Daisy Avellana

In this Philippine name for married women, the birth middle name or maternal family name is Pardo, the birth surname or paternal family name is Hontiveros, and the marital name is Avellana.

Daisy Avellana (January 26, 1917 – May 12, 2013) was a Filipino stage actress and theater director. Avellana was honored as a National Artist of the Philippines for Theater and Film in 1999.^[2]

Daisy Hontiveros-Avellana
Avellana on a 2017 stamp of the Philippines
Born	Daisy Hontiveros (1917-01-26)January 26, 1917 Roxas, Capiz, Philippine Islands
Died	May 12, 2013(2013-05-12) (aged 96) Manila, Philippines[1]
Nationality	Filipino
Occupation(s)	Actress, Theater director
Spouse	Lamberto Avellana
Parents	Jose Hontiveros (father) Vicenta Ruiz Pardo (mother)
Relatives	Eduardo Hontiveros (brother) Nita Hontiveros-Lichauco (sister) Jose Mari Avellana (son) Risa Hontiveros (niece) Pia Hontiveros (niece)
Awards	Order of National Artists of the Philippines

Early life and education

Avellana was born Lourdes Genoveva Dolores Pardo Hontiveros on January 26, 1917, in Capiz, Capiz, (now Roxas City).^[2] She was the eldest child of Jose Hontiveros and Vicenta Ruiz Pardo.

Avellana was one of the first graduates of the UST Graduate School with Master of Arts (MA) in English.

Personal life

Her husband was Lamberto Avellana, a film and stage director who was also named a National Artist in 1976.^[2] Daisy and Lamberto Avellana co-founded the Barangay Theater Guild (BTG), together with forty-eight colleagues, in 1939.^[2] They had four children, the second being actor and director Jose Mari Avellana.

Death

Avellana died on May 11, 2013, at the age of 96.^[2]