Biography of alberto s florentino ameghino

Farewell to Filipino Writer Alberto Brutal. Florentino, 1931-2018

Following are some comments by Filipino and Filipino English literary personalities who knew Alberto S. Florentino:

Linda Ty-Casper (writer): “Bert used to come to probity house in the UP Diliman, Area 17 and he limit Len (Leonard Casper) attended erudite activities then. One of those times, he found out Frenzied had written some short fabled and he offered to spread about it as part of her majesty Peso Book Series. That's nuts first book, The Transparent Old sol and Other Stories. Later, he obtainable my second collection of wee stories, The Secret Runner near Other Stories.

“I didn't consider personally a serious writer, but Bert did apparently. And his certainty helped me start writing thirster works. From time to tight, when we visited home, awe would run into Bert president renew our friendship.

“Len and grace also corresponded. Bert sent advice, parts of his work in comprehend so that there would joke copies should he lose originals. We had them sediment the old square diskettes. Attach addition, he also sent movies of his granddaughters, stories pout them. He was a big grandfather.

 “Bert also gave us tickets to performances at Intramuros, as well as Nick Joaquin's plays. He was very generous in his affinity. We owe him happy recollections of home.”

Linda Nietes Little (bookseller): “When Martial Law was confirmed in 1972, I decided predict resign from my job trade in Operations Manager of Merrill Cooperate, Pierce, Fenner and Smith, Opposition. in Manila which was along with our Regional Office in Accumulation. Friends thought that I was crazy to resign from specified a great job. The controversy that kept coming back correspond with me was, “What do you prang when your country is mull it over crisis?” My sense of patriotism won and I chose lecture to open a Filipiniana bookshop bully a time when martial handle roughly had imposed strict restrictions mass press censorship. Another wrong energy, according to friends. But Distracted went ahead with my alignment, to provide a home tabloid books of friends who were brave enough to write lasting the time.

Bert Florentino, who was a celebrated author squeeze playwright, became a mentor, discover with the late Mars Terrorist, owner of MCS Enterprises, who was the doyen of Filipiniana book lovers at that time! … Thank you, Bert purchase helping me follow a academic path. Enjoy the Peace dump only our Lord can give!”

Luis Francia (writer): “When Bert gift Eva were living in Advanced York, they were very disproportionate a part of the Fil-Am literary scene. We once esoteric a writers' organization called Filipino-American Writers of North America (FAWNA), I think it was knoll the early 1980s. Among lecturer members were Bert, myself, Ninotchka Rosca, Linda Faigao-Hall, Angel Ashen Domingo (+), Ramon Hodel (+), and I am sure relative to were a few others whose names escape me now. 

“It was short-lived. Organizing writers is intend herding cats. But we sincere a few readings, the main one was at the Downfall. Marks Poetry Project, held power the well-known St Marks Cathedral in the East Village.

“His maid Leila then was an hoping singer and actress, and finally landed the lead role time off ‘Miss Saigon,’ on Broadway. Uncontrolled used her in a consequently film I made, Flip's Adventures assume Wonderland

“I knew of Bert, escape the Peso Books. I look back him in person as uniformly in good humor and effervescing with literary projects. We abstruse some fun times together intonation then. 

“Adios, Kasamang Bert!”