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CCP to screen Xian Lim-directed film as tribute to late National Artist

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<p>MANILA -- The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) is holding a one-time screening of its film this Monday night to pay tribute to the late National Artist for Theater Amelia Lapeña-Bonifacio.</p><p>&quot;MALA (Movies Adapted from Literary Arts): Ibong Adarna&quot; will be shown on the CCP Office of the President Facebook page at 6 p.m. on January 4.</p><p>The movie, which premiered last October 2020, was directed by actor Xian Lim and written by Ony Carcamo. It incorporated puppetry, something that Lapeña-Bonifacio was known for developing in the Philippines and parts of Southeast Asia.</p><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/ccp.officeofthepresident/photos/a.329886274312060/736035400363810/" data-width="auto"> </div><p>Dubbed the &quot;Grande Dame of Southeast Asian Children&#x27;s Theater,&quot; Lapeña-Bonifacio was recognized as National Artist in 2018.</p><p>She passed away last December 29 at the age of 90.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/12/29/20/national-artist-for-theater-amelia-lapea-bonifacio-passes-away-at-90">National Artist for Theater Amelia Lapeña-Bonifacio passes away at 90</a></li></ul><div><strong>Related video:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Lfe9d_UHy4s?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>The Cultural Center of the Philippines is holding a one-time screening of its film this Monday night to pay tribute to the late National Artist for Theater Amelia Lapeña-Bonifacio. </p>

The Cultural Center of the Philippines is holding a one-time screening of its film this Monday night to pay tribute to the late National Artist for Theater Amelia Lapeña-Bonifacio.