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This online source can list down what you need to read (Contemporary Artists in Negros island). However, this list focused on Negros in Visayas, which showcased lots of visual ,literary, and theater /music artists rather than the usual actors/actresses as artists:1.ARTISTS IN NEGROS ISLAND2. As a labor force/artisan force…, Negrenses and Negorense are highly motivated, educated, skilled, trainable and entrepreneurial individuals. NEGROS:CENTER OF ARTS & CULTURE3. VISUAL ARTS -PAINTING Groups…4. Kitty—Now in her 60s, … hails from Dumaguete City, Philippines. It was difficult to break in the art mainstream as local art activities were rare if not well-defined. Her hurdles were mostly the absence of good system of communications and hard to find good materials were not as accessible. Despite the obstacles in the 80s, she still pursued her passion as an independent visual artist and by 1992,  Kitty Taniguchi‘s is a champion of feminine aesthetic and is among the few Filipina painters who had successfully intruded upon a male-dominated art world—a feat back then. A veteran painter CRISTINA” KITTY” SOLLESTA- TANIGUCHI5.  Charlie Co, born November 5, 1960, is a visual artist based in his hometown Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, Philippines. He is a co-founder of the Black Artists in Asia, a group known for its socio-political artworks in the 1980's - 1990's. Charlie has represented the Philippines in international exhibitions such as the "Asian Modernism" at the Japan Foundation Asian Cultural Centre in Tokyo Japan in 1995, the 23rd Sao Paolo Biennial and the 2nd Asia Pacific Triennial in Queensland, Australia both in 1996,the 2nd Clay Symposium and Exhibition in Gifu Prefecture, Japan and the Taegu Art Festival in South Korea in 1997. . CHARLIE CO6. Ascalon— A member Art Association of the Philippines awardee and Anaheim Art competition winner Dennis Ascalon who represented the Philippines in Utsonomiy Biennale and Art Traveling Exhibit in Kwangju. A Black artist in Asia and a famous Visual Arts DENNIS ASCALON7. Ossorio— Representative works of the Philippine-born pioneer of abstract expressionism and the go-between of Pollock and Dubuffet will be shown at León Gallery, his first exhibit in the country 2016.  In 2013, the Phillips Collection in Washington and Parrish Art Museum in New York mounted an important exhibit of the meeting between the abstract expressionist movements of the New York School and the Art Brut in Paris, thereby focusing on the unique interaction between Pollock and Dubuffet in the life and art of Ossorio. ALFONSO OSSORIO8.  Susan Canoy— is a Dumaguete artist who is known for her arts and crafts. As a single mother, she relentlessly pursues her art to express herself and to provide for her family. She has been exhibiting her artworks for more than two decades now. Her subjects are as varied as the medium she has been using. As a mother, her themes focus on women about their dreams, aspirations, family and frustrations. She also paints the lighter side of life like floral, landscapes, marine life and other subjects. Susan was chosen as one of the finalists in the prestigious Philip Morris Art Competition nationwide among her other awards. Her innate love for nature and living beside the boulevard, propels her to create more subjects which are not only a joy to have but they convey a feeling of peace,sadness and life’s challenges. She has been exhibiting her works locally, around the Philippines and her works were also displayed in Spain.9.  Since 1999, Jana Jumalon- Alano (b. 1980)— from Dumaguete City has exhibited in her home turf, in neighboring cities in the South, in Manila, and in Brussels and Rome. She’s an Honorable Mention in the Philippine Visual Arts Festival (PVAF) Competition in 2012, and a Juror’s Choice in the Visayas Art Awards of the Philippine Art Awards 2011- 2012. Her affiliations include HugisKulay Zamboanga, Panay Negros Arts Association, and the Art Association of the Philippines. JANA JUMALON-ALANO10. Paulio-Violeta— Visual Artist Art Teacher in Bais City Visual Arts Specialist at DepEd Cultural Worker in Mugna Sa Pantawan: Arts & Music Her works was featured in Yuchengco Museum in Makati EMPALZ VILLANUEVA PAULIO-VIOLETA11.  Sollesta is a graduate of Silliman University in Dumaguete City, and international guest artist in residence at the clay studio in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in November and December 2008. His work at the US studio, "Women of Philadelphia Series," was based on his concept of "women of strength, character and temperament." During his stay in the US, Sollesta met with clay artists and potters on the 3rd Dumaguete Open Biennial Terra Cotta Art Festival Exhibit and Competition in 2010.  Terra Cotta artist, Painter and artist @ Mariyah Gallery DANILO “DANNI” SOLLESTA12.  Kristoffer Ardeña— is a curator who lives between Negros Island (Philippines) and Madrid (Spain). He is the recipient of various awards and scholarships: a full undergraduate scholarship at the Academy of Art in San Francisco, California (USA), scholarship awarded by the Ministry of Culture from Luxembourg, the Academy in Rome award and the Cajamadrid Generaciones in Spain. Individual projects include: Museo Carrillo Gil in Mexico, Selesar Sunaryo Art Space, Ruang Mes56 and Cemeti Art House (Indonesia), Vargas Museum and the Cultural Center of the Philippines in Manila (Philippines),Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo Museum (Madrid), La Conservera Centro de Arte Contemporáneo (Murcia), Spain. He has also participated in various collective projects, among them the 3rd Bucharest Biennale Romania. KRISTOFFER ARDEÑA13. Casero—  A visual artist–photographer based in Dumaguete City, Negros Island Region, Philippines. He received his BSC in Marketing and an Artist of the Year Award from Foundation University. As a natural artist, he fell in love and immediately got hooked on photography. Being born and raised in Dumaguete, the city has shaped Hersley’s perspective as a visual artist and is the stage for many of his paintings and photographs.  His works have also been recognized and published in international publications like the Lonely Planet, Cebu Pacific Smile Magazine,LA Times, View magazine in Germany, National Publication in Denmark, Los Angeles Times, Stern Magazine and have been given due acclaim in various blogs HERSLEY-VEN D. CASERO14. Dionson—  SIDLAK NEGORENSE AWARD 2016 :Arts  NIR Elementary Category @ the 2016 4TH VMC INTERSCHOOL ART CONTEST  Re-creative International Arts Festival 2016 Busan South Korea 1st Placer Elementary Category  He won the grand prize of " "2nd World Arts Competition - Re-creative International Remnant Arts Festival 2016" in Gangseo- Gu, Seoul, South Korea. YUL FAUSTO DIONSON15. PERFORMING ARTS group/s …16. Jumawan-Sauer—  Dance Icon of Negros Oriental ,Founder of the Foundation University Buglas- sayaw Dance Co. andSilliman University Dance Co. 1959  In 1972, she was guest performer of the Philippine House Consulate at Canberra in honor of Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam. That year, she was choreographer and director of the Philippine Dance Performance in the First Folkloric Festival at the Sydney Opera House. In 1976, then First Lady Imelda Romualdez Marcos presented the Department, under her directorship, a plaque of appreciation for its involvement in pioneering classical ballet in the Visayas and all over the Philippines. LUCY PATRIMONIO JUMAWAN- SAUER17.  Mariant Escano-Villegas —started teaching dance in1973. Three generations of Dumaguete’s girls and boys learned their first dance steps under her watchful eyes. MEV took up formal ballet class with Isham Clark in San Diego, USA and jazz with Jun Appel. She studied the Russian Vaganova method for ballet under Luminitza Demutriscu, and passed the Royal Ballet Academy of Dance under Florence Sinclair. The MEV Dance Studio, located along Escano Beach Road, Brgy. Piapi, is an institutional member of CSTD International for ballet, jazz, tap and ballroom.  Member of the National Committee on Dance NCCA MARIANT ESCANO VILLEGAS18.  Nicole— was born, raised, and educated in the Philippines where she had a long professional career in dance. In 1993, she came to New York and continued to dance professionally with companies such as Connecticut Ballet, Ballet New York, Tampa Ballet and Ballet Memphis where she was principal dancer.  Prior to taking her Pilates Certification, Nicole trained under Sonia Orevillo who meticulously instilled her vast knowledge of the art of Pilates. In 2010, Nicole received her certification through the authentic studio, True Pilates.  Currently Nicole belongs to the Faculty of the Connecticut Ballet Center in Stamford.  Daughter of Dance Icon Lydia Gaston NICOLE GASTON CRUZ19. DRAMATIC ARTS groups…20. Leonardia—  Acclaimed theater director and Outstanding Sillimanian for Theater Arts Amiel Y. Leonardia made a quick visit to the campus. He is now based in Vancouver, Canada. Last time Amiel was on campus, he gave a lecture on “The Art of Theater Directing” under the Albert Faurot Lecture Series for Culture and the Arts. The lecture coincided with the staging at the Luce Auditorium of Elsa Martinez’s Coscolluela’s play “In my father’s House,” which Amiel directed. AMIEL YANSON. LEONARDIA21. Reveche— chairman of the Street Dance committee, MassKara Member of the National Committee on Dramatic Arts Artistic director CSA-B's Kanlaon Theater Guild Tanghal 6 Lecturer is a flagship project of the National Commission for Culture and the Art’s National Committee on Dramatic Arts RUDY REVECHE22. Inocian—  (born Rufino Duran Inocian, Jr.; March 17, 1951 – June 13, 2015) was a Filipino actor and comedian. He starred in various plays, such as Miss Saigon, Fiddler on the Roof, the film version of the Swedish crime novel Tatuerad Torso,and Sinbad JUNIX DURAN INOCIAN23.  Quesada-Palm —was a senior artist-teacher of the Manila- based Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA), and has performed for various groups including UP Repertory, Tanghalang Pilipino at the Cultural Center of the Philippines, and with the New York-based Ma-Yi Theater Company and Alibata. She also organized Dulaang Sambayananamong migrant workers living in Japan.  community theater, founded the Youth Advocates Through Theater Arts—or Yatta to the rest of us who have followed its development over the years.  Chairman NCCA National Committee on Dramatic Arts DESSA QUESADA-PALM24. LITERARY ARTS groups…25. Martinez— was born in Dumaguete, Negros Oriental; became a lawyer in 1970; and was arrested and detained for his activism during the martial law regime of Ferdinand Marcos. Global Filipino Literary Award in 2011 Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature winners in the year 1997 ATTY.DAVID”DANNY” C. MARTINEZ26.  Flores-Villasis— is an accomplished playwright and fictionist who has won a Philippines Free Press magazine first prize for a short story. That story, "Menandro’s Boulevard," rightfully starts the collection. And it may be claimed to have already taken its place among our contemporary classics in fiction.  Carlos Palanca Awardee in Literature BOBBY FLORES VILLASIS27. Martinez-Coscoluella— In 1999 she was instilled as a Hall of Famer in the Palanca Awards. In 2004 Outstanding Paulinian in the field of Literature during the 100 centennial celebration of St. Paul University http://Dumaguete.In 2015 Outstanding Negrense in the field of Education and in 2016 Outstanding Pinili Heritage Award in the field of Literature & Education. DR. ELSA VICTORIA MARTINEZ- COSCOLLUELA28. Lopez-Tiempo—National Artist Award for Literature (1999) Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature Cultural Center of the Philippines (1979, First Prize in Novel) Gawad Pambansang Alagad ni Balagtas (1988) DR.EDITH LOPEZ TIEMPO29. R.Escalon Villanueva— Born on 16 September 1940, Msgr. Rodolfo Escalon Villanueva (known as the writer Renato E. Madrid ) is a priest of the archdiocese of Cebu and is perhaps more famous in the Visayas as a composer of liturgical music and plays both in English and Cebuano. His higher studies led to a Master's in English at the University of Sto. Tomas as well as a Master's in Music at the State University in Moncato, Minnesota, apart from his Philosophy and Theology at the San Carlos Seminary in Cebu. Apart from his famous liturgical works which include choral compositions, masses, musical drama and a three-movement piece for pipe organ, his published literary works include Devil Wings (1997); Mass for the Death of an Enemy(2000); and Southern  Harvest (1996). His awards include numerous Palancas and a National Book Award from the Manila Critics Circle. He is at present resident professor of Music and English at San Carlos Seminary College, has taught at the Silliman University school of music, the University of San Carlos graduate school, and is a lifetime visiting faculty at the Dipolog and Dumaguete Seminaries. FR. RUDY VILLANUEVA30. CULTURAL WORKERS …31.  Lopez —records our local traditions—the dances, performances, food, fiestas. More importantly, she points out the efforts of Vallehermoso Helping Hands Foundation to preserve those traditions Author ,Art Patron and Curator of Vicente Lopez Museum of Vallehermoso  Chairman of the Vallehermoso Helping Hands Foundation TERESITA “TESS” Z. LOPEZ32. Mapa— Negros Oriental GK Head Heritage Tour Guide in Negros Heritage Advocate Cultural Worker Former City Councilor of Tanjay Cultural Historian PLACIDO CESAR “CIDNI” MAPA33. Sinco— BOT Chairman & President of Foundation University Heritage & Cultural Advocate  President Entheos IT Estudio Damgo: First Filipino Design-Build Studio,by Foundation University VICTOR VICENTE “DEAN” D. SINCO34. Locsin— City Council Member Silay City 2013 – Present (3 years) Vice President for External Affairs, Heritage Conservation Society (HCS) Director of the Negros Occidental Historical Council (NOHC). NEIL SOLOMON “SOLO”LOPEZ LOCSIN,35. Larena— Started as theatre actor, dancer, stamp collector & Festival mover . Cultural Historian & Heritage Advocate Prime mover of Provincial, city and municipal historical exhibits Cultural Worker for the past 20 years Heritage Tour Guide Humanities Professor JOSEFINO “PENN”T. LARENA JR36. Hofilena—  Ramon Hofilena: The "Father of Heritage Conservation" in Silay City (Negros Occidental).  Since 1962, Monching has been welcoming visitors to his family’s ancestral house, the first Heritage House in Silay to be opened to visitors. Also, since his return from New York in the 1970s, Monching has also been on a life- long crusade to restore and protect Negrense cultural heritage. He organized the Annual Cultural Tour of Negros Occidental (ACTNO), the longest running (nearly 40 years) cultural tour in the world. RAMON HOFILEÑA37. Gamboa—  President :The Negros Cultural Foundation  NCCA -Committee on Arts Galleries & Museum July 2003 – July 2009 (6 years 1 month) Executive director of the Negros Museum LYN GAMBOA38. FILM & CINEMA39. Gallaga—  a multi- awarded Filipino film-maker. His most significant achievement in film is "Oro, Plata, Mata", which he directed after winning a scripwriting contest sponsored by theExperimental Cinema of the Philippines. He has received an award from the International Film Festival of Flanders-Ghent, Belgium in 1983; a Special Jury Award from the Manila International Film Festival; and the 2004 Gawad CCP Para sa Sining. PEQUE DE LUZURIAGA GALLAGA40. Torre—  Joel Rizalino Torre (born June 19, 1961) is a Filipino actor and producer who is best known for his numerous films such as thebiographical film José Rizal (1998), crime thriller film On the Job (2013) and the Historical period drama Amigo (2010), with the latter winning him the Best Actor Award at the 17th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival In television, Torre usually plays as a character actor JOEL TORRE41.  Abelardo Dennis Florencio Ho (born 12 May 1981), more widely known as Dennis Trillo, is an award-winning Filipino actor, model and recording artist. Trillo is currently a contract star of GMA Network. He was known for his role as Eric del Mundo in the first ever gay-themed series on Philippine TV, My Husband's Lover aired on GMA Network in 2013.  Trillo received his first acting award in 2004 for his role as a cross- dressing spy in the 2004 war film Aishite Imasu 1941: Mahal Kita.[3] Now being recognized both locally and internationally, he still continues to work as GMA Network's "Drama King DENNIS TRILLO42. Magalona, Jr.— Pancho and his real life wife Tita Duran, appeared in numerous Sampaguita Pictures movies. Pancho and his wife were the most popular movie love team in the late 40s. He is the father of the late master rapper Francis Magalona with their siblings: Susan M. Contreras, Vicky, Victor (married to Ma. Angeles), Henry, Popeye "Pye", Malot, Maricar M. Martinez, and Martin. He also co-starred on some Hollywood movies that were shot in the Philippines, such as The Hook (with Kirk Douglas) and Merrill's Marauders (with Jeff Chandler). ENRIQUE "PANCHO" GAYOSO MAGALONA, JR.43. Sonora or S.Roces—  Jesusa Purificación Sonora (born July 28, 1941), better known by her screen name Susan Roces, is a Filipina actress and widow of Ronald Allan Kelley Poe, better known as Fernando Poe, Jr.She was a main cast member of John en Shirley, a comedy show that aired on ABS-CBN until October 2007.  Queen of Philippine Cinema 1950s to 1970s SUSAN ROCES44. Ignacio—  The theatre, TV and film actress.  Born in Dumaguete, Ignacio started to perform at age 4 and studied ballet with the Silliman University Junior Dance Troupe until she was 8. Ignacio also trained with stage luminaries Tony Mabesa, who taught her all aspects of theater including production and stage management, FRANCES MAKIL IGNACIO45. Brocka—  In the 1970s and the 1980s she had a staple of films she starred with Award Winning Actresses' Elizabeth Oropesa, Hilda Koronel, Gloria Diaz, and Daria Ramirez in a bunch of films her number of work also caught the eyes of Celso Ad Castillo, Ishmael Bernal, Danny Zialcita and Lino Brocka her prolific leading men include Philip Salvador, Eddie Garcia, Christopher De Leon, Dindo Fernando, and Joel Torre and etc. Her sexy and serious roles even caught attention in films like Working Girls and Dapat Ka Bang Mahalin? In the 1990s although her television success in Villa Quintana brought her praise she starred in Ligaya Ang Itawag Mo Sa Akin a prolific movie with Director Carlos Siguion Reyna with Rosanna Roces CHANDA ROMERO46. Romero—  Edgar Sinco Romero (July 7, 1924 – May 28, 2013) was an influential Filipino film director, film producer and screenwriter, considered one of the finest in the cinema of the Philippines.  Romero was named National Artist of the Philippines in 2003, and his body of work delved into the history and politics of his country. His 1976 film Ganito Kami Noon…Paano Kayo Ngayon?, set at the turn of the 20th century during the revolution against theSpaniards and, later, the American colonizers, follows a naïve peasant through his leap of faith to become a member of an imagined community EDGAR “EDDIE” SINCO ROMERO47. MUSIC ICONS…48. C.Elli— Foundation University Band, directed by Maestro Carmelo Elli  St. Paul University Band ,Orchestra and Voice Coach  Choral Conductor , Rondalla  Music Teacher  Studied Instrumentation and Composition Masters degree St. Paul University Manila  Native of Zamboanguita CARMELO ELLI49. Deypalan—  Deypalan completed his Bachelor of Music degree in conducting at the Chapman University, Orange, California and graduated magna cum laude with a Master of Music degree from the University of Southern California.  He is currently concluding work on his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in orchestral conducting at the University of South Carolina, where he is also a music teacher.  Deypalan has not only had the prestigious honor of conducting different choirs at Carnegie Hall in New York, he also performed before Pope John Paul II at the Vatican.  In June 2008, he conducted a world premiere of his original composition, Libera Me, for solo baritone, chorus and orchestra at Pasadena City College in Pasadena, California. NOVÉ DEYPALAN50. Tiongson Saga—Opera Diva Music Teacher now with the Philippine Madrigal Singers She is part of the group Philippine Madrigal Singers bag top prize at Int'l Choral Competition 2016 in Italy KATRINA TIONGSON SAGA51. Limbaga-Erojo—  Opportunities for graduate studies opened for Mathilda when she was already with COPVA. She first took up Ethnomusicology as a major under Prof. Priscilla Magdamo- Abraham and Prof. Frank Ingles, but later shifted to Choral Conducting -- what she completed in 2011.  Choral conducting is close to the heart of Mathilda. She was a member of the Silliman University Campus Choristers and had the chance to tour around the country and the United States with them in 1999 and 2001. She was second soprano, though preferred singing alto. ASST. PROF. MATHILDA LIMBAGA-EROJO52. Saavedra— MUSIC,HUMANITIES, English and Literature Teacher for almost 60 years Pianist Choir Conductor *Mother of Paulinian Humanities Mentor SPUD Glee Club ROSARIO FE “SARI” SAAVEDRA53. Kuh Ledesma — Maria Socorro Ledesma (born March 16, 1955), better known as Kuh Ledesma, is a Filipino pop and jazz singer, actress, (painter) model and fashion designer. She is known in the Philippines as the 'Pop Diva' and wants herself to be remembered as 'The Renaissance Woman' according to her in her interview on Tonight with Boy Abunda.  Ledesma has been performing for 35 years in the music industry which encompasses more than 1,000 concerts all over the world, numerous awards in the Philippines, and 20 albums in the Philippine recording industry. KUH LEDESMA54. MODERN ARTISTS…55.  Francisco G. Villanueva— is an artist in Negros Oriental who has embraced earth as mother lode sustaining a creative discipline which elevates primal clay to the statues of transcendent art. Inspired Creation is a Villanueva hallmark. These are figures, structures, forms retrieved from classical antiquity and Philippine landscape. Each figure is moving slowly into icon-hood and each structure’s architectural detailing resonates with the original temporal and spiritual concerns for which they had been built to accommodate. He started his artwork at the age of 10, and in 1977 doing head sculptures, he began sculpting facades of old churches in the Philippines. In his early 30s, Francis gained international recognition with his first one - man show at the Philippine Center, United Nations Complex, New York in 1980. FRANCISCO VILLANUEVA56.  Brenda Fajardo— The artist as scholar, educator and cultural worker  2013 Gawad CCP para sa Sining  began her career in the visual arts as a printmaker and graphic artist before moving on to painting. Most of her works carry strong historical and nationalist themes as well as depict folk and mythological tales. She is best known for her use of tarot-card motifs in her works.  She has held several solo exhibitions, locally and internationally. Her Baraha ng Buhay Pilipino (Playing Cards of Filipino Life) and Buhay Pilipino were notable exhibitions. She has also joined group shows in the country and in international exhibitions. BRENDA VILLANUEVA FAJARDO57–58. Prado—  Ramon del Prado is a self -taught animation filmmaker. He was born on May 1, 1982 in Dumaguete City Negros Oriental, where he grew up.  In 2005 he co-founded Tuldok Animation Studios, a non profit organization whose goal is to unite Filipino artists and animators together to showcase the Filipino’s artistic talent through animation  In 2007 he was awarded a Fulbright scholarship grant that gave him the opportunity to further study Computer animation at the School of Visual Arts in New York.  He dreams that one day the Philippines will be known alongside Japan, the US and France as one of the top producers of original animated content RAMON DEL PRADO59. Laxina— Freelancer at Aerial Videography and Photography. Music ( GUITAR Player), youngest Visual Artist. A family of Artists grandson of National Artist Eddie Sinco Romero, Literature icon Fr. Rudy Villanueva and nephew of Empalz Violeta a famous Visual Arts KENZO G. LAXINA60. Absin—  First Chairman of the Dumaguete Tourism Council  Civic Leader  Member Negros Oriental Tourism Council  practicing anesthesiologist  Board Member of the Dumaguete Festival & Arts Society Inc  BOT Member St. Paul University 20 years  Owner of the Dumaguete Christmas House 28 years Tourism Award for Arts & Heritage DR. RICO ABSIN61. GREAT ARTISTS …62. Villanueva-Perez—Bais Born and family of Artists Age 10 her first painting was bought by a French diplomat Cultural Landscape or British expressionism was her kind of Art A well –loved Visual Artist, Genealogists and Local Historian JOSEFA BAENA VILLANUEVA -PEREZ63. Lopez Sr.— It is a fitting occasion, ancient and new cellos making music in this concert organized in honor of the late Vicente Lopez Jr., the former owner of the two-century old cello in the Philippines .  Father of CLASSICAL Music cellists in the Philippines VICENTE LOPEZ SR.64. Gaston— That Golden Age saw Silay City-born mezzo soprano Conchita Gaston singing the Bizet opera at the New York City Opera in December of 1950, the first Filipino to sing the role.  A year after her 1955 recital at the Town Hall in New York, Gaston met the then very young conductor Leonard Bernstein, who found her good enough to be pitted with Beverly Sills in the “Rosenkavalier” duet, “The Presentation of the Rose,” at the Carnegie Hall. CONCHITA GASTON65. EK Tiempo— Tiempo was also a Rockefeller fellow. In addition to his career at Silliman, Tiempo taught fiction and literary criticism for four years in two American schools during the 1960s Fine Arts,Drama & Humanities Professor St. Paul . EDILBERTO KAINDONG TIEMPO66. Alvarez—Businessman/Entrepren eur Theatre Actor First President of the Dumaguete Festival & Arts Society Member of the Dumaguete Tourism Council Cultural Worker ARIES CHRISTOPHER BEJAR. ALVAREZ67. S.Magalona—  Negros' Helen of Troy/celebrated actress, briefly, during her time. Her beauty was legendary - the pictures on the wall validate that. Suitors would line up every evening. Some would even climb up a tree just get a glimpse of her beauty. She was born Susana Clarita Magalona August 17, 1921 in Parroquia de Saravia, Provincia de Negros Occidental, Philippines to Enrique Magalona and Consuelo Gayoso. Suzanne was wife of Philippine ambassador Hon. Joaquin Miguel Elizalde. SUSAN MAGALONA

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If a man can work hard, and make something of himself, and end up together with a beautiful, pure, virginal wife, just for him... now there's something to work for.-Torsten SödergrenAlso there are other factors even the social circles they mingle in are very stratified and they are not all Dan Bilzerians going to places where there are gaggles of beauty queens.How to meet and marry a billionaireHow to marry the rich by Ginie SaylesAre you looking to fall for someone tall, dark — but most importantly — very wealthy? Marlys Harris, Money Magazine Senior Editor, explains what it takes to snag your very own Richie Rich:Work hard, take risks, maybe build your own business. That's the traditional route to financial success. Of course, there's another highly traditional path to acquiring wealth that isn't talked about quite as much these days: Marry money.Real money. As in not a mere millionaire (a dime a dozen these days) but an honest-to-goodness billionaire - make that 10 figures after the dollar sign, please.True, it's not politically correct to go hunting for a marital meal ticket (or for that matter, to write about it). But just for a moment imagine the life that could be yours if you did.Forget the fabulous baubles, designer clothing, cutting-edge electronics and palatial mansions that your golden goose - uh, spouse - might heap upon you.Consider the more pragmatic bonuses of the good life. No more scrimping and scraping to make your annual Roth IRA contribution. No more working until you drop to ensure a comfortable retirement. And no more worries about where your children will get into college (or how to pay for it).A seven-figure donation from your beloved to the school of your choice and your kids are in the door, even if they're no smarter than grapefruit.Sold? Of course you are. 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Then you'll have to study their businesses, hangouts, pets, favorite philanthropies, artists, music and vacation spots. (Google is a gold digger's best friend.)Also required: an investment in the type of home, clothing, grooming and charity events that will help you mix among the high and mighty hoity-toity.One cautionary note: Before you start making repeated visits to your target's golf club or home, remember that stalking is a crime in all 50 states and Washington, D.C.Learn to live with lessFirst, some bad news. Forbes magazine, which has made a cottage industry of compiling lists of wealthy folks, declared this year that there are a paltry 946 billionaires in the entire world. Worse, most of them are currently married (though that does not necessarily discourage the most determined gold diggers).The picture gets even grimmer for men. A scant 38 women appear on the list of U.S. billionaires. Average age: 63.Lower your sights. Fortunately, the ranks of those who are filthy rich, if not quite in the billionaire stratosphere, are increasing daily.According to Merrill Lynch and CapGemini, a consulting company, there were 85,400 ultrahigh net worth individuals (UHNWIs) in 2005, the most recent year for which data were collected. (UHNWIs are defined as those with $30 million or more.)Many of them - up-and-coming hedge fund managers, telecom barons and Internet tycoons - may have amassed only a hundred million or so but could easily hit the Big B in a few years.For male fortune hunters, there are widows and armies of ex-wives with humongous divorce settlements. (Yes, for all of the strides women have made in the workplace, most superrich gals do acquire their wealth through their relationships with men - and stereotypically, many of their husbands dump them when they reach a certain age.)Take Janet Burkle, ex-wife of Ron, a Los Angeles supermarket mogul ($2.5 billion). Last year she lost her appeal to nullify a divorce agreement she claimed was unfair. The court forced her to make do with a pitiful $30 million, plus interest.Don't forget the kids. The scions of billionaires are also numerous. While marrying less pecunious offspring may look like you're just making do, it's not a bad deal (and think about the scads they'll inherit).New York Times foreign affairs columnist Thomas Friedman, for example, when berated by Bill O'Reilly from the right and the Washington Monthly from the left, can sob into a pillow at the $9.5 million, 11,400-square-foot house he owns with his wife Ann Bucksbaum, a shopping-center heiress.Get down to business - hisNext step: Land the right job - one that allows you to circulate among the wealthy, of course. Just over half of the billionaires in our study met their spouses at work.Examples: Melinda Gates was a Microsoft manager when she met Bill at a company press event. Both Anna Torv (wife No. 2) and Wendy Deng (No. 3) worked for companies owned by Rupert Murdoch ($7.7 billion), the first as a reporter, the second as a TV executive. And corporate raider Carl Icahn ($9.7 billion) made Gail Golden, his longtime assistant, wife numero dos.The reason is obvious. Ambitious Type A+ billionaires rarely leave their offices long enough to chat up women at bars or to attend a mature singles hayride at their local church or temple.Get an M.B.A. ASAP. To worm your way into a billionaire's business, and eventually his heart, you need the right career. An M.B.A. will give you the most flexibility. Since people think that it qualifies you to do just about anything, you can get hired just about anywhere.Focus on industries with the most billionaires: finance (52), investments (51), service (42), media and entertainment (38), real estate (33) and oil and gas (30).Show off your brain... Ultrarich men once gravitated toward women with the showiest plumage - or plastic surgery. That has changed, says Richard Conniff, author of The Natural History of the Rich: A Field Guide."Arm candy is now seen as déclassé," he notes. These days, the more prestigious your credentials and the brainier you are, the better.Consider Anne Wojcicki, who only this May sealed the deal with Sergey Brin, Google's co-founder ($14.1 billion). She graduated with a B.S. in biology from Yale, conducted molecular biology research at the National Institutes of Health and the Weizmann Institute, and recently founded 23andMe, a genetic-research company. She met Brin through her sister Susan, a Google marketing exec with - see, we told you! - an M.B.A. from UCLA.Women too seem to favor the brainy over the muscle-bound. Ebay's Meg Whitman ($1.2 billion), for example, is married to a neurosurgeon....Or make consumption your career. If you (or your close relatives) have little aptitude for Excel spreadsheets and turned in unimpressive GRE scores, you'll have to select a career that focuses on a billionaire's second-greatest preoccupation after his business: spending.While alpha overearners may not visit their mother for months, they will gladly leave their corner office and computer screen to lavish money on pet luxuries.Among the careers that will put you in contact with them at this vulnerable moment: real estate (with a specialty in mansions); luxury-car, private-jet or yacht sales; work at museums, galleries or high-end antique shops; interior design or architecture (again, specialize in mansions); and race-horse training.Timeworn but still good: personal trainer or golf or tennis pro.Join the leisure classDon't despair if your job takes you no closer to wealth than the dollar store. There are plenty of other activities that the resolute billionaire hunter can pursue to mix with the excessively prosperous during evenings or on weekends.Move close to where they live. "You need to move into a rich environment," says Ginie Sayles, a Houston marital consultant and author of How to Marry the Rich. "If you want to be rich, you must live where the rich live, even if it's in an attic."She claims that no matter what your budget, you can find a hidey-hole "within 16 blocks of the big money."By hanging out in a ritzy neighborhood, you'll get comfortable with wealthy people and attuned to what they like. And you'll greatly increase your chances of running into a billionaire at, say, the local Starbucks.Get thee to a gallery. Billionaires' expansive estates, urban pieds-à-terre and quaint 30,000-square-foot country homes confront them with the task of covering vast stretches of empty walls and filling echoing foyers with something. That means they are constantly on the prowl for paintings, sculptures and other objets d'art that will do the job. So prowl where they prowl.For starters, cultivate a taste for museums and become a member, not a visitor. At the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, for example, you can become a supporting member for $250 a year. That entitles you to attend hosted exhibition previews and receptions where you can elbow your way into the elite.If you're willing to go without dinner for a few months, invest in a $1,500 membership in the Artist's Circle, which provides much greater mingling opportunities, including evening receptions, private viewings for major exhibitions and priority invitations to special events such as the biennial art auction.Christopher London, editor of the website :|MANHATTAN SOCIETY|:Independent Guide to Manhattan Life & Culture, which covers cultural and philanthropic events in New York City, recommends that you attend as many gallery openings as possible."A chance encounter could easily lead to dinner," he says.Every major city has a Web site that lists openings. For instance, if you visit http://ArtSceneCal.com, which covers galleries in Southern California, you'd find that you could view a new artist almost any night of the week. Better yet, you'll avoid another Chinese takeout dinner by scarfing the wine and hors d'oeuvres that galleries serve to ease buyers' grip on their wallets.Show them the Monet. If you can't tell the difference between Jasper Johns and Johns Hopkins, study up so you can converse. It doesn't matter what you say specifically as long as you sound knowledgeable.Even though he collected Impressionist works, hedge fund biggie Ken Griffin ($1.7 billion) didn't get mad when his date, Anne Dias, dismissed the movement as something she'd outgrown. Instead, he married her.Money Magazine suggests that you specialize in the eras that interest the greatest number of billionaires. For example, Milt Esterow, editor and publisher of ARTnews, counsels that you focus on modern (late 19th century to 1970 or so) and contemporary art (post-1970), which are what le tout billionairage have been buying. Indeed, 85% of ARTnews' annual list of the 200 top collectors listed those two periods among their specialties.Change the worldGetting and spending might be enough to fill your life with satisfaction, but for those who are loaded, there's a greater joy - and an even bigger tax deduction: giving money to others.What other tasteful way is there to prove that you are truly a moneybags than to fork over a few mil to the Nature Conservancy, your alma mater or the hospital that performed Granny's hip replacement?Look for good benefits. The fervor to give fuels an endless round of charity balls, silent auctions and golf tournaments in every town. There aggressive overachievers compete with one another to donate the most in what Milton Pedraza, head of the Luxury Institute, a market research company that studies the wealthy, calls the "alms race."Now thanks to the Internet, you can ferret out those shindigs. Just type "charity events" and your city's name into a search engine and press "Go."Not all charities are created equal in the hearts and wallets of the superrich. To figure out which nonprofits are most likely to put you in touch with people of ultrahigh net worth, peruse the Chronicle of Philanthropy to see what causes top givers favor.You would learn, for example, that Veronica Atkins, widow of low-carb diet guru Robert, has a $400 million fortune to share. Her philanthropic cause: obesity research (duh). She is bound to visit - even be honored by - the hospitals and universities to which she has given dough.Cultivate dowagers. In some cities there's an unspoken hierarchy of charities, says Richard Conniff. Newcomers to Palm Beach usually join the Opera Guild, which, he says, accepts anybody whose check doesn't bounce.But it may take a few years to learn that the Preservation Foundation and the Rehabilitation Center for Children and Adults are considered the most prestigious and are more likely to win you invitations to private parties. Study the society pages and ask around to learn which charities are best for your purpose.Shelby Hodge, society columnist for the Houston Chronicle, likes the American Heart Association and the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center's Board of Visitors, among other charities.She recommends that you attend the annual gala or dinner. That usually costs about $1,000, but doing so is worthwhile. Even if you wind up seated with a group of dowagers instead of wealthy bachelors, Hodge says, "those women can be your entry point."There's no way the average Joe or Jane can cough up $1,000 every night or even every week, but Christopher London suggests that you can cut your costs by as much as 75% if you attend the so-called junior events - cocktail parties and dances that occur before and after the big charity dinner. Don't let the word junior put you off; most who attend are in their late thirties and forties, London says.Become a charity yourself. Usually you can just buy a ticket - after all, it is a benefit. But some events admit only those with invitations. A person of your humble means is not likely to be included unless you are a regular volunteer -"but not stuffing envelopes," says Hodge.Instead, she advises, you should set your sights on more highfalutin activities that will vault you into the upper echelons of the philanthropy - say, fund raising. Unfortunately, to sit on a committee you may have to donate $10,000 or so to the cause.Another possibility: Become a grantee yourself. Pedraza suggests that you develop your own do-gooder project, such as a documentary on the environment, and take it around to charities, foundations and arts councils that might fund it. You may not meet a billionaire, but who knows, maybe you'll become the next Al Gore.Hire a professionalNot everybody wants to deal with the hassle and expense of sussing out an appropriate ultrahigh net worthy. For such people there are experts who, for a fee, will help you.Ginie Sayles offers seminars around the country on marrying rich ($50 to $150 a person), as well as $500-an-hour private sessions. Using a 14-point system to help hoi polloi ramp up their classiness, she says, her clients have married several multimillionaires in her 20 years in business. (If you can't afford her, study her books or buy the seminar on DVD.)Patti Stanger, founder and CEO of Home, with offices in California, Florida, Canada and the United Kingdom, charges nothing for women aspiring to marry well to be part of her pool of eligibles.But rich clients looking for love pay from $10,000 to $150,000, depending on the amount of territory the zillionaire expects her and her staff to cover in their search. (The top charge is for a worldwide hunt.)Stanger counsels customers to "date for love, just in a rich pond. You do not marry for money because, at the end of the day, he could lose his money, and you end up with a toad."Janis Spindel, owner of Serious Matchmaking in New York City, charges her clients, all of them affluent men, $20,000 for introductions to the right kind of marriageable women.To get on her list of eligibles, you'll have to fill out a 14-page questionnaire (available in her book Get Serious About Getting Married: 365 Proven Ways to Find Love in Less Than a Year) or meet privately with her (charge: $1,000) or an assistant ($500) for half an hour. But there's no guarantee you'll be accepted.Become a status fakerYou'll never be able to close the deal, however, unless you look and act the part of a suitable spouse to serious money.Be a class act. To attract the attention of the wealthy guys and gals who pique your interest, you have to dress appropriately. Montgomery Frazier, a New York image consultant who says he revamped Katie Couric for CBS, recommends taking your inspiration from designers Calvin Klein and Carolina Herrera, whose clothes, he says, "are sexy but with some sophistication."Marc Jacobs, Christian LouBoutin and Dior are his favorites for shoes, but good-looking knockoffs are available from Banana Republic and Zara.Pearls are "too preppy," Frazier says. "Wear small diamond earrings."Men, as you might guess, need less: Good hygiene, a black suit, a tux and some gray slacks are enough, says Christopher London.Be into what he's into. Once you zero in on a prospect, you'll have to look as if you're interested in what he or she likes. So spend some time boning up on thoroughbred horses, JAR jewelry, Modigliani and your billionaire's business.Should you play hard to get or hop into the sack on the first date? Those are questions better left to Cosmo and Esquire. But Money Magazine is confident in advising this: If you do make it to the altar, hire a smart lawyer to negotiate the best terms on your prenup.Despite all the luxuries that marriage ultimately heaps upon you, don't expect the proverbial bed of roses, counsels David Patrick Columbia, editor of New York Social Diary, a Web site devoted to the doings of the fabulously classy.Having observed many who married for money over the years, he says, "The rich person can be a pain in the ass," adding that he or she often demands to be waited on hand and foot, arm and toe.But no matter how difficult things get, hang in there. The longer you stay, the more the court will award you if the marriage fails. There's no reason, after all, that your divorce shouldn't be every bit as lucrative as your marriage.Amanda Gengler contributed to this article.falsefalseMore from iVillageWould You Marry for Money?iVillage: Hot MonogamyMore Sex Means Better Health!