Noli Me Tángere is a novel by Filipino writer and activist José Rizal and was published during the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. It explores inequities in law and practice in terms of the treatment by the ruling government and the Spanish Catholic friars of the resident peoples in the late 19th century.
Jessica Anne Rodriguez Maitim, better known as Jean Garcia, is a Filipino actress. She is known as Madam Claudia Buenavista in the original version of Pangako Sa 'Yo and as Miss Minchin in the 1995 live-action remake of Sarah... Ang Munting Prinsesa.
Tessie Agana is a Filipina former child actress of the 1950s. She is best known for playing the title role in the 1951 film Roberta, which was then the highest grossing Philippine film of all time. Her mother was the actress Linda Estrella. Agana was also known as the "Shirley Temple of the Philippines".
Tanghalang Ateneo is the longest-running theater company of the Loyola Schools, Ateneo de Manila University. The company weaves into its work the theatrical traditions of the university's sesquicentennial past: the devotion of the salon de actos at the Escuela Municipal, the eloquence of the Ateneo Dramatics Guild, the joie de vivre of the Ateneo Players Theater, and the innovative spirit of the Ateneo Experimental Theater. Like these companies, Tanghalang Ateneo uses theater to foster eloquentia, sapientia, and humanitas – the pillars of Jesuit pedagogy. It sees itself as a theater company in the service of student formation, and by extension – given the Jesuit ideal of magis – a theater in service of the nation.
Rachel Jingco Alejandro is a Filipino singer and actress.
Princess Sara, also spelled as Princess Sarah for disambiguation purposes, is a Japanese anime television series based on the 1905 children's novel A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It aired from January to December 1985, as part of Nippon Animation's World Masterpiece Theater. The series follows Sara Crewe, a young student of an all-girls boarding school who later becomes orphaned and is forced to work as a servant.
Sheena Patricia Camille Quiambao Prats-Yambao, known professionally as Camile Prats, is a Filipino actress, TV host, and businesswoman. Recognized as the original "Princess of Drama", she has starred in a series of successful films and television shows, gaining media attention when she played the titular protagonist in Sarah... Ang Munting Prinsesa.
Angelica Panganiban is a Filipino actress.
Marilou Correa Diaz-Abaya was a Filipina multi-award winning film director. She was posthumously conferred the Order of National Artists of the Philippines for Film and Broadcast Arts in 2022, she was the founder and president of the Marilou Diaz-Abaya Film Institute and Arts Center, a film school based in Antipolo, Philippines. She was the director of the 1998 film José Rizal, a biographical film on the Philippines' national hero of the same name. She was part of the Second Golden Age of Philippine Cinema.
Juan Felipe de Jesús Nakpil, KGCR, KSS known as Juan Nakpil, was a Filipino architect, teacher and a community leader. In 1973, he was named one of the National Artists for architecture. He was regarded as the Dean of Filipino Architects.
Princess Sarah is a 2007 Philippine television drama series broadcast by ABS-CBN. The series is based on Frances Hodgson Burnett's novel A Little Princess. Directed by Don M. Cuaresma and Nuel C. Naval, it stars Sharlene San Pedro. It aired on the network's Primetime Bida line up and worldwide on TFC from November 12 to December 21, 2007, replacing Kokey and was replaced by Spring Waltz.
Maria Julia Amorsolo Valdes, professionally known as Eula Valdez, is a Filipino actress and singer, best known for her prominent role as Amor Powers in the original version of Pangako Sa 'Yo (2000) and as Janice in the Bagets film series (1984).
Juan Abad was a Filipino printer, playwright, and journalist-1899. His main contribution to Filipino theatre was his patriotic plays: the zarzuela Ang Tanikalang Guinto, and Isang Punglo ng Kaaway, the former which, caused his arrest and trial. Some authors credit Abad with the introduction of symbolism to Tagalog drama, a claim which is still to be proven; although he may have been one of the first Tagalog dramatists to use symbolism in their plays.
Helen Gamboa Sotto is a Filipina actress, singer, dancer and former beauty queen.
Joyce Giselle Palad Ching-Alimon is a Filipino actress, She is best known for her role in television dramas Koreana, Munting Heredera, Anna Karenina, Dormitoryo, Strawberry Lane, Healing Hearts, and Hahamakin ang Lahat.
Celeste Kalugdan Legaspi-Gallardo is a Filipino singer, actress, film and theatre producer. She is an advocate for the rights of the artists. Her singles and albums reached gold or platinum status during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. She is the daughter of National Artist for Visual Arts César Legaspi. She has been one of the founders of the following artist organizations: Organisasyon ng Pilipinong Mang-aawit (OPM), Culturtain Musicat Theater Productions, Performers' Rights Society of the Philippines, and the OPM Archive. She is married to Nonoy Gallardo, an advertising director and one of the premier Original Pilipino Music composers.
Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo is a 2014 Philippine historical action drama film centering on the life of Katipunan revolutionary Andres Bonifacio. It was an official entry to the 40th Metro Manila Film Festival.
Joseph Estrada Paras, also known as Joey Paras, was a Filipino actor, filmmaker, singer, screenwriter, playwright, and television host.
Ang Luha at Lualhati ni Jeronima is a 2018 Philippine short film by CJ Santos and inspired by the third chapter of Dr. Jose Rizal's El Filibusterismo. It is one of the finalists for the 2018 Wisik Short Film Competition by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts. In December 2018, the film had official selection in In-Short 2018 Film Festival in Lagos, Nigeria.
Jose Estella was a Filipino composer and conductor who was known for his title as the "Philippine Waltz King". Besides composing waltzes, he also became one of the major contributors of localizing Spanish zarzuelas from 1890s to 1900s.
