Carlo J. Caparas, Filipino Komiks King
Carlo J. Caparas
Birthday: December 14, 1948Birthplace: Pampanga, Philippines
Carlo J. Caparas is known as the "Komiks King of the Philippines" having made a very successful career in drawing and writing comic strips before turning to writing movie screenplays and then directing and producing films as well. The cinematic stories he is most associated with are adaptations of true-to-life events involving murders. e.g. Lipa Massacre (1994) and Vizconde Massacre (1993).
Most recently, he has been awarded the Philippine Presidential Medal of Merit for his contributions to Filipino culture. In August 2009, he was named a National Artist for Visual Arts and Film.
He is married to the mega-producer Donna Villa.
Famous Komiks Characters created by Carlo J. Caparas
Panday, Kamandag, Bakekang, Joaquin Bordado
Famous Graphic Novels by Carlo J. Caparas
Ang Babaeng Hinugot sa Aking Tadyang (made into a TV series)
Gagambino (made into a TV series)
Gagambino (made into a TV series)