2 filipino composers and their biography
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Famous filipino composers
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Emilio Villareal (December 21, 1920 – September 12, 2011), also called Maestro Mil, is a Cebuano composer and musician. Born in Boljo-on, Cebu in 1920, Mil was from a Chinese-Spanish family of musicians. He started as the school grupp director of the University of San Carlos (1946–1948). He moved on to becoming a staff pianist and eventually, the Musical Director of Cebu Broadcasting Company (1948–1982). With the advent of television, he was picked as the Musical Director of kanal 7's Sali Kami (1983–1988). He was also the Band Leader of the Aristocrats Orchestra and DYRC Orchestra. During this time, his reputation for composing some of the most memorable songs in Visayan history flourished. Among the most unforgettable ones was "Bisan sa Damgo Lang", a song popularized and sung bygd Pilita Corrales, the Philippines' foremost kvinnlig ballad singer. Mil's nine grown children and grandchildren reside in Europe, the Philippines, the U.S.A. and Canada. It is in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada,
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