"Mga Kuwento ni Lola Basyang"
Short story by Severino Reyes
CountryPhilippines
LanguageTagalog
Publication
Published inLiwayway
Publication typeAnthology
Publication date1925

Mga Kuwento ni Lola Basyang (Tagalog, literally "The Stories of Grandmother Basyang") is an anthology of short stories written by "Lola Basyang," the pen name of Severino Reyes, founder and editor of the Tagalog magazine, Liwayway. The original magazine stories have since been adapted into books, comics, television, and film.

Work

In 1925, Severino Reyes wrote a series of short stories under the series title Mga Kuwento ni Lola Basyang for Liwayway, the Tagalog-language magazine.[1] The stories by Reyes were published under the pen name "Lola Basyang".[2]

Lola Basyang

Lola Basyang
First appearance
  • Mga Kuwento ni Lola Basyang
  • 1925
Last appearance
  • LolaBasyang.com
  • 2015
Created bySeverino Reyes

Mga Kuwento ni Lola Basyang featured the character Lola Basyang who is characterized as an elderly woman fond of telling stories to her grandchildren.[2] The character is based on Gervacia Guzman de Zamora a neighbor of author Severino Reyes who was a matriarch of the Zamora family of Quiapo, Manila.[3] According to the National Historical Commission of the Philippines, the name Lola Basyang became a "generic" or placeholder name for old Filipino grandmothers with the same traits as the fictional character.[4]

Adaptations

Comics

Lola Basyang was featured in illustrated form in Tagalog Klasiks. a komiks which had its first issue released in 1949.[5] The story of was rewritten by Severino Reyes' son Pedrito and was llustrated by Jesus Ramos, and later on, Ruben Yandoc.[6]

Feature film

Sampaguita Pictures produced a film adaptation of Lola Basyang in 1958. The film is an anthology adpated from two short stories. Regal Films released their own film in 1985, which featured three stories.[7] Mga Kuwento Ni Lola Basyang of Unitel Pictures was originally among the official entries of the 2012 Metro Manila Film Festival.[8] However the film was left unreleased and was replaced by Thy Womb.[9]

Miniseries

LolaBasyang.com is a modern adaptation of Mga Kuwento ni Lola Basyang produced by and released in TV5 as a television miniseries.[10] The miniseries was first released in 2015. The adaptation starred Boots Anson-Roa as Lola B, an internet blogger who tells stories to her grandchildren via webcam.[7][11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Who is Lola Basyang?". ABS-CBN News. July 14, 2010.
  2. 1 2 Ocampo, Ambeth (July 15, 2010). "Remembering Lola Basyang". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
  3. ↑ Malasig, Jeline (February 11, 2022). "How Google Doodle's 'Lola Basyang' tribute shocked some netizens". Interaksyon. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  4. ↑ Palafox, Quennie Ann (September 4, 2012). "The Life and Drama of Severino Reyes". National Historical Commission of the Philippines. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Early issues of Tagalog Klasiks". The Philippine Star. December 25, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  6. ↑ Dennis Villegas. "The Story of Ace Publications". Alanguilan.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
  7. 1 2 "Llanes: Lola Basyang is now online". Sunstar. August 13, 2015. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  8. ↑ Villagomez, Kaye. "2012 MMFF Official Entries Bared". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  9. ↑ Serato, Arniel (October 19, 2012). "Thy Womb replaces Mga Kuwento Ni Lola Basyang as official entry to the Metro Manila Film Festival 2012". PEP.ph (in Filipino and English). Philippine Entertainment Portal, Inc. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  10. ↑ Siboga, Glen (June 27, 2015). "Boots Anson delighted to be in lead role as a techno-savvy granny in LolaBasyang.com". PEP.ph (in Filipino and English). Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  11. ↑ San Diego, Bayani Jr. (February 2, 2016). "'LolaBasyang.com' gets nod in Germany". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
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