Rody Vera

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Rody Vera
Born
Rodolfo C. Vera

(1960-12-05) December 5, 1960 (age 64)
NationalityFilipino
Occupation(s)Playwright, theater actor, and director.

Rodolfo C. Vera (born December 5, 1960 [1] ), commonly known as Rody Vera, is a Filipino playwright, theater actor, and director.

Vera was affiliated with the Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) as a theater actor and artistic director. [2]

As a playwright, Vera wrote more than 25 original plays, 10 of which have won Palanca Awards. He has also adopted and translated 20 foreign-language plays into Filipino such as Bertolt Brecht's Mother Courage and Her Children, William Shakespeare's Macbeth , Jean Genet's The Maids , and Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters and The Cherry Orchard [3] He is also a Palanca Awards Hall of Fame inductee. [4]

He also wrote lyrics of various liturgical protest songs. [4]

He was awarded the Gawad Tanglaw ng Lahi in 2015 by the Ateneo de Manila University. [3] In 2019, he was conferred the Dangal ni Balagtas award by the Commission on the Filipino Language for his contribution to Philippine literature. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Rodolfo C. Vera - Gawad Tanglaw ng Lahi 2015". Ateneo de Manila University. September 23, 2015. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  2. ↑ de Jesus, Totel V. (November 27, 2020). "PETA's musical '1896,' other productions to stream online". ABS-CBN News (in English and Filipino). Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Ateneo honors playwright Rody Vera with Gawad Tanglaw ng Lahi". Philippine Daily Inquirer. October 3, 2015. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 Teves, Catherine (March 30, 2019). "2 showbiz writing masters to receive KWF award". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
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