Ruben Tagalog (October 17, 1922 – March 5, 1985) was a Filipino actor and musician, famous for his works in the kundiman style.
His baritone voice filled his songs "Ramona", "O Ilaw", "Sayang", "Azucena", and "Nasaan Ka Ngayon" with emotion.
He revived danzas and balitaws like "Nahan Kaya Ikaw", "Bakit Ka Lumuluha", "Barong Tagalog", "Dalagang Pilipina", and "Caprichosa".
In the early 1950s, he became the first to popularise the Tagalog version of the 1933 Visayan Christmas carol "Kasadya Ning Taknaa" as "Ang Pasko ay Sumapit".
[citation needed] The DWIZ882 radio show Bella Filipina (heard every Sunday evening) honored Ruben Tagalog's centennial for the entire month of October 2022, and continues to air his recordings of balitaws, danzas and novelties.