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WHO IS FRANSISCO
V. COCHING?
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BIOGRAPHY OF FRANSICO V. COCHING
■ Francisco V. Coching was a Filipino comic books illustrator and
writer and is regarded as one of the “pillars of the Philippine Komiks
Industry”. He served as both illustrator and writer for his comic book
stories, Coching is referred to as the "King of Komiks“ and as the
"Dean of Philippine Comics". Wikipedia
■ Born: 29 January 1919, Pasig
■ Died: 1 September 1998, Pasay
■ Spouse: Filomena Navales (m. 1944–1998)
■ Books: El Indio: a graphic novel
■ Children: Lulu Coching Rodríguez, Maridel Coching Cruz
■ Movies: Lapu Lapu, Sabas, ang barbaro, Pedro Penduko Episode II,
Pedro Penduko
■ TV shows: Da Adventures of Pedro Penduko
■Francisco V. Coching went to novelist
Gregorio Coching and Juana Vicente, in
Pasay City, Metro Manila. He dedicated his
life to his family and to the art of writing and
illustrating comics novels for four decades.
Mostly a self-taught artist, Coching started
with pen-and-ink drawings and later graduated to
storytelling, via comics illustrations. His father
was a novelist for a magazine, and Coching
apprenticed under him at first. Under the tutelage
of the acclaimed Tony Velasquez, creator of the
"Kenkoy" series, Coching's first serious work was
"Bing Bigotilyo," created in 1934. This was
CONTRIBUTION TO
THE
CONTEMPORARY
ARTS OF THE
PHILIPPINES
■Coching's seventh creation was "Hagibis,"
which he created from 1947-1950. Loosely
inspired by Edgar Rice Burroughs' "Tarzan,"
"Hagibis" proved to be so popular it was
made into a film with 'Fernando Poe Sr'
(Hagibis (1947)) and Coching followed it up
with several sequels. "Hagibis" helped secure
his fame as an illustrating artist. From
"Hagibis" through "Pedro Penduko" in 1954
to "Thor" in 1962, "Tiagong Lundag" in 1966
and "El Vibora" in 1972, Coching churned
Coching died in 1998, and his wife
and children gave him a tribute at the
Pasig Museum (Pasig City), where
huge movie posters of Coching-
written films and studio stills from
LVN Pictures, Sampaguita Studios
and Premiere Productions adorned
the museum. The lead stars of his
works-turned-movies, like Vic Vargas
and Cesar Ramirez, attended the
WHY DOES HE CALLED AS A
NATIONAL ARTIST?

■ While already proclaimed National Artists of Visual

Arts under proclamation no.808 o Coching and
fellow n 2014 awardees (both posthumous and
alive) have yet to receive formally their medallions
and plaques from President Aquino. They are
Manuel Conde, Federico Alcuaz, Lazaro Francisco,
Ramon Santos, Alice Reyes, Cirilo Bautista, Jose
Maria Zaragoza and Francisco Feliciano. — RKC
EXAMPLES
OF HIS
WORKS

■HAGIBIS
Pedro Penduko is a Filipino
comic book character
styled as a folk hero or
superhero, created by
National Artist for Literature
Francisco V. Coching and
debuted on the magazine
Liwayway. ... He then
encounters extraordinary
creatures unique in
Philippine folklore.

PEDRO
PENDUCO
THANK YOU!!!!