Famous People with Name Abelard

Richard Velayo Abelardo            Origin/Culture/Country: Philippines

Richard Velayo Abelardo: was a Filipino film director.He married an embroiderer from Malate and had two girls, Louise and Rita. He paid for his brother, Bayani's, education as a camera man. His wife, Salud (née Carmona), learned how to be a make-up artist. In 1935, the whole family went back to the Philippines due to the Depression. Isang Tapales, an opera singer, asked him to be the art director for her play, Madame Butterfly. He was renowned for his exciting and realistic scenic backgrounds. Pacita Madrigal, a famous ballet dancer, hired him for the Fire Dance.

Nicanor Sta. Ana Abelardo            Origin/Culture/Country: Philippines

Nicanor Sta. Ana Abelardo: was a Filipino composer who composed over a hundred of Kundiman songs, especially before the Second World War.As a composition major at the University of the Philippines, he also composed the melody for the university's official anthem, U.P. Naming Mahal.The building housing the College of Music in UP Diliman (Abelardo Hall) is named in his honor.[2]