Francisco V. Coching | |
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Born | Francisco Vicente Coching January 29, 1919 Pasig, Rizal, Philippine Islands |
Died | September 1, 1998 | (aged 78)
Nationality | Filipino |
Area(s) | Cartoonist |
Notable works | Pedro Penduko Hagibis |
Awards | Order of National Artists of the Philippines (2014, posthumous) other awards |
Spouse(s) | Filomena Navales[1] |
Children | 5, including Lulu Coching Fernandez[1] |
Francisco Vicente Coching[2] (January 29, 1919[3] – September 1, 1998[4]) was a Filipino comic book illustrator and writer during the Golden Age of Philippine comics.[4] He is regarded as one of the "pillars of the Philippine Komiks Industry",[5] the "King of Komiks",[6] and the "Dean of Philippine Comics".[4] He created the iconic characters Pedro Penduko, Hagibis, and Sabas, ang barbaro.
In 2014, he was posthumously conferred as a National Artist for Visual Arts, the highest honor for artists in the Philippines.[7]