Atang De la Rama

Name: Atang De la Rama
Native name: Atang de la Rama
Also Known as: Honorata de la Rama-Hernandez, Atang Dela Rama
Nationality: Filipino
Gender: Female
Born: January 11, 1902
Died: July 11, 1991

Atang de la Rama, was a singer and bodabil performer who became the first Filipina film actress. She was active from 1919 to 1956.

By the age of 7, she was already starring in Spanish zarzuelas such as Mascota, Sueño de un Vals, and Marina. At the age of 15, she starred in the sarsuela Dalagang Bukid, where she became known for singing the song "Nabasag na Banga".

On May 8, 1987, "for her sincere devotion to original Filipino theater and music, her outstanding artistry as singer, and as sarsuela actress-playwright-producer, her tireless efforts to bring her art to all sectors of Filipino society and to the world," President Corazon C. Aquino proclaimed Atang de la Rama a National Artist of the Philippines for Theater and Music.

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Year	Title	Role
1950	Batong Buhay (sa Sentral Lusan) Filipino Movie, 1950, (Support Role)	Support Role
1939	Mahiwagang Binibini: Ang Kiri Filipino Movie, 1939, (Main Role)	Main Role
1930	Oriental Blood Filipino Movie, 1930, (Main Role)	Main Role
1919	Dalagang Bukid Filipino Movie, 1919, Angelita (Main Role)	Angelita Main Role
1913	Not Wounded Filipino Movie, 1913, (Main Role)	Main Role