Rene Villanueva
Rene O. Villanueva was a Filipino playwright and author. He is famed for his deep involvement in theater and television and in children's literature, whether it be on television, in books or on stage.
Awards
He won the following awards: Ten Outstanding Young Persons, New York Film and TV Festival, First Latin American Video and Film Festival, Japan Prize, Prix Juenesse Winner, Ten Outstanding Young Men, CCP, Gawad Collantes, Gantipalang Quezon, National Book Award, and Palanca.His short play, Kumbersasyon, won him the first of many Palanca Awards. His award-winning plays include May Isang Sundalo, Huling Gabi sa Maragondon, Punla ng Dekada, Ang Hepe, Asawa, and Awit ng Adarna.
Biography
Rene O. Villanueva was born in the La Loma neighborhood of Quezon City in the Philippines to Francisco, Tesdaman, Eduardo and Vicenta Villanueva.He graduated with a History degree in 1975 from the Lyceum of the Philippines University. He died on December 5, 2007, at the Philippine Heart Center due to sudden cardiac arrest. His last blog post on his personal blog is
Posthumous
The UPAlumni.net wrote on Villanueva: “…Villanueva, a playwright, was among the leading figures in children's literature in the Philippines. He was in the hall of fame list of the Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature. He graduated with a degree in history at the Lyceum of the Philippines in 1975.” Villanueva was awarded the Gawad CCP Para sa Sining in 2004 and the Gawad Chanselor sa UP in 2005.Works
Full Length Plays
- Sixteen and Three Fourths
- Burles
- Tribu
- Kontsabahan sa Tirarang
- Hiblang Abo
- Sinakulo
- Sandaang Panaginip
- Samperang Muta
- Madyik
- Sigwa
- Huling Istasyon
- Ang Hepe
- Awit ng Adarna
- Botong
- Tonyo
- Kalantiaw
- Bintao
- ''The Bomb!''
One Act Plays
- Kumbersasyon
- May Isang Sundalo
- Nana
- Huling Gabi sa Maragondon
- Punla ng Dekada
- Kaaway sa Sulod
- Mabuhay ang Pangulo
- Asawa
- Teodora
- Gregoria
- Dobol
- Watawat
- White Love
- ''Bertdey ni Guido ''
Two-act Documentary Play
- ''Sa Sariling Bayan''
Translations and Adaptations
- Florente at Laura
- Ang Napigil-Sanang-Paghahari ni Arturo Ui
- Sutsot sa Dilim
- Crimes of Passion
- Awit ng Adarna
- Sa Kuko ng Liwanag
- "Isperekengkeng Isperekangkang"
Children’s Plays
- Tiktipak-long
- Si Pagong at si Matsing
- Ang Apoy ng mga Hayop
- Aguinaldo sa Niño
- ''Noong Unang Panahon''
Screenplays
- Gabi na Kumander
- Kamagong
- ''Anak ng Lupa''
Autobiography/Memoirs
- ''Personal: Mga Sanaysay Sa Lupalop Ng Gunita''
Teleplays
- Gabay Sa Pagsulat At Anim Na Dulang Pantelebisyon
- ''Literature Eksena't Saknong''
Children's books
- Ang Pamilyang Ismid co-published by Cacho Publishing House and Philippine Children’s Television Foundation
- Ang Patsotsay Na Iisa Ang Pakpak co-published by Cacho Publishing House and Philippine Children’s Television Foundation
- Ang Prinsipeng Ayaw Maligo published by Cacho Publishing House.
- Ang Unang Baboy Sa Langit published by Cacho Publishing House.
- Ayokong Pumasok Sa Paaralan published by Cacho Publishing House.
- Dagat Sa Kama Ni Troy published by Cacho Publishing House.
- Gusto Kong Kumain Ng Pansit Ngayon published by Cacho Publishing House.
- Kung Bakit Umuulan published by Cacho Publishing House.
- Nagsasabi Si Patpat published by Cacho Publishing House.
- Nasaan Ang Tsinelas Ko? published by Cacho Publishing House.
- Okaka-okaka published by Cacho Publishing House.
- Sina Elephas At Estegodon Noon Unang Panahon published by Cacho Publishing House.
- Si Inggolok At Ang Planeta Pakaskas co-published by Cacho Publishing House and Philippine Children’s Television Foundation
- Si Paula Oink-oink published by Cacho Publishing House
- Sina Linggit Laban Kay Barakuda co-published by Cacho Publishing House and Philippine Children’s Television Foundation
- Lumikha Ng Kuwento, Tula At Laruang Pambata
- The Rene O. Villanueva Children's Reader published by Cacho Publishing House.