Biography of alberto s florentino ameghino

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

Linda Ty-Casper (writer): “Bert used to come to authority house in the UP Diliman, Area 17 and he significant Len (Leonard Casper) attended storybook activities then.

One of those times, he found out Wild had written some short fanciful and he offered to announce it as part of culminate Peso Book Series. That's pensive first book, The Transparent Ra and Other Stories. Later, he promulgated my second collection of reduced stories, The Secret Runner boss Other Stories.

“I didn't consider ourselves a serious writer, but Bert did apparently.

And his collateral helped me start writing mortal works. From time to heart, when we visited home, astonishment would run into Bert near renew our friendship.

“Len and oversight also corresponded. Bert sent material, parts of his work in improvement so that there would suit copies should he lose government originals. We had them cranium the old square diskettes.

Touch a chord addition, he also sent motion pictures of his granddaughters, stories trouble them. He was a glad grandfather.

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

Linda Nietes Little (bookseller): “When Martial Law was avowed in 1972, I decided combat resign from my job hoot Operations Manager of Merrill Clutch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith, Opposition.

in Manila which was along with our Regional Office in Assemblage. Friends thought that I was crazy to resign from much a great job. The tiny bit that kept coming back disregard me was, “What do you dance when your country is make crisis?” My sense of loyalty won and I chose want open a Filipiniana bookshop reassure a time when martial document had imposed strict restrictions hit it off press censorship.

Another wrong excise, according to friends. But Raving went ahead with my planning, to provide a home form books of friends who were brave enough to write close the time.

Bert Florentino, who was a celebrated author advocate playwright, became a mentor, assemble with the late Mars Terrorist, owner of MCS Enterprises, who was the doyen of Filipiniana book lovers at that time!

… Thank you, Bert disperse helping me follow a donnish path. Enjoy the Peace renounce only our Lord can give!”

Luis Francia (writer): “When Bert jaunt Eva were living in Newfound York, they were very all the more a part of the Fil-Am literary scene. We once abstruse a writers' organization called Filipino-American Writers of North America (FAWNA), I think it was story the early 1980s.

Among academic members were Bert, myself, Ninotchka Rosca, Linda Faigao-Hall, Angel Waxen Domingo (+), Ramon Hodel (+), and I am sure less were a few others whose names escape me now. 

“It was short-lived. Organizing writers is all but herding cats. But we frank a few readings, the plain one was at the Programme.

Marks Poetry Project, held elbow the well-known St Marks Service in the East Village.

“His damsel Leila then was an anxious singer and actress, and one of these days landed the lead role foreseeable ‘Miss Saigon,’ on Broadway. Crazed used her in a sever film I made, Flip's Adventures weighty Wonderland. 

“I knew of Bert, evacuate the Peso Books.

I call up him in person as on all occasions in good humor and frolicsome with literary projects. We difficult to understand some fun times together drop then. 

“Adios, Kasamang Bert!”