Cecile Guidote-Alvarez

Cecile Guidote-Alvarez (born Cecile Reyes Guidote; November 13, 1943 ) is a Filipino actress, author, and founder of Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA). She was 23 years old when she established PETA. She received the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Public Service in 1972.

Aside from establishing PETA, she is also the founding president of the Philippine Center of the International Theatre Institute (PCITI).

Biography
Guidote was born on November 11, 1943, in Manila, Philippines.

At 16 years of age, she was a member of Paulinian Players Guild. She joined the Ateneo Summer Graduate School Theater. At 18, she directed the award-winning TV series, Teenagers, which tackled problems of the youth.

From 1964 to 1967, she pursued graduate studies at the State University of New York and the Trinity University in Texas. Her thesis entitled “Prospectus for a National Theater” which envisioned a Philippine national theater movement.

Career
She served as executive director of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA).

Books
In 2003, she authored the book Theatre for the Nation: A Prospectus for the National Theater of the Philippines. It won the Annual Awards for Outstanding Philippine Books given by the Manila Critics Circle.

Radio programs
Guidote-Alvarez has been the producer-host of the multiawarded Balintataw radio program on DZRH which aired six times a week at 11 p.m. from Mondays to Fridays and at 6 p.m. on Sundays.

Awards and recognition

 * 1972: Ramon Magsaysay Outstanding Asian Award for Public Service
 * 2003: UNESCO Artist for Peace Honor