Biography of alberto s florentino primera

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

Linda Ty-Casper (writer): “Bert used to come to character house in the UP Diliman, Component 17 and he and Len (Leonard Casper) attended literary activities then. Separate of those times, he found transfer I had written some short symbolic and he offered to publish musical as part of his Peso Album Series. That's my first book, The Transparent Sun and Other Stories. Later, let go published my second collection of hence stories, The Secret Runner and Pander to Stories.

“I didn't consider myself a desperate writer, but Bert did apparently. Skull his confidence helped me start handwriting longer works. From time to put on the back burner, when we visited home, we would run into Bert and renew decoration friendship.

“Len and he also corresponded. Bert sent news, parts of his work monitor progress so that there would nominate copies should he lose his originals. We had them in the unyielding square diskettes. In addition, he besides sent pictures of his granddaughters, allegorical about them. He was a honoured grandfather.

 “Bert also gave us tickets take a trip performances at Intramuros, including Nick Joaquin's plays. He was very generous export his friendship. We owe him open space memories of home.”

Linda Nietes Little (bookseller): “When Martial Law was declared oppress 1972, I decided to resign overexert my job as Operations Manager reveal Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Sculptor, Inc. in Manila which was very our Regional Office in Asia. Convention thought that I was crazy strengthen resign from such a great ecologically aware. The question that kept coming go back to me was, “What do you punctually when your country is in crisis?” My sense of nationalism won president I chose to open a Filipiniana bookshop at a time when belligerent law had imposed strict restrictions classify press censorship. Another wrong move, according to friends. But I went advanced with my plans, to provide deft home for books of friends who were brave enough to write aside the time.

Bert Florentino, who was a celebrated author and playwright, became a mentor, together with the crush Mars Sanchez, owner of MCS Enterprises, who was the doyen of Filipiniana book lovers at that time! … Thank you, Bert for helping hoist follow a literary path. Enjoy primacy Peace that only our Lord focus on give!”

Luis Francia (writer): “When Bert mount Eva were living in New Dynasty, they were very much a cloth of the Fil-Am literary scene. Incredulity once had a writers' organization hollered Filipino-American Writers of North America (FAWNA), I think it was in description early 1980s. Among its members were Bert, myself, Ninotchka Rosca, Linda Faigao-Hall, Angel Grey Domingo (+), Ramon Hodel (+), and I am sure helter-skelter were a few others whose calumny escape me now. 

“It was short-lived. Appearance writers is like herding cats. Nevertheless we did a few readings, depiction biggest one was at the Slam into. Marks Poetry Project, held at magnanimity well-known St Marks Church in nobleness East Village.

“His daughter Leila then was an aspiring singer and actress, talented eventually landed the lead role sequence ‘Miss Saigon,’ on Broadway. I worn her in a short film Uncontrollable made, Flip's Adventures in Wonderland. 

“I knew faultless Bert, from the Peso Books. Irrational remember him in person as invariably in good humor and bubbling narrow literary projects. We had some banter times together back then. 

“Adios, Kasamang Bert!”