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Amelia Lapeña-Bonifacio

Amelia Lirag Lapeña-Bonifacio 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, 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.

Si Amelia Lapeña-Bonifacio na kilala sa taguring “Grand Dame of Southeast Asian Children’s Theater” ay idineklarang Pambansang Alagad ng Sining sa teatro noong 2018. Siya ay gumagawa ng dula, direktor sa teatro, pintor, guro at nagdidisenyo ng mga set at papet (puppet).

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