Amelia Lapeña-Bonifacio

In this Filipino name for married women, the birth middle name or maternal family name is Lirag, the birth surname or paternal family name is Lapeña, and the marital name is Bonifacio.
Amelia Lapeña-Bonifacio
Lapeña-Bonifacio during her National Artist conferment in 2018
Born
Amelia Lirag Lapeña

(1930-04-04)4 April 1930
Binondo, Manila, Insular Government of the Philippine Islands, U.S.
Died29 December 2020(2020-12-29) (aged 90)
Manila, Philippines
Resting placeLibingan ng mga Bayani, Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines
Known forFounder of Teatrong Mulat ng Pilipinas
SpouseManuel Flores Bonifacio
AwardsNational Artist of the Philippines for Theater (2018)
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison
Academic work
DisciplineTheatre Arts
InstitutionsUniversity of the Philippines

Amelia Lirag Lapeña-Bonifacio (4 April 1930 – 29 December 2020) was a Filipino playwright, puppeteer, and educator known as the "Grande Dame of Southeast Asian Children's Theatre". In 1977, she founded a children's theater troupe, Teatrong Mulat ng Pilipinas (Mulat Theater), the official theater company and puppetry troupe of the University of the Philippines. Lapeña-Bonifacio served as the President of the International Association of Theatre for Children and Young People-Philippines (ASSITEJ-Philippines) and Union Internationale de la Marionnette-Philippines (UNIMA-Philippines). She was recognized in 2018 as a National Artist of the Philippines for Theater.

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