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After his aunt's death, Guerrero wrote some of his most popular comedies, "Movie
Artists," "Basketball Fight," and "Wanted: A Chaperone." He also made her the basis for the principal characters in "Forever" (Maria Teresa) and "Frustrations" (Maria Araceli). “Both women are like my aunt: imperious,
135:(January 22, 1910 – April 28, 1995) was a Filipino playwright, director, teacher and theater artist. He wrote over 100 plays, 41 of which have been published. His unpublished plays have either been broadcast on the radio or staged in various parts of the Philippines.
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Guerrero's favorite aunt, Maria Araceli, who discovered his writing ability. When he was 12 or 13 she noticed him writing on scraps of paper and then hiding them inside his cabinet drawer.
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Guerrero received three national awards: the Rizal Pro-Patria Award in 1961, the Araw ng
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Theater received two awards when he was director: The Citizen's Council for Mass Media Trophy (1966) and the Balagtas Award (1969).
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Full Text: Half an Hour in a
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Guerrero later worked as a reporter and proofreader for
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Guerrero's plays can be found in various anthologies:
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166:(1990). Guerrero also published a family memoir,
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