Francisco Buencamino

Name: Francisco Buencamino
Native name: Francisco Buencamino
Nationality: Filipino
Gender: Male
Born: November 5, 1883
Died: October 16, 1952

Francisco Buencamino belonged to a family of musicians. Buencamino taught at the Ateneo de Manila in the early 1900s. He also taught at the Centro Escolar de Señoritas and headed its Music Department for 30 years. He founded the Buencamino Music Academy in 1930. He also became a musical director for sarswela productions, and composer of music for films produced by Sampaguita Pictures, LVN, and Excelsior.

In 1952, he was given a posthumous Outstanding Composer Award by the Manila Music Lovers Society.

(Source: filipinaslibrary.org.ph) Edit Biography

Year	Title	Type
1955	Ang Ibong Adarna	Movie
1950	Florante and Laura	Movie
1950	Prince Amante	Movie
1946	Principeng Hindi Tumatawa	Movie
1942	Principe Tenoso	Movie
1941	Ibong Adarna	Movie
1941	Rosalinda	Movie

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