Rosalinda Orosa Explained

Rosalinda Luna Orosa (November 30, 1923 – December 13, 2023) was a Filipino journalist, Spanish-language writer, and artistic critic. She was a member of the Philippine Academy of the Spanish Language[1] and winner of Premio Zobel.[2] She was a writer at The Manila Times newspaper.[3] [4]

Early life and education

Rosalinda Orosa was born in Manila. Dr. Sixto Ylagan Orosa Sr. and Dr. Severina Luna, her parents, were medical doctors and writers. Her parents served as Christian missionaries in Sulu. Her father founded 17 public hospitals in the Philippines; her mother founded the Kababaihang Rizalista, the Knights of Rizal's female counterpart. Rosalinda had two siblings: dancer Leonor Orosa-Goquingco and banker Sixto Jr. She grew up speaking Spanish with her family.[5]

At age 14, Orosa enrolled at the University of the Philippines Manila to study English Literature. After graduating, she attended Radcliffe College on a scholarship, where she completed a graduate degree in English Literature. She continued her studies in Spanish literature and grammar at the University of Mexico.[6]

Career

After graduating from college, Orosa began working as a proofreader at the Manila Chronicle, where she also served as columnist and remained through the 1950s.[7] Orosa was best known for her music reviews, but she also wrote on theaters as well.[8]

Orosa wrote for several newspaper companies in the Philippines, such as The Manila Times, and Daily Express.

From 1981 until 1984, Orosa was the secretary for the Christian Art Society of the Philippines.[9]

Orosa continued to write into the 21st century. In 2006, she was writing for The Philippine Star columns Sunday Strokes and Table Talk.

In 2011, she published Turning Back the Pages, a book which included reflections on her life.

Publications

Books

Orosa wrote several books, which compiled essays from both Filipino and foreign writers and academics.

Articles

Awards and recognitions

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2024-01-12 . Rosalinda Orosa . 2024-01-17 . Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española . es.
  2. Web site: Villeza . Mark Ernest . 2023-12-16 . Rosalinda Orosa, 100, writes 30 . 2024-01-17 . Philstar.com.
  3. Web site: Singian . Lala . 2023-12-15 . In Memoriam: Rosalinda Luna Orosa, the Mother of Philippine Arts and Culture . 2024-01-17 . Lifestyle.INQ . en-US.
  4. Web site: 2024-01-18 . Rosalinda Orosa Author . 2024-01-18 . The Manila Times . en.
  5. Book: Brillantes, Lourdes Castrillo . 81 Years of Premio Zóbel: A Legacy of Philippine Literature in Spanish . 2006 . Georgina Padilla y Zóbel, Filippinas Heritage Library . 978-971-8551-54-7 . 301 . en.
  6. Web site: Jess . Amb Herbert D. . 2002-12-15 . Without Prejudice to the Arts . 2024-01-17 . Philstar.com.
  7. Book: Rodrigo, Raul . The Power and the Glory: The Story of the Manila Chronicle 1945–1998 . 2007 . Eugenio Lopez Foundation . 978-971-93668-1-2 . 133 . en.
  8. Book: Dacanay, Julian E. . Ethnic Houses and Philippine Artistic Expression . 1988 . One-Man Show Studio . 116, 118 . en.
  9. Book: A Monograph, Christian Art Society of the Philippines . 1995 . The Society . 29 . en.
  10. Web site: Viernes . Marylaine Louise . 2011-01-10 . Writer Rosalinda Orosa launches latest book . 2024-01-18 . The Manila Times . en.
  11. Web site: 2007-03-06 . Orosa gets journalism award . 2024-01-17 . Philstar.com.
  12. Web site: Jarque . Edu . 2011-11-27 . Baby Orosa remembers T.S. Eliot in Harvard . 2024-01-17 . Philstar.com.
  13. Web site: 2023-12-15 . In Memoriam: Rosalinda Luna Orosa, the Mother of Philippine Arts and Culture . 2024-01-17 . Lifestyle.INQ . en-US.
  14. Web site: 2002-12-14 . Orosa receives Commander's Cross from Germany . 2024-01-17 . Philstar.com.

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