Reyes was a highly educated intellectual who earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Colegio de San Juan de Letran and studied Philosophy at the University of Santo Tomas. He was a polyglot, proficient in Tagalog, Spanish, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew.
The author of the famous Zarzuela (Spanish-influenced musical drama) Walang Sugat is Severino Reyes . walang sugat author