Antonio santos velasquez biography

          Antonio "Tony" Velasquez (29 October – ) was a..

          Antonio Santos Velasquez, known as the "Father of Tagalog Komiks", was born in Manila in He worked as a photo-engraver while in high school.

        1. Antonio Santos Velasquez, known as the "Father of Tagalog Komiks", was born in Manila in He worked as a photo-engraver while in high school.
        2. Antonio Santos Velasquez, known as the "Father of Tagalog Komiks", was born in Manila in He worked as a photo-engraver while in high school and took.
        3. Antonio "Tony" Velasquez (29 October – ) was a.
        4. The Filipino Identity **Trivia:** Antonio Santos Velasquez, known as the "Father of Tagalog Komiks," was born in Paco, Manila on October 29,
        5. Antonio Santos Velasquez was born in Paco, Manila, on Oct. 29, His youngest daughter, Remedios “Remy” Velasquez Francisco, 78, is now.

          6. Tony Velasquez

          Filipino illustrator (–)

          Antonio "Tony" Velasquez (29 October – ) was a Filipino illustrator regarded as the Father of Tagalogcomics and as the pioneer and founding father of the Philippine comics industry.

          He was the co-creator of Kenkoy, an “iconic Philippine comic strip character”.[1]

          Biography

          Family background

          Velasquez was born in Ulilang Kawayan, Paco, Manila.

          He was the sixth child of a Pangasinense father, Eusebio Velasquez, and a Caviteña mother, Andrea Santos.[1]

          Education

          Velasquez studied at the Jose Rizal College. In , he also completed a correspondence course on illustration and drawing from the International Correspondence School.[1]

          Early career

          While a student at Jose Rizal College, Velasquez worked as a part-time illustrator for Banaag Press, a publishing company which later became known as Acme Printing in after being acquired by Ramon Roces, a Filipino-Spanish businessman and publisher.

          In , Vel