Act of the Japanese Diet as a special legal entity to undertake international dissemination of Japanese culture, and became an independent administrative institution under the jurisdiction of the Foreign Ministry of Japan on 1 October 2003 under the "Independent...
Visiting Fellowship in 1992; a Gawad CCP for Literature given by the Cultural Center of the Philippines
Cultural Center of the Philippines
The Cultural Center of the Philippines is a government-owned and controlled corporation established to preserve, develop and promote arts and culture in the Philippines. The CCP was established through Executive Order No. 30 s. 1966 by President Ferdinand Marcos...
in 1993; a Doctorate on Humane Letters, an honoris causa, from the University of the Philippines
University of the Philippines
The ' is the national university of the Philippines. Founded in 1908 through Act No...
in 1991; the Catholic Authors Award from the Asian Catholic Publishers in 1990, and the Gawad Balagtas Life Achievement Award for Fiction from the Unyon ng mga Manunulat sa Pilipinas (Writers Union of the Philippines, or UMPIL) in 1998. In 1999, Liwayway Arceo received a Philippine National Centennial Commission award for her pioneering and exemplary contributions in the field of literature.
After her death, Filipino writers paid tribute to Liwayway A. Arceo during a memorial service held at the Loyola Memorial Chapel in Guadalupe, Makati City, Philippines on December 6, 1999.
External links
- Filipino Voices
- Ang Inyong Lingkod, Gloria Romero
- Canal de la Reina by Liwayway Arceo
- A Celebration fo Women Writers
- Wikang Filipino
- Estilo: Pagsusuri at Pag-unawa by Efren Abueg
- US Colonialism (1989-1945)
- Portrait of a young Chinese as a Filipino storyteller
- The Country's Literary Produce for 2000 by Bienvenido Lumbera
- Bayani Magazine
- University of the Philippines Press
- Near, Far The Morning
- Timawa
- Kulttuuri ja taide
- The History of Filipino Women's Writings
- Timawa by A.C. Fabian