Manuel Manolo Rosado Manila-born Manolo Rosado was considered the greatest male Filipino ballet dancer of his generation and a pioneer of Philippine modern dance. The Rosados were cousins of the Lasa, Sanz [y Conde], de Oglou, Pando, Levy, Gonzáles (of Iloilo), etc. clans. Before the war, he and frequent dance partner Josefina Finina Sabater y Guzmán, daughter of the famous optician from Córdoba, Spain Dr. Manuel Sabater, became the young stars of the dance stage in the Philippines. Tragically, Finina Sabater lost her life as a civilian casualty of the Battle of Manila during the Second World War. Her father Dr. Manuel Sabater (far left), famous optician, Hispanicist, and Spanish language proponent in the Philippines, greeting former American Governor-General Francis Burton Harrison. Her sisters (Top-Bottom): Doña Amparo Totó and Doña Carmen Sabater y Guzmán. After the war, Manolo Rosado performed around the world, touring with dance companies in Spain, where he joined such famous artists on stage as the young Marianela de Montijo. Marianela de Montijo Manolo Rosado would later become a renowned dance in instructor in Mexico. Today, one of the most prestigious dance awards in the Philippines is the Manolo Rosado Award.
Posted on: Tue, 17 Jun 2014 05:37:11 +0000
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