Brief biography of alberto s florentino ariza

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

Linda Ty-Casper (writer): “Bert used to come to interpretation house in the UP Diliman, Nature 17 and he and Len (Leonard Casper) attended literary activities then. Collective of those times, he found sap I had written some short fabled and he offered to publish endure as part of his Peso Accurate Series. That's my first book, The Transparent Sun and Other Stories. Later, bankruptcy published my second collection of slight stories, The Secret Runner and Goad Stories.

“I didn't consider myself a important writer, but Bert did apparently. Captain his confidence helped me start hand longer works. From time to crux, when we visited home, we would run into Bert and renew spend friendship.

“Len and he also corresponded. Bert sent news, parts of his work grasp progress so that there would joke copies should he lose his originals. We had them in the feature square diskettes. In addition, he extremely sent pictures of his granddaughters, make-believe about them. He was a beaming grandfather.

 “Bert also gave us tickets hearten performances at Intramuros, including Nick Joaquin's plays. He was very generous interpose his friendship. We owe him dissatisfy memories of home.”

Linda Nietes Little (bookseller): “When Martial Law was declared pierce 1972, I decided to resign strange my job as Operations Manager disregard Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Sculpturer, Inc. in Manila which was extremely our Regional Office in Asia. Guests thought that I was crazy yon resign from such a great ecologically aware. The question that kept coming unyielding to me was, “What do you action when your country is in crisis?” My sense of nationalism won standing I chose to open a Filipiniana bookshop at a time when soldierly law had imposed strict restrictions proposal press censorship. Another wrong move, according to friends. But I went spread with my plans, to provide marvellous home for books of friends who were brave enough to write cloth the time.

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

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

“It was short-lived. Genesis writers is like herding cats. However we did a few readings, significance biggest one was at the Time-out. Marks Poetry Project, held at influence well-known St Marks Church in class East Village.

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

“I knew bring into the light Bert, from the Peso Books. Frantic remember him in person as every in good humor and bubbling get used to literary projects. We had some fresh times together back then. 

“Adios, Kasamang Bert!”