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Being a talented musician, he was granted position as a tenor singer at the Manila Cathedral. [8] [5] During his time there, he composed an original hymn titled, "Sta. Teresa doctora, sed mi protectora" to be submitted in a music contest. The judges at the contest assumed it was a work of a Spaniard but was later revealed to be a work of a native.
Jose Estella was born in Escolta, Manila in 1870 [3] to Spaniard Don José María Agustín Ricardo Estella y Cazorla from Andalusia, Spain and Doña María del Socorro Josefa Antonia Barredo y González from Quiapo, Manila. [4] After studying and graduating from the Madrid Conservatory, he returned to the Philippines and pursued a career in music.
Gregorio del Pilar, one of the youngest generals in the history of the Philippines; Marcelo H. del Pilar, Filipino writer, lawyer and journalist in the Spanish Era; Monsour Del Rosario, actor, producer and martial artist; Mila del Sol, classic film actress; Rogelio de la Rosa, actor, diplomat; Isabelo de los Reyes, politician, writer and labor ...
"Bayan Ko" (usually translated as "My Country"; Spanish: Nuestra patria, lit. 'Our Motherland') is one of the most recognizable patriotic songs of the Philippines.It was written in Spanish by the revolutionary general José Alejandrino in light of the Philippine–American War and subsequent American occupation, and translated into Tagalog some three decades later by the poet José Corazón de ...
Diego de los Ríos (1850–1911) Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines Don Juan de Austria (1547–1578), general and admiral; defeated Müezzinzade Ali Pasha in the Battle of Lepanto (1571) Blas de Lezo (1687–1741), admiral; leading 6 warships and 3.700 men, defeated a British invasion force of 28.000 troops and 186 warships, during ...
José Nieto Velázquez, Spanish court official, chamberlain to Queen Elisabeth of Spain, keeper of the royal tapestries, possible figure in paintings Portrait of a Man and Las Meninas by his brother Diego Velázquez; José Velázquez Jiménez, known to the public as José Velez, Spanish singer
José Rómulo Sosa Ortiz (17 February 1948 – 28 September 2019), known professionally as José José, was a Mexican singer.Also known as El Príncipe de la Canción (The Prince of Song), [1] his performance and vocal style have influenced many Latin pop artists in a career that spanned more than four decades.
The Philippines is known to have the first hip-hop music scene in Asia, emerging in the early 1980s, largely due to the country's historical connections with the United States where hip-hop originated. Rap music released in the Philippines has appeared in different languages such as Tagalog, Chavacano, Cebuano, Ilocano, and English.