Carlo J. Caparas
| Carlo J. Caparas | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Magno Jose Caparas December 15, 1958 Pampanga, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Occupation |
Comic strip creator/writer Director Producer |
Magno "Carlo" Jose Caparas (born December 15, 1958), widely known as Carlo J. Caparas, is a Filipino comic strip creator/writer-turned director and producer, who is best known for creating such Filipino superheroes and comic book characters as Panday, Bakekang, Totoy Bato, Joaquin Bordado, Kamagong, Kamandag, Elias Paniki, Tasya Fantasya, Gagambino, Pieta and Ang Babaeng Hinugot Sa Aking Tadyang, among others. He is also known as a director of numerous massacre movies such as Kuratong Baleleng and The Cory Quirino Kidnap: NBI Files.
Caparas was awarded the 2008 Sagisag Balagtas Award.
In July 2009, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo named Caparas as one of seven National Artist of the Philippines proclaimed for that year, under the new category of "Visual Arts and Film."
The title National Artist of the Philippines is given to a Filipino who has been given the highest recognition for having made significant contributions to the development of Philippine arts. Such Filipinos are pronounced by virtue of a Presidential Proclamation to be National Artists, having been conferred membership in the Order of National Artists. Aside from the prestige associated with the proclamation, benefits they enjoy from then on include a monthly pension, medical and life insurance, arrangements for a state funeral, a place of honor at national state functions, and recognition at cultural events.
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