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Sep 11, 2024 · Sa Gabi ng Isang Piyon. In the Night of a Peon is a Tagalog poem written by Lamberto E. Antonio in 1946. It is about the life of a Filipino laborer.
2 days ago · Inspired by President Woodrow Wilson’s work for peace, he created a small statue symbolizing “peace” – hoping someday he may be able to present it to the President.
4 days ago · Working together with Hernando Ocampo, Vicente Manansala, Cesar Legaspi, Romeo Tabuena and Victor Oteyza, he became a practitioner of expressionism and cubism and later developed a style characterized by bold lines and strident colors.
4 days ago · He also served as the president of the Philippine Association of Printmakers from 1975-1976. Mayo often spawned distorted creatures in agony, nude women, stylized humanoids and threatening reptiles. “Fantasy and reality are just the same,” he once said of his works.
Sep 18, 2024 · A National Artist for Literature who lived from 1917 to 2004, Joaquin wrote some of the most vivid literature describing the post-colonial Philippines. This selection comes from his 1950...
3 days ago · Antonio Ramos, a Spanish soldier from Aragón, was able to import a Lumiere Cinematograph from Paris, including 30 film titles, out of his savings and the financial banking of two Swiss entrepreneurs, Liebman and Peritz.
Sep 18, 2024 · Born in Zacatecas, Mexico, Antonio Aguilar was not only known for singing with mariachi. He often recorded songs with tamborazo — which is similar to banda — which originated in Aguilar’s...
