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	Collantes was born in the village of Dampol in [[Pulilan]], [[Bulacan]] to Toribio Collantes of [[Baliwag]], Bulacan and Manuela Tancioco of Pulilan. He completed his primary and secondary schooling in [[Malolos]], Bulacan.		Collantes was born in the village of Dampol in [[Pulilan]], [[Bulacan]] to Toribio Collantes of [[Baliwag]], Bulacan and Manuela Tancioco of Pulilan. He completed his primary and secondary schooling in [[Malolos]], Bulacan (Bulacan High School).

	As a teenager, Collantes displayed an avid interest in literature and memorized epic poems in Spanish ({{lang\|es\|corridos}}) and Tagalog ({{transl\|tl\|awits}}). He is known to have committed to memory long excerpts from versified stories on the passion of Jesus Christ, known as '[[pasion]]', that are traditionally sung in public during Holy Week in the Philippines. He was also a skilled practitioner of '[[duplo]]', or a dramatic poetical joust that was a popular form of entertainment in the Philippines until the 1950s. At the age of 15, he already read almost all ({{transl\|tl\|awits}}), ('dula') and {{lang\|es\|corrido}}. Due to poverty, he only manages to read books and journals by helping to sell some {{transl\|tl\|awits}} and {{lang\|es\|corridos}} during fiestas and he uses the money he earns to borrow some journals from a nearby store.		As a teenager, Collantes displayed an avid interest in literature and memorized epic poems in Spanish ({{lang\|es\|corridos}}) and Tagalog ({{transl\|tl\|awits}}). He is known to have committed to memory long excerpts from versified stories on the passion of Jesus Christ, known as '[[pasion]]', that are traditionally sung in public during Holy Week in the Philippines. He was also a skilled practitioner of '[[duplo]]', or a dramatic poetical joust that was a popular form of entertainment in the Philippines until the 1950s. At the age of 15, he already read almost all ({{transl\|tl\|awits}}), ('dula') and {{lang\|es\|corrido}}. Due to poverty, he only manages to read books and journals by helping to sell some {{transl\|tl\|awits}} and {{lang\|es\|corridos}} during fiestas and he uses the money he earns to borrow some journals from a nearby store.

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'''Florentino Collantes''' (October 16, 1896 – July 15, 1951) was a [[Filipino people|Filipino]] [[poet]] who was among the writers who spearheaded a revival of interest in [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]] literature in the [[Philippines]] in the 20th century.

==Early years==
Collantes was born in the village of Dampol in [[Pulilan]], [[Bulacan]] to Toribio Collantes of [[Baliwag]], Bulacan and Manuela Tancioco of Pulilan. He completed his primary and secondary schooling in [[Malolos]], Bulacan.

As a teenager, Collantes displayed an avid interest in literature and memorized epic poems in Spanish ({{lang|es|corridos}}) and Tagalog ({{transl|tl|awits}}). He is known to have committed to memory long excerpts from versified stories on the passion of Jesus Christ, known as '[[pasion]]', that are traditionally sung in public during Holy Week in the Philippines. He was also a skilled practitioner of '[[duplo]]', or a dramatic poetical joust that was a popular form of entertainment in the Philippines until the 1950s. At the age of 15, he already read almost all ({{transl|tl|awits}}), ('dula') and {{lang|es|corrido}}. Due to poverty, he only manages to read books and journals by helping to sell some {{transl|tl|awits}} and {{lang|es|corridos}} during fiestas and he uses the money he earns to borrow some journals from a nearby store.

==Maturity==
As an adult, Collantes worked in the government's Bureau of Lands where he was given a number of provincial assignments that gave him the opportunity to learn the [[Kapampangan language|Kapampangan]], [[Ilokano language|Ilocano]] and [[Visayan languages]].

His interest in poetry led him to write for the defunct Tagalog publications ''Buntot Pagi'', ''Pagkakaisa'' and ''Watawat''. He would later be an editor of the defunct publications ''Pakak'', ''Balagtas'', ''Lintik'' and ''Ang Bansa''.

In 1925, he was asked to join a group of Tagalog writers to organize an event to mark the birth anniversary of the Tagalog poet [[Francisco Balagtas]] on April 2. The group included the writers [[Rosa Sevilla]] and [[Jose Corazon de Jesus]].

The group decided to change the format of the traditional duplo and rename it [[balagtasan]], in honor of Balagtas. The first balagtasan was held in [[Tayuman]], [[Manila]] on April 6, 1925. Several pairs of poets joined the literary joust but Collantes and De Jesus were the most popular. The organizers pitted the two in a rivalry that culminated in a contest for the title of 'Hari ng Balagtasan' (King of the Balagtasan).

==Poet of the people==
Although De Jesus was acclaimed 'Hari ng Balagtasan', Collantes also gained national fame as a poet. His most memorable work is 'Ang Lumang Simbahan', which was so popular that he expanded it into a novel that was later turned into a movie starring [[Mary Walter]]. The movie is now acclaimed as a classic in Philippine cinema.

His other works that are now taught in schools all over the Philippines are 'Ang Magsasaka' (The Farmer), 'Pangarap sa Bagong Kasal' (Dream For The Newly-Weds), 'Mahalin Ang Atin' (Love Our Own), 'Ang Tulisan' (The Bandit) and 'Ang Labindalawang Kuba' (The Twelve Hunchbacks).

On July 4, 1950, Collantes was conferred the title 'Makata ng Bayan' (Poet of the People) by President [[Elpidio Quirino]].

Collantes died on July 15, 1951, at the age of 55. He was survived by his wife Sixta Tancioco and eight children.

==Assessment==
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==Works==
*[[Ang Lumang Simbahan]]
*[[Ang Tulisan]]
*[[Ang Barasoain]]
*[[Alitaptap]]
*[[Nagumon sa Bisyo]]
*[[Pag-ibig at Awa]]

== See also ==
* [[Literature of the Philippines]]
* [[History of the Philippines]]

==References==
* National Historical Institute,''Filipinos in History'' Volume 1 (Manila: National Historical Institute, 1995)
* Almario, Virgilio S. ''Art and Politics in the Balagtasan'' (Los Angeles: UCLA Center for Southeast Asian Studies, 2003)

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