Aurelio Sevilla Alvero (October 15, 1913 — 1958).

Lawyer, educator,
poet, essayist, novelist; after 1945 he wrote under the pen name
Magtanggul Asa. Son of Emilio de Vera Alvero and Rosa Sevilla Alvero.
During the Japanese Occupation, affiliated with the Makapili, the New
Leaders Association, Bisig Bakal ng Tagala. As Grant K. Goodman
wrote,

Aurelio Alvero was a brilliant and complex Filipino intellectual who

was found guilty of collaboration with Japan by the postwar Philippine
People’s Court and spent 1945–47 and 1950–52 in prison…
He was the son of Emilio Alvero y de Vera, painter, art-glass
artist and interior decorator, and Rosa Sevilla y Tolentino,
writer, social worker and educator and founder of the Instituto
de Mujeres, one of the oldest schools for women in the
Philippines. Alvero studied at the Centro Educativo y
Instructivo and completed his primary education at the
Instituto de Mujeres. He later graduated from the Ateneo de
Manila high school and then went on to study law and
education simultaneously at the University of Santo Tomas. He
received the A.A. degree in 1933, the B.S.E. in 1935 and his
law degree cum laude in 1937.
Alvero was a well-known poet, playwright, and
novelist from the Philippines who made significant
contributions to Philippine literature in the middle
of the 20th century.
Life and Influences

Alvero was raised in a household of writers and was born in Manila in

1920.
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Literary Style

Eloquence, vivid imagery, and devastating social commentary were

hallmarks of Alvero's writing style, which reflected the complexity of
Philippine society.
Publication and reception “Nuances" was first
published in 1953 and received critical acclaim
for its thought-provoking storytelling and
lyrical prose
The novel follows the intertwined lives of four
individuals, exploring the struggles,
aspirations, and nuances of their relationships
as they navigate a changing society.