He studied at the Colegio de San Juan de Letran.
He used the pen name Lola Basyang. He was nicknamed "Don Binoy". Reyes is known as the "Father of Tagalog Plays" and as the "Father of the Tagalog Zarzuela".
He is one of the children of Andrea Rivera and Rufino Reyes.
Cruz, Manila. He started writing plays when he stopped studying at the University of Santo Tomas after the death of his father. He translated Spanish-language plays into the Tagalog language, until he was able to create his own original works.
Johnny Reyes Reyes II Severino "Joey" Pineda Reyes III Danilo Reyes Benji Reyes Reyes Reyes IV.