Rolando Tinio

Rolando Santos Tinio (March 5, 1937 – July 7, 1997) was a Filipino poet, dramatist, director, actor, critic, essayist and educator.

Biography Rolando Tinio was a Philippine National Artist for Theater and Literature. He was born in Gagalangin, Tondo, Manila on March 5, 1937. As a child, Tinio was fond of organizing and directing his playmates for costumed celebrations. He was an active participant in the Filipino movie industry and enjoyed working with Philippine celebrities who he himself had admired in his childhood. Tinio himself became a film actor and scriptwriter. He is often described as a religious, well-behaved and gifted person. Tinio graduated with honors (a magna cum laude achiever) with a degree in Philosophy from the Royal and Pontifical University of Santo Tomas at age 18 in 1955 and an M.F.A. degree in Creative Writing: Poetry from the University of Iowa.

He was made a National Artist of the Philippines for Theater and Literature in 1997.

Other achievements of Tinio Ten Outstanding Young Men (1967) Patnubay ng Sining at Kalinangan, City government of Manila (1967) Gantimpalang Quezon sa Panitikan (1977)

Family Tinio was related to Manuel Tinio, a Tagalog revolutionary general who fought in the Ilocos during the Philippine-American War.