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11

Francisco V. Coching Awarded the Gawad CCP Para sa Sining 2008

Filed Under Filipino Artists, Philippine Comics | 7 Comments

Last night, Francisco V. Coching was awarded The Gawad CCP Para sa Sining 2008 for Visual Arts in a ceremony held at the Main Theater of the Cultural Center of the Philippines in Manila.

On hand were the Coching family including Francisco’s widow Luming Coching (above, center). I also recognize daughters Maridel and Lulu on the left.

Mrs. Luming Coching with komiks artists including (from left) Al Cabral, Perry Cruz, Abe Ocampo Ding Abubot and Nar Castro (Thanks Randy V. for helping ID some of the guys).

From the CCP Website:

“The late Francisco Coching is a master artist and master storyteller who reached a mass audience through the komiks novels he wrote and illustrated during his 40-year career. Coching’s works promoted Filipino as a national language and proved to be a powerful medium of verbal and visual literacy. Coching entertained the masses with high adventure, action, drama and romance through imaginary worlds he created, where characters like Hagibis and Sabas roamed. “

Thanks to Mario Macalindong for the photos! Visit The Cultural Center of the Philippines website for more info on the Gawad CCP Para sa Sining 2008.

Francisco V. Coching at the Philippine Comics Art Museum Online:
http://alanguilan.com/museum/coching.html

Comments

7 Responses to “Francisco V. Coching Awarded the Gawad CCP Para sa Sining 2008”

  1. kc cordero on September 11th, 2008 10:39 am

    Congrats sa Coching family at lalung-lalo na kay FVC na isang alamat sa Philippine komiks industry.
    Ang katabi ni Mang Abe ay si Perry Cruz, di ako sure kung sino ‘yung nasa dulong kaliwa. Ang katabi ni Mang Nar ay si Ding Abubot.

  2. Randy Valiente on September 11th, 2008 11:20 am

    Ger,

    Yung mga artists: Al Cabral, Perry Cruz, Abe Ocampo, Ding Abubot at Nar Castro.

  3. Reno on September 11th, 2008 11:27 am

    Sa wakas nangyari din ito. Well-deserved ang parangal na ito kay Coching. :)

  4. Rod Samonte on September 11th, 2008 12:48 pm

    Gerry,
    Wow, mas malaki ang pag-asa ni Mr. Coching ngayong manalo ng National Artist. CCP represents one-half of the awards selection committees. Kailangang makumbinse na lang ang ang other half – the NCCA (National Commission for Culture and the Arts).
    Wow, maganda pa rin si Maridel.
    Rod

  5. Rod Samonte on September 11th, 2008 12:56 pm

    Gerry,
    Wow, mas malaki ang pag-asa ni Mr. Coching na manalo ngayon ng National Artist Award. After all the CCP represents half of the selection committees. The other half, the NCCA (National Commission for Culture and the Arts) just needs a little convincing.
    Wow, maganda pa rin si Maridel.

  6. auggie on September 11th, 2008 7:47 pm

    Rod,

    Sino ba ang napangasawa ni Maridel ?

  7. Rod Samonte on September 12th, 2008 11:37 am

    Auggie,
    Ayon dito sa aklat tungkol kay Coching (ang Katha’t Guhit) ang apelyido ni Maridel ngayon ay Cruz. Hindi ko kilala. Wala sa litrato ang mga asawa. Yung kasama nila sa litrato ay may palagay akong si Arnel Coching, ang bunsong lalaki, at ang katabi ay si Precy na kapatid din nila.
    Rod