Aurelio Tolentino

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Tolentino and the second or maternal family name is Valenzuela.

Aurelio Tolentino
Aurelio Tolentino depicted in a 1915 publication of "Ang Buhok ni Ester"
Born
Aurelio Tolentino y Valenzuela

(1869-10-15)October 15, 1869
Guagua, Pampanga, Captaincy General of the Philippines
DiedJuly 5, 1915(1915-07-05) (aged 45)
Manila, Philippine Islands
OccupationsPoet, journalist and playwright
SpouseNatividad Hilario

Aurelio Tolentino y Valenzuela (October 15, 1869 – July 5, 1915) was a Filipino playwright, poet, journalist, and revolutionary. His works at the turn of the 20th century depicted his desire for Philippine independence from its colonizers. He was arrested on several occasions between 1896 and 1907, by the Spaniards and later by American authorities. He wrote and directed the anti-imperialist play Kahapon, Ngayon at Bukas (Spanish: Ayer, Hoy, y Mañana; English: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow), which led to his arrest in 1903.

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