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Kabahar was born to the couple Justo Kabahar and Margarita Abelgas in San Nicolas, Cebu on October 11, 1892. He was influenced by his father who was a musician, and he played violin for the Mauricia Gahuman's dancing hall, as well as other musical instruments such as the mandolin, guitar, cello,
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Recoleto Central School for four years and then became a writer. His time saw the emergence of the press that regularly published works of the local artist, whose styles were imitations of American novels and influenced by the translations of European fiction. Kabahar's works in
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Kabahar's stages plays were influenced by
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composer, playwright, journalist, and director. He was best known as a playwright, he was the director of the first
Cebuano moving picture,
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stage drama exhibited similar shift, added with social criticism and entertainment as evident in the works of other playwrights such as
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was considered the best among his works that featured themes of national independence and criticism on the effects of colonization.
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Kabahar also served as secretary to the
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He was awarded Rizal Pro Patria Award on June 19, 1961. He died on March 7, 1977, a largely forgotten man.
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Sugbuanon
Theatre from Sotto to Rodriguez and Kabahar: An Introduction to Pre-war Sugbuanon Drama,
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Theatre from Sotto to Rodriguez and Kabahar: An Introduction to Pre-war Sugbuanon Drama
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Ang, Gertrudes R. (1973). "Three Cebuano Playwrights: Case Studies in Emergent Nationalism".
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was a popular humorous section of the periodical in the late 1920s, which formed part of the
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Aside from writing and directing, he also edited Cebuano section of the periodicals
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Kabahar was the writer and director of the first Cebuano moving picture,
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Filipino Visayan writer, journalist and director of first Cebuano film
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A street in Guadalupe, Cebu City was named in his honor.
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He was editor in chief of the following publications:
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