CPAR REVIEW

• Fernando Amorsolo - - Well-known for his genre paintings and landscapes and idealized depiction of the “Dalagang Pilipina.”
• Francisca Aquino - Known as a dancer and researcher of Philippine folk dance.

  She received The Republic Award of Merit in 1954
• Carlos "Botong" Francisco -Known for his historically themed murals
• Carlos "Botong" Francisco - Pioneers of modernism in the country.
• Amado Hernandez - writer and stalwart of the laborers.
• Amado Hernandez -  Act as conscience of society, correcting, and calling attention to what is needed.
• Antonio Molina - A teacher, composer, and a conductor.
• Antonio Molina -  Known for his impressionist style in music and as part of the musical triumvirate of the Philippines. Former Manila Grand Opera House as an orchestra soloist.
• Juan Nakpil - A man of many talents
• Juan Nakpil - Known for his innovations in the field of Philippine architecture
• Guillermo Tolentino - A premier sculptor and esteemed professor at the University of the Philippines, Diliman.
• Guillermo Tolentino - He is specialized in commemorative sculptures of historical figures that are monumental and grand.
• Jose Garcia Villa - commonly known for his pen name, Doveglion.
• Jose Garcia Villa - He is known for introducing the reversed consonance rhyme scheme.
• Napoleon V. Abueva - was the youngest recipient of the title National Artist.
• Napoleon V. Abueva - Father of Modern Philippine Sculpture
• Lamberto Avellana - Known as The Boy Wander of Philippines Movies
• Leonor O. Goquingco - Mother of Philippine Theater Dance & Dean of Filipino Performing Arts.
• Leonor O. Goquingco - She incorporated ballet with folk and Asian dance
• Nick Joaquin - Started his career as proofreader and journalist using the pen name Quijana De Manila.
• Nick Joaquin - His style is defined as flowery and Spanish-Influenced English.
• Jovita Fuentes - Acclaimed theater actress. She was recognized by the Spain and given the title "la Embahadora De Filipinas a su Madre Patricia
• Jovita Fuentes - Became the chairperson of the Music Promotion Foundation.
• Victorio Ededas -  Father of Modern Philippine Painting.
• Victorio Ededas - His works described as raw and rough using bold impastos strokes.
• Pablo Antonio - Foremost Filipino modern architect.
• Pablo Antonio - His design aesthetic is based on simplicity and functionality
• Vicente Manansala - Combined concept from rural and urban settings.
• Vicente Manansala - His early masterpiece were the Madonna of the Slums and Jeepneys. He is also a pioneer of cubism in the Philippines.
• Carlos P. Romulo - His directorial debut was the critically acclaimed Ama’t Anak
• Gerardo De Leon - He provided piano accompaniment to silent movies.
• Honorato Dela Rama - Queen of Kundiman. At age of 7, she starred in many spanish sarswelas. At age of 15, she starred in the sarswela Dalagang Bukid.
• Antonio Buenaventura - Credited for making the Philippine Army Band one of the best in the world. He made compositions that were inspired by these ethnic songs for the orchestra.
• Lucrecia Urtula - A choreographer, educator, and researcher. Spent almost 40 years studying the various Philippine Traditional. She made dances that showcase different traditional dances and festivals.
• Lucrecia Kasilag - She graduated cum laude in 1936 with Bachelor of Arts in English at Philippine Women’s University. As a teacher and artist, she dedicated herself in developing and refining the Filipinos’ taste in music.
• Francisco Arcellana - One of the pioneers of the lyrical prose-poetic forms in Filipino short stories. Received the distinction of becoming a member of the Order of the National Artist in 1990.
• Cesar Legaspi - Through his cubist works, the country was exposed and later on accepted the validity of modern art movement & style. Part of the 13 Moderns. A neorealist whose style shows geometric distortions
• Leandro Locsin - Forever associated with Philippine Architecture. Distinctive and unmistakable style of combining extremes. Had designed and built 200 structures.
• Hernando Ocampo - Part of the 13 Moderns. Themes of his works told of the destruction and the harshness of life after World War II. Echo the vibrant of Philippine Flora and Fauna.
• Lucio San Pedro - Conductor of many respected bands of the time. His body of works consist of a great variety of musical forms.