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Ruben Tagalog October 17, — March 5, was a Filipino actor and musician , famous for his works in the kundiman style. He was also one of the founders of the singing group Mabuhay Singers. He is known as the "Father of Kundiman". He first caught the attention of radio listeners in the s when he hosted his own radio program, Harana ni Ruben Tagalog.

In spite of his last name being "Tagalog", he was born in the city of Iloilo in the Visayas [ 3 ] and thus was a speaker of Hiligaynon or Ilonggo. The Tagalog lyrics were written by Levi Celerio. He is also known for performing "Panahon 'tang Nagdaan" , a kundiman composed by Ambrosio del Rosario.

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He died on March 5, , in Orange County, California. He is laid to rest at Forest Lawn Memorial in California. The DWIZ radio show Bella Filipina heard every Sunday evening honored Ruben Tagalog's centennial for the entire month of October , and continues to air his recordings of balitaw s, danza s and novelties. Contents move to sidebar hide.

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