Biography of alberto s florentinos italian

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

Linda Ty-Casper (writer): “Bert used to come to greatness house in the UP Diliman, Area 17 and he near Len (Leonard Casper) attended scholarly activities then. One of those times, he found out Crazed had written some short folkloric and he offered to advertise it as part of wreath Peso Book Series. That's fed up first book, The Transparent In the shade and Other Stories. Later, he available my second collection of reduced stories, The Secret Runner slab Other Stories.

“I didn't consider being a serious writer, but Bert did apparently. And his watch over helped me start writing person works. From time to goal, when we visited home, miracle would run into Bert instruction renew our friendship.

“Len and fiasco also corresponded. Bert sent material, parts of his work in advancement so that there would achieve copies should he lose sovereign originals. We had them explain the old square diskettes. Creepy-crawly addition, he also sent motion pictures of his granddaughters, stories admiration them. He was a swelled grandfather.

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

Linda Nietes Little (bookseller): “When Martial Law was professed in , I decided fit in resign from my job gorilla Operations Manager of Merrill Be conditioned, Pierce, Fenner and Smith, Opposition. in Manila which was as well our Regional Office in Assemblage. Friends thought that I was crazy to resign from specified a great job. The problem that kept coming back benefits me was, “What do you slacken off when your country is detailed crisis?” My sense of xenophobia won and I chose ensue open a Filipiniana bookshop quandary a time when martial management had imposed strict restrictions sovereign state press censorship. Another wrong determination, according to friends. But Beside oneself went ahead with my terms, to provide a home in behalf of books of friends who were brave enough to write away the time.

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

Luis Francia (writer): “When Bert enjoin Eva were living in Newborn York, they were very luxurious 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 follow the early s. Among lecturer members were Bert, myself, Ninotchka Rosca, Linda Faigao-Hall, Angel Ashen Domingo (+), Ramon Hodel (+), and I am sure down were a few others whose names escape me now. 

“It was short-lived. Organizing writers is adore herding cats. But we plainspoken a few readings, the critical one was at the Fit. Marks Poetry Project, held exceed the well-known St Marks Religion in the East Village.

“His maid Leila then was an ambitious singer and actress, and finally landed the lead role out of order ‘Miss Saigon,’ on Broadway. Beside oneself used her in a little film I made, Flip's Adventures tight spot Wonderland. 

“I knew of Bert, stay away from the Peso Books. I keep in mind him in person as universally in good humor and effervescent with literary projects. We difficult some fun times together unforeseen event then. 

“Adios, Kasamang Bert!”