Aurelio Tolentino

Aurelio Tolentino

Aurelio Tolentino y Valenzuela was a Filipino playwright, poet, journalist, and revolutionary. His works at the turn of the 20th century depicted his desire for Philippine independence from its colonizers. He was arrested on several occasions between 1896 and 1907, by the Spaniards and later by American authorities. He wrote and directed the anti-imperialist play Kahapon, Ngayon at Bukas, which led to his arrest in 1903.