Leonor Orosa Goquingco National Artist for Dance
Name	Leonor Orosa Goquingco
Nickname	Nene
Childhood Hobbies	playing the piano, reading, sketching
School	Jolo Primary School; Sta. Cruz Elementary School; La Consolacion College, Bacolod; Central Philippine College; Occidental Negros Provincial High School
What were you like as a child?	quiet, diligent, obedient but with a temper
	My Childhood Favorites
Subject	reading
Role Model	Jose Rizal
Book/Story	I read all the volumes of "Journeys Through Booklands and More"
Writer
Music/Song	Ave Maria
Singer/Musician	Lily Pons
Movie Actor/Actress	Janet Gaynor, Greta Garbo
Sports	pingpong, tennis, golf
Game	sipa, luksong tinik, piko, patintero, jackstone
Food	chicken
Color	violet/lavender
Superhero
Pet	dog
	My art life
How did you become interested in in your art?	I saw Olga Dontsoff dance in Bacolod.
What inspires you to create, compose, sing, dance, write, or be creative?	I suppose this was inborn.
Message to aspiring young artists:	Always do your best -- nothing but your best!

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