First Filipina: Amapola Cabase

11.03.2005

Amapola Cabase
AKA Maria Amapola Cabase-Woodward

1st Filipina-American artist to top the Hawaiian poll as the Most Famous Female Performer in the Hawaiian Islands (1972)
1st Filipina-American singer to have the first “live in concert” album recording ever produced in the Philippines (2002)

QUOTE

“I love the mechanics of performing onstage, though the ideal life for me would be performing full time and writing in between.”

ALIAS
"Amy"
"Jukebox Queen"

DATE OF BIRTH
November 3

BIRTHPLACE
Cebu, Philippines

FATHER: Manuel Cabase (Mahnee)
MOTHER: Priscilla Campogan (Sheila)

HUSBAND: Stephen Charles Woodward
Amapola was previously married to Nicolas Aiello.

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Did you know...

...that President Noynoy Aquino was the first Filipino bachelor to become President of the Republic of the Philippines?
...that Astronomer Armando Lee was the first Filipino Master of Science (MS) degree holder in Astronomy in the Philippines?
...that race driver Marlon Stockinger was the first Filipino-Swiss race winner in the Michelin Formula Renault UK Championship?
...that Joy Rojas was the first Filipina to run across 3,107 miles across the United States?
...that boxing champion Manny Pacquiao was the first Filipino sports billionaire?
...that José Rizal was given the label 'First Filipino' by Leon Ma. Guerrero, the first Filipino Ambassador to Germany?

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