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Alejandro "Andy" Pascual Alviz (born December 27, 1963) is a Filipino musician and leader of the musical group ArtiSta.Rita. He seeks to promote the traditional music of his home province of Pampanga both through original compositions and by taking older songs and setting them to a modern beat. [1] His best-known songs include "Masayang Kebaitan", and "Kapampangan ku". [2] [3] "Kapampangan ku", meaning "I am a Kapampangan", was the lead song on the album of the same name; through this song, Alviz sought to elicit feelings of hope and unity among the people of his province. [4] Outside of his own music, he has done the choreography for regional productions of several musicals, including Miss Saigon . What he accomplished in the last 10 years alone is more than what many other artists in the performing arts can accomplish in one or even two lifetimes: as resident choreographer for the Miss Saigon productions in Singapore, Hong Kong, Korea and Manila; as stage director-choreographer for Binibining Pilipinas (from 2004 to 2010); as composer and producer of more than a dozen CDs, including the groundbreaking Kapampangan Ku, which HAU co-produced; as chairman of the board of the ArtiSta. Rita, Inc.; as co-founder of artists’ groups like Whiplash Dance Co., ArtiSta. Rita, Teatru Ima and Teatru Kapampangan; as performer in shows and stage productions from Hollywood to New York to Sydney; as choreographer of shows like ASAP and SOP and of concerts featuring Lea Salonga, Kenny Loggins, Gary Valenciano, Sarah Geronimo, Martin Nievera, Ogie Alcasid, Regine Velasquez, Kuh Ledesma, Rachel Anne Go, Christian Bautista, etc.; the list goes on and on.
But above all, he changed the cultural landscape of Pampanga by making ArtiSta. Rita the benchmark for all performing arts organizations in the province, and by raising the bar for practically all genres and mediums of Kapampangan Art, from theatre, dance and music to television, radio and recording. Alviz’ songs have become a staple for parties, school programs, town fiestas, and even political campaigns; his performers always start, stop and steal the show; and the premiere night of his original zarzuelas are always the highlight of Pampanga’s cultural calendar. In short, Alviz’ music provides the soundtrack of the cultural renaissance that has been sweeping the province for more than a decade now.
The popularity of cultural festivals like the Duman Festival, the Makatapak Festival and the Sabuaga Festival are largely due to their theme songs which were composed by Alviz. The success of the Department of Tourism’s campaign can be credited in large measure to the jingle created by Alviz. The electoral victory of Fr. Ed Panlilio as governor of Pampanga was helped in part by Alviz’ rousing campaign song. The increase in the number of new seminarians at the Mother of Good Counsel Seminary can also be attributed to Alviz’ theatre productions Perry and Ciniong. And Alviz’ latest production, I Love Pope Francis: The Musical, co-produced by HAU, was staged at the Cultural Center of the Philippines and was seen by cardinals and bishops from all over Asia. Recently he was a judge for Abs cbn's Dancekids and a stage director for the Grand opening of the grand finals of Pilipinas Got Talent 2018.
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| Year | Title | Role | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–2016 | Dance Kids | Himself/Dance Masters | ABS-CBN |
| 2019 | It's Showtime | Himself/Magpasikat 2019 Hurado | ABS-CBN |
Pampanga, officially the Province of Pampanga (Kapampangan: Lalawigan ning Pampanga; Ilocano: Probinsia ti Pampanga; Pangasinan: Luyag/Probinsia na Pampanga; Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Pampanga, is a province in Central Luzon in the Philippines. Lying on the northern shore of Manila Bay, Pampanga is bordered by Tarlac to the north, Nueva Ecija to the northeast, Bulacan to the east, Manila Bay to the central-south, Bataan to the southwest and Zambales to the west. Its capital is the City of San Fernando, the regional center of Central Luzon. Angeles City is the largest LGU, but while geographically within Pampanga, it is classified as a first-class, highly urbanized city and has been governed independently of the province since it received its charter in 1964.
Nueva Ecija, officially the Province of Nueva Ecija, is a landlocked province in the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. Its capital is the city of Palayan, while Cabanatuan, its former capital, is the largest local government unit (LGU). Nueva Ecija borders, from the south clockwise, Bulacan, Pampanga, Tarlac, Pangasinan, Nueva Vizcaya and Aurora. The province is nationally known as the Rice Granary of the Philippines, producing the largest rice yield in the country.
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Lubao, officially the Municipality of Lubao, is a 1st class municipality in the province of Pampanga, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 173,502 people.
Candaba, officially the Municipality of Candaba, is a 1st class municipality in the province of Pampanga, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 119,497 people.
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Macabebe, officially the Municipality of Macabebe, is a 1st class municipality in the province of Pampanga, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 78,151 people.
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Minalin, officially the Municipality of Minalin, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Pampanga, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 48,380 people.
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The Kapampangan people, Pampangueños or Pampangos, are the sixth largest ethnolinguistic group in the Philippines, numbering about 2,784,526 in 2010. They live mainly in the provinces of Pampanga, Bataan and Tarlac, as well as Bulacan, Nueva Ecija and Zambales.
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Santa Monica Parish Church, commonly known as Minalin Church, is a Baroque Roman Catholic church, located in poblacion area of San Nicolas in Minalin, Pampanga, Philippines. The church, built during the Spanish era, was declared a National Cultural Treasure by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts and the National Museum of the Philippines on August 27, 2011, one of 37 churches in the country bestowed that honor.
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Pampanga in the Philippine Revolution remained almost wholly loyal to Spanish suzerainty, with only few noble Kapampangan families defecting to the Katipunan. Kapampangan involvement in defending Spanish interests began when the Revolution broke out, with many freemen enlisting in Spanish forces. However, Tagalog rebels would eventually infiltrate the province and begin a campaign of terrorism. Once Spain lost the Battle of Manila Bay, Spanish forces in Pampanga retreated to Macabebe and awaited their return to Spain. Republican forces would raze and loot Kapampangan towns for their cooperation with Spanish forces. To revenge their losses, many Kapampangans would enlist with the Americans to defeat the Philippine Republic.