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Genoveva Edroza Matute Biography
Those interested in Filipino scholars, writers or academics will be interested in the details of the
academic contributions included in a Genoveva Edroza Matute biography. Genoveva was a woman with
an interesting life and she made some important contributions to Philippine academics and writing.
Genoveva Edroza Matute
The biography of Genoveva Edroza Matute begins with her early years:
Genoveva Matute was born on the 3rd of January in 1915.
Little is known about her parents or her childhood and there are not many known details about her life
until her career as a college student.
Genoveva Matute attended the University of Santo Tomas to obtain her college degree.
She graduated from University of Santo Tomas and she subsequently became a teacher of academics.
She worked in this profession for a duration of 46 years.
In the year 1980, she retired from her career as a teacher. By the time she retired, she had become head
of the Philippine Normal College under the Department of Filipino. During her time at this university she
had also become the Dean of Instruction.
Genoveva's Academic and Writing Career
Genoveva Edroza Matute career included several literary works that helped her to become well known:
During her time as a teacher, Matute authored a number of short stories. All of the short stories that she
wrote were in the native language of the Philippines, Tagalog. She is best known in Philippine history for
these short stories.
To this day her most popular short story is Kuwento ni Mabuti. This short story is said to be the most
anthologized short story in the native Philippine Tagalog language.
She was so talented an author that she had the honor of receiving four Palanca Awards for her creative
work during her lifetime. Matute won first prize for her short stories on three different occasions.
The first prize she was awarded was in 1951 for her short story entitled Kuwento ni Mabuti.
The second first prize she was awarded was for her short story Paglalayag sa Puso ng Isang Bata.
The third first prize that acknowledged her work as an author was for her short story entitled Parusa,
which she was awarded in 1961.
Her greatest award was bestowed upon her in the year 2005. At this time, she received recognition for
her work by the President of the Philippines, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. The award was to recognize her
creativeness and the contributions she made as an author throughout her lifetime.
Personal Life and Death
Of course, there is more to the biography of Genoveva Edroza Matute than just her birth and career:
Genoveva Matute married one time in her lifetime. Her husband was Epifano Gar. Matute, who was best
known for his role in the creation of the Filipino radio program Kuwentong Kutsero. The radio program
was created by her husband and grew in popularity throughout the 1950s.
In addition to the short stories that she wrote, Genoveva also wrote plays and productions to air on the
radio during the time when this radio show was popular.
Matute died on March 21, 2009 at the age of 94. She died in her own bedroom in the city of Cubao in
the Philippines. The specifics of her death remain unknown.
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