Hermogenes Ilagan (19 April 1873 in Bigaa, Bulacan – 27 February 1943) was a Filipino tenor, writer, stage actor, and playwright.
[1] Ilagan was a tiple (treble or soprano) and lead singer for a church in Bigaa, Bulacan.
Although not able to finish schooling, Ilagan became a member of a zarzuela troupe (theater performers) from Spain.
His forty years of involvement in the field of zarzuela created the period known as the Golden Age of Philippine Theater.
Ilagan's zarzuelas have melodramatic, comic, romantic, and political qualities.