Hermogenes Ilagan

Hermogenes Ilagan

  • Name: Hermogenes Ilagan
  • Native name: Hermogenes Ilagan
  • Nationality: Filipino
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: April 19, 1873
  • Died: February 27, 1943
Hermogenes Ilagan was a Filipino tenor, writer, stage actor, and playwright. He was a descendant of Francisco Baltazar. His talent in singing made him popular in the field of theater arts. He became known as the Father of Tagalog Zarzuela and the Father of Philippine Zarzuela. His forty years of involvement in the field of zarzuela created the period known as the Golden Age of Philippine Theater.

In 1902, Ilagan established the Compania Lirico-Dramatica Tagala de Gatchalian y Ilagan, also known as Compania Ilagan, the first zarzuela troupe in the Philippines. Ilagan's zarzuelas have melodramatic, comic, romantic, and political qualities.

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  • First Name: Hermogenes
  • Family Name: Ilagan
  • Native name: Hermogenes Ilagan
  • Nationality: Filipino
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: April 19, 1873
  • Died: February 27, 1943

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