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Pedro Penduko is a Filipino fictional comic book character created by National Artist for Literature Francisco V. Coching. The character, who is styled as a folk hero, debuted in the magazine Liwayway in 1954. In his numerous incarnations, Pedro Penduko is an ordinary human being with no superpowers.
As Paul A. Rodell explained, even though modern-day Filipinas have changed (as in Santos's short story "Brown Coterie") and the “face in the picture has become blurred” (as in Santos's short story Scent of Apples), the Filipino émigrés held on to their visualizations of the Philippines because such visions were the “only things worth ...
Pages in category "Fictional Filipino people" The following 43 pages are in this category, out of 43 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. AlDub;
An Embarrassment of Riches is a 2000 novel written by Filipino novelist Charlson L. Ong.A Second Place Philippine Centennial Literary Prize winner, the novel was published in Quezon City, Philippines [2] [3] by the Philippine Centennial Commission, the University of the Philippines Press, and the UP Creative Writing Center, in celebration of the one hundred years of Philippine independence ...
A film version of Kenkoy was created in 1951, directed by Ramon Estrella and featured Filipino actors such as Dely Atay-atayan, Eduardo Infante, and Lopito. [6] At one point in 1946, Velasquez said in an attempt that he was paid to write a script for an animated feature film based on his famous character, but the project was abandoned and later ...
As the title character in the comic strip Ikabod, Ikabod Bubwit was the humorous representation of the socio-political woes of ordinary Filipinos. The comic strip was used at times by Marcelo to reference and portray Filipino political figures, including Ferdinand Marcos , Cory Aquino , Joseph Estrada , and Gloria Macapagal Arroyo . [ 3 ]
The Panday (Filipino for smith) is a fictional Philippine comics character created by writer Carlo J. Caparas and artist Steve Gan.His stories were first serialized in the comic series Ang Panday ("The Smith") in Pilipino Komiks during the late 1970s.
Captain Barbell is a Filipino superhero created by writer, Mars Ravelo and artist Jim Fernandez. His characteristics are similar to American fictional superheroes Superman, DC Comics' Captain Marvel or Shazam, and Thor but Ravelo based his backstory on Captain America. [3] He first appeared in Pinoy Komiks #1 on May 23, 1963.