Francisco Alvarado is a noted playwright of
zarzuela
() is a Spanish lyric-dramatic genre that alternates between spoken and sung scenes, the latter incorporating operatic and popular songs, as well as dance. The etymology of the name is uncertain, but some propose it may derive from the name of ...
in Lineyte-Samarnon (
Waray). He was a member and literary luminary of the
Sanghiran san Binisaya organization which was founded in 1909 to cultivate the Waray language.
Poetry
*''Panhayhay hin Bungtohanon'', 1921, ''Hinagpis ng Isang Taga-Bayan''
*''An Marol'', 1925, ''Ang Sampagita''
*''Kaadlawon'', 1925, ''Araw''
*''Kagab-ihon'', 1925, ''Gabi''
*''Nihaga'', 1930
*''Pilipinas'', 1931
Anthologies
: ''Panulaan At Dulaang Leytenhon-Samarnon''
:
Jaime Biron Polo, Editor and translator
: Ateneo de Manila University Press, 1994
References
www.bisaya.com Visayan Literature page€”defunct
Visayan writers
Waray-language writers
Filipino writers
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