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Tony Velasquez was born on 29 October, 1910 in Ulilang Kawayan, Paco, Manila, Philippine Islands, is an Antonio Tony" Velasquez is illustrator. Discover Tony Velasquez's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 87 years old?

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Age 87 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 29 October 1910
Birthday 29 October
Birthplace Ulilang Kawayan, Paco, Manila, Philippine Islands
Date of death 1997
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1910

Antonio "Tony" Velasquez (29 October 1910 – 1997) is a Filipino illustrator regarded as the Father of Tagalog comics and as the pioneer and founding father of the Philippine comics industry.

He was the creator of Kenkoy, an “iconic Philippine comic strip character”.

Velasquez was born in Ulilang Kawayan, Paco, Manila.

He was the sixth child of a Pangasinense father, Eusebio Velasquez, and a Caviteña mother, Andrea Santos.

Velasquez studied at the Jose Rizal College.

1927

While a student at Jose Rizal College, Velasquez worked as a part-time illustrator for Banaag Press, a publishing company which later became known as Acme Printing in 1927 after being acquired by Ramon Roces, a Filipino-Spanish businessman and publisher.

1929

In 1928, Velasquez – together with script writer Romualdo Ramos – created Kenkoy, a “Filipino comic star” character that first appeared in the Tagalog-language Liwayway magazine on 11 January 1929.

1932

In 1932, he also created the female equivalent of Kenkoy, Ponyang Halobaybay, a typical portrait of the Filipina woman in American-era Philippines.

Other cartoon characters soon followed like Nanong Pandak, Talakitok, Talimusak, and Tinyente Dikyam.

1934

In 1934, he also completed a correspondence course on illustration and drawing from the International Correspondence School.

1935

In 1935, Velasquez became chief advertising artist for the Ramon Roces Publications, Inc.

As chief advertising artist, Velasquez designed labels for Philippine products such as Tiki-Tiki Vitamins, Castor Oil, and Cortal, among others.

Along with such product label designs, Velasquez created cartoon characters that accompanied the advertisements for the products.

The characters Velasquez created included Captain Cortal for Cortal, Nars Cafi for Cafi Aspirina, and Isko for Esco Shoes, among others.

During the Japanese Occupation of the Philippines in World War II, Velasquez was forced to use his Kenkoy character as war propaganda to influence the Filipinos.

Refusing at first, then Philippine President Jose P. Laurel was able to convince Velasquez to concede and use Kenkoy as a promotional tool for Laurel’s health programs instead of as war propaganda.

1947

In 1947, Velasquez retired from Liwayway magazine to create the publishing firm Ace Publication, a mass producer of Philippine comic books.

Through Ace Publication, Velasquez was able to produce “some of the best” and “most popular” Philippine comic books, such as Pilipino Komiks (1947), Tagalog Klasiks (1949), Hiwaga Komiks (1950), Espesyal Komiks (1952), Kenkoy Komiks (1959), and Educational Klasiks Komiks (1961).

1962

In 1962, Velasquez had to close Ace Publication due a labor dispute.

Afterwards, Velasquez established the Graphic Arts Service, Inc. (also known as GASI Publications).

Through GASI Publications, Velasquez was able to produce Philippine comic books such as Pinoy Komiks, Pinoy Klasiks, Aliwan Komiks, Holiday Komiks, Teens Weekly Komiks, and Pioneer Komiks.

1997

Velasquez died in 1997 at the age of 86

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2014

Velasquez was the mentor to other Filipino illustrators, namely Francisco Coching (who later became a National Artist for Visual Arts in 2014), Mars Ravelo, Jose Zabala-Santos, and J. M. Perez, among others.