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Francisco Coching was born on 29 January, 1919 in Buting, Pasig, Rizal Province, Philippine Islands, is a Filipino comics artist (1919–1998). Discover Francisco Coching's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 79 years old?
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79 years old |
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Aquarius |
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29 January, 1919 |
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29 January |
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Buting, Pasig, Rizal Province, Philippine Islands |
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1 September, 1998 |
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Francisco Coching Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Francisco Coching's Wife?
His wife is Filomena Navales
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Filomena Navales |
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5, including Lulu Coching Fernandez |
Francisco Coching Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Francisco Coching worth at the age of 79 years old? Francisco Coching’s income source is mostly from being a successful artist. He is from Philippines. We have estimated Francisco Coching's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Under Review |
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Timeline
Francisco V. Coching (January 29, 1919 – September 1, 1998 ) 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".
In 1934, at the age of fifteen, Coching created Bing Bigotilyo (Silahis Magazine).
Coching had been influenced by Francisco Reyes, another pioneer in the Filipino comic book industry.
In 1935, he created Marabini (an amazon warrior in Bahaghari Magazine).
World War II interrupted Coching’s career in comics.
He became a guerrillero (guerilla) for the Kamagong Unit of the Hunters-ROTC resistance organization.
After the Second World War, Coching created Hagibis, a Tarzan-like and Kulafu-like character in Liwayway Magazine.
Other creations by Coching were Sabas, ang Barbaro (Sabas, The Barbarian, wherein the storyline was set during the Filipino revolution against Spain), Pedro Penduko, El Indio, Bertong Balutan, Don Cobarde, Ang Kaluluwa ni Dante (Dante's Soul), Pagano (Pagan), Haring Ulupong, Dumagit, Lapu-Lapu, Bulalakaw, Waldas, Talipandas, Palasig, Movie Fan, Anak ni Hagibis (a sequel to Hagibis), Gat Sibasib (another sequel to Hagibis ), Satur, Dimasalang, Bella Bandida, El Vibora, Sa Ngalan ng Batas, and El Negro.
After 39 years in the komiks industry, Coching retired in 1973 at the age of 54.
Coching was able to produce 53 komiks novels overall.
El Negro (1974) was his last komiks novel.
Among those that were made into a film was El Negro in 1974.
One of his most famous works is Pedro Penduko, which has 6 film adaptations (and counting), 2 small screen adaptations and a couple of cameos.
In 1981, Coching obtained the Makasining na Komiks Award in the Tanging Parangal for Comics Art from the Manila Commission of Arts and Culture.
In 1984, Coching received the Komiks Operation Brotherhood Inc. (KOMOPEB) Life Achievement Award.
He died at age 78 on September 1, 1998.
Coching influenced many other Filipino illustrators.
In 1998, he received the Award of Excellence from the government of Pasay.
Coching received the nomination as a National Artist of the Philippines for the Visual Arts in 1999 and in 2001.
His 1973 illustration of Lapu-Lapu was among the series of national postage stamps based on Philippine comics released on November 15, 2004 by PhilPost.
In 2014, he was posthumously conferred as a National Artist for Visual Arts, the highest honor for artists in the Philippines.
Coching was born in Buting, Pasig, Rizal Province in the Philippines.
He was the son of Gregorio Coching, a Filipino novelist in the Tagalog-language magazine Liwayway.
Coching was unable to finish his studies in order to be an illustrator for Liwayway under the apprenticeship of Tony Velasquez.
On June 20, 2014, Coching was posthumously named as a National Artist for the Visual Arts by virtue of Proclamation No. 808, series of 2014.
On Coching's 100th birth anniversary, Ayala Museum held an exhibition titled Images of Nation: F.V. Coching, Komiks at Kultura, which ran from October 30 to February 3, 2019.
Almost all of Coching’s komiks novels were adapted into films, with the exception of three titles.
