# Amelia Lapeña-Bonifacio

> Amelia Lirag Lapeña-Bonifacio was a Filipino playwright, puppeteer, and educator known as the "Grande Dame of Southeast Asian Children's Theatre". In 1977, she founded a children's theater troupe, Teatrong Mulat ng Pilipinas, the official theater company and puppetry troupe of the University of the Philippines. Lapeña-Bonifacio served as the President of the International Association of Theatre for Children and Young People-Philippines (ASSITEJ-Philippines) and Union Internationale de la Marionnette-Philippines (UNIMA-Philippines). She was recognized in 2018 as a National Artist of the Philippines for Theater.

*Filipina author, educator, and puppeteer (1930-2020)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Artist
- **Category:** Artists
- **Born:** 1930-04-04
- **Died:** 2020-12-29
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

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