Provenance:
Commissioned by Doña Aurora Paraiso Tambunting
from the Artist, Fernando Amorsolo

ABOUT THE WORK

THE TAMBUNTING WOMEN Teresita "Tereret" Tambunting Liboro is the daughter of Don Antonio L Tambuting and Doña Aurora Paraiso Tambunting. Her father inherited the Casa Agencia de Tambunting founded in 1906 from his father Don Ildelfonso Tambuting. Her mother Doña Aurora is from Lumban, Laguna, a beautiful descendant of a SpanishFilipino family. Doña Aurora would commission several paintings from Fernando Amorsolo, the foremost portraitist of the time. These included a portrait of Doña Aurora, a portrait of her three daughters, Teresita, Hideliza and Milagros, sitting together, and a portrait of Teresita as the eldest daughter. She was painted wearing a Ramon Valera gown, with family jewelry. She is now 91 years old and a widow of Andres Lopez Liboro. Andres “Andy” Lopez Liboro is from the storied town of Balayan, Batangas. His parents were Dr. Augustine Liboro who married Socorro Lopez of the prominent Batangas clan. Andy graduated from Ateneo de Manila and for college Georgetown University, Washington; Teresita, nicknamed “Tereret” graduated from Assumption College and she would meet and fall in love with Andy while visiting Washington in 1950. She met him at a dinner hosted by the Philippine Ambassador at the time and where the consul was Tomas Benitez married to Conchita Liboro. Tereret is active in the civic and charitable organizations, including the building of pavilions for the handicapped in Alabang, and donations to Elsie Gaches Village. In her leisure time, she keeps herself busy and active by playing the piano and dancing the flamenco. She would follow in the generous tradition set by her mother Don?a Aurora who was dedicated to charitable causes. In one instance, this benefactress donated 16 hectares to the disadvantaged of Muntinlupa, for which she was personally thanked by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. She also built the Caloocan Church Ina ng Laging Saklolo.