Rody Vera

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Rody Vera
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Rodolfo C. Vera

(1960-12-05) December 5, 1960 (age 61)
NationalityFilipino
OccupationPlaywright, 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]

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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.