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Maria Teresa Alfonso, also known as Tessy Alfonso and better known by her stage name Sampaguita, is a Pinoy rock singer from the Philippines, active during the 1970s and 1980s. Sampaguita had released several albums and songs that went successful and are now considered classics. She is also dubbed as the "Queen of Filipino rock music."
Sampaguita garlands are used as a form of bestowing honour, veneration, or accolade. These are primarily used to adorn religious images, religious processions and photographs of the dead on altars. These are placed around the necks of living persons such as dignitaries, visitors, and occasionally to graduating students.
Perez would inherit the production studio Sampaguita Pictures from his father-in-law José O. Vera. [3] From 1951 to 1975, he would serve as the studio's marketing manager, general manager and executive producer. [1]
Sampaguita" (also known as "La Flor de Manila"), a 19th-century musical composition by Dolores Paterno. Sampaguita (singer), a female rock singer from the Philippines. Sampaguita, a song from Limasawa Street, the debut album of a Filipino band Ben&Ben. Sampaguita, a single of a Filipino band juan karlos featuring Gloc-9.
In 2004, a motion was filed in the House of Representatives of the Philippines to declare the Waling-waling as the country's national flower, replacing the Sampaguita. [9] [10] In 2013, a bill was passed by the Philippine Senate declaring the Waling-waling as a national flower alongside the Sampaguita. [11]
The 1960 FAMAS Awards, nevertheless, failed to honor Sampaguita Pictures with an award, so Sampaguita Pictures and its sister company Vera-Perez Productions withdrew from the academy. In addition, Sampaguita's mogul, Jose Perez, returned all of the FAMAS Awards that the studio has won so far by placing them on public view in his Vera-Perez Gardens.
She would head Sampaguita Pictures as its president and executive producer from 1956, the death of her husband José O. Vera.She would introduce a "morality clause" for Sampaguita's contract stars where signees had to adhere to moral standards or risk suspension or expulsion.
Magalona and his wife Tita Duran, appeared in numerous Sampaguita Pictures movies. The couple was the most popular movie love team during the late 1940s and 1950s. [3] He was the father of Francis Magalona (1964–2009), Ma.