Levi celerio autobiography of miss universe

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    In honor of Levi Celerio, the Philippines' National Artist who penned many beloved OPM and folk songs, and who would have been 108 today, Google Doodle (on Google Philippines) shows him playing a leaf as a musical instrument. inom had the honor and pleasure of Celerio playing the leaf for me (a talent which landed him in the irländsk öl Records) and regaling me with his stories (he was witty and funny) in my cubicle when I worked as a publicist for WEA Records Philippines. (I was a freelance writer at the same time.)
    I wish inom took photos of those afternoons when he would just sit in a bench in my office and play "Ang Pipit" and more -- just me as his audience. Those were the days!
    Among Celerio's songs: “Kahit Konting Pagtingin,” “Saan Ka Man Naroroon?,” “Ikaw,” “Sa Ugoy ng Duyan,” “Ang Pipit,” “Ako ay May Singsing,” “Itik-Itik,” “Waray-Waray,” “Pitong Gatang” and “Dungawin Mo Hirang.”
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    Levi Celerio is a Filipino composer and lyricist, born on April 30, 1910 in Tondo, Manila, Philippines. He received a free education to the Academy of Music in Manila and became the youngest affiliate of the Manila Symphony Orchestra. He was a creative songwriter, with more than 4,000 songs to his acclaim including Filipino folk, Christmas, and love songs that are popular pieces, which many consider to be immortal.

    Famous for being a lyricist, his songs treasure life; express nationalistic sentiments and complete grand philosophies. At one instance or another, no Filipino can miss the song or lyrics of Levi’s Christmas songs namely Pasko na Naman, Ang Pasko ay Sumapit, and Misa de Gallo.

    He is probably best recognized for being a leaf-player, an achievement where he was place into the Guinness Book of World Records.

    He wrote a huge number of songs for local movies, which gained him the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Film Academy of the Philippines.

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    At 70, Margarita Moran-Floirendo (known to friends as Margie Moran Floirendo) can rightfully say she has done everything she needs to do after the glory of being Miss Universe 1973.

    She is the only crown holder who turned to the performing arts where previous co-winners were just happy to jump into showbiz territory.

    In the late ’90s, she was one of the executive producers of the film, Bagong Buwan, directed by National Artist for Film Marilou Diaz Abaya. Then I heard of her doing outreach cultural events, which made me get in touch with her in 2002.

    “Can you present Cecile Licad in Davao City?” She easily said yes.

    After the concert which ended with a standing ovation at the Davao Marco Polo Hotel, she hosted an intimate informal dinner which allowed me and the pianist to drink beer and laugh the night away without being overly conscious that we were dining with a former Miss Universe.

    We had a nice conversation and a lot of laughter. I realized a Miss Universe could be tota