Federico Caballero (December 25, 1935 – August 17, 2024) was a Filipino chanter of Philippine epic poetry.

Born on December 25, 1935,[1] Caballero was of the Panay-Bukidnon people from the Central Panay mountains.

[2] Caballero, who was also called Nong Pedring, learned about epics from his mother and his grandmother, Anggoy Omil who would chant these to him and his siblings as a lullaby.

He worked with the Bureau of Nonformal Education, to teach people how to read and write and would promote the tradition of epic chanting despite the initial objection of his children.

[3] Caballero was married to Lucia (who is a binukot, a title similar to a princess in Panay-Bukidnon tradition)[4] and had three children.