First Filipina: Jovita Fuentes

4.14.2006

Jovita Fuentes

Jovita Fuentes

1st Filipina National Artist in Music (1976)
Founder of the Artist’s Guild of the Philippines
"First Lady of Philippine Music"
Philippine National Artist in Music (1976)

DATE OF BIRTH
1895

USEFUL LINKS

NCCA Culture Profile: Jovita Fuentes
Cultural Heritage – National Artist
The Filipina As National Artist
First in the Philippines
Retrato Photo Archive of the Filipinas Heritage Library

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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