to write for the theater. Among his later works is Ang Bagong Cristo, a proletarian interpretation of the story of Christ. Tolentino also founded the first worker's cooperative in the Philippines, Samahang Hanapbuhay ng Mahihirap, as well as El Parnaso Filipino, a school for the promotion of Tagalog literature. Death Tolentino died on July 5, 1915, in Manila. He was buried in the Manila North Cemetery. His remains were transferred to his hometown in Guagua in 1921, where it is interred under a commemorative monument. In popular culture The Little Theater of the Cultural Center of the Philippines is named after Aurelio Tolentino. Tolentino was portrayed by Francis Magalona in the 1997 TV series, of ABS-CBN's Bayani Tolentino was portrayed by VJ Mendoza in the 2013 TV series, Katipunan. Tolentino's life was the subject of the 2017 rock opera Aurelio Sedisyoso, staged by Tanghalang Pilipino at the Cultural Center of the Philippines. References External links 1869 births 1915 deaths Writers from Pampanga People from Tondo, Manila People from Guagua Kapampangan people Filipino dramatists and playwrights Colegio de San Juan de Letran alumni University of Santo Tomas alumni People of the Philippine Revolution People of the Philippine–American War Members of the Philippine Independent Church Burials at the Manila North Cemetery