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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

These ten celebrities are famous, they've gone on to great things, and they all have one thing in common: they served in the U.S. military.Some of them made use of military education benefits to further their careers. Others used their experiences in uniform as the springboard for a life in the spotlight. Join us now for a countdown of 10 well-known military veterans.10. George Carlin"So I do have this ambivalence. Obviously I'm against militaries, because of what militaries do. In many ways though, the Air Force was unmilitary-like. They dropped bombs on people, but...they had a golf course."Controversial, outspoken and above all funny, George Carlin stands as one of the comedy greats, but given his well-known anti-establishment perspective, it might come as a surprise that he is a also a veteran. After dropping out of high school in 1954, Carlin joined the Air Force to use the GI Bill to cover the costs of broadcasting school. He was trained as a radar technician, and was stationed in Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier City, Louisiana.Looking back on his service, Carlin was proud to have been generally discharged instead of dishonorably discharged. He was deemed an unproductive Airman and court martialed three times. As a more constructive outlet for his biting comedy, he worked as a disc jockey for the KJOE radio station while on active duty. Despite his troubles in the service, his work at KJOE helped him jump to other opportunities in the entertainment industry. After working in broadcast for a short while, he moved to California where he found success in television on "The Ed Sullivan Show" and "The Tonight Show" and later, enduring fame as a cutting-edge comedian. One of the more memorable bits from his later career concerned PTSD, as he decried how the military had taken a simple, succinct term (shell shock) and over time had sanitized it into its current form (post-traumatic stress disorder).9. Steve McQueen"It was all very pleasant just lying in the sun and watching the girls go by, but one day I suddenly felt bored with hanging around and went and joined the Marines."Steve McQueen's legacy as the "King of Cool" began early -- born to a stunt pilot and an alleged alcoholic prostitute, he had a tumultuous childhood which led him to cultivate his rebel image, which would persist throughout his career. After drifting from job to job, he decided to join the Marines in 1947. He was promoted to Private First Class and served with an armored unit, but he was demoted back to private seven times. His rebellious nature came to a head when he let a weekend pass turn into a two week tryst with his girlfriend. Shore patrol apprehended him, but he resisted and spent 41 days in the brig; the first 21 were spent living off of bread and water.His time in the brig helped reform him. Later his unit was performing a training exercise in the Arctic which turned disastrous. The ship McQueen, his unit, and their tanks had boarded hit a sandbank, which threw several tanks and their crews into the water. Many drowned immediately, unable to get out of their tanks, but McQueen jumped in and saved the lives of five men.In recognition of his actions, McQueen was chosen to partake in the Honor Guard protecting Harry S. Truman's yacht. McQueen stayed with the Marines until 1950 when he was honorably discharged. "The Marines gave me discipline I could live with. By the time I got out, I could deal with things on a more realistic level. All in all, despite my problems, I liked my time in the Marines," McQueen said.After leaving the Marines, McQueen used money earned through the GI Bill to study acting at Sanford Meisner's Neighborhood Playhouse. His career was prolific -- he starred in numerous roles and maintained his star status up until his untimely death in 1980.8. Ice-T"When I had my daughter I was like, man, I'm going to go to jail, I got to do something, and I went to an enlistment office. Next thing you know, I'm in the military, four years infantry."Sometimes people join the military for purely practical or financial reasons -- count actor and musician Ice-T among them. After a rough-and-tumble upbringing in South Los Angeles, Ice-T was struggling to support his girlfriend and daughter, and decided to join the Army for the financial benefits. He served four years in the 25th Infantry Division. Early in his career, he was part of a group that stole an infantry rug and subsequently deserted. After a month, once the rug had been recovered, Ice-T returned and received a non-judicial punishment, which allowed him to complete Advanced Infantry Training.During his deployment in Hawaii, Ice-T served as a squad leader at Schofield Barracks. According to his memoir, it was here that he purchased stereo equipment, including turntables, a mixer, and speakers. At one point during his career, a sergeant told Ice-T that he was serving in the army because he couldn't survive on his own in the civilian world. Despite the sergeant's claim, Ice-T utilized his time in the army to build financial stability, hone his skills, and launch a career in entertainment.7. Humphrey BogartThe man who became a legend playing hard-bitten private eyes and soulful outlaws had a troubled background: born into a successful family, Humphrey Bogart was expected to attend Yale but ended up losing interest in school and dropping out. Instead of attending a different school or looking for a civilian job, Bogart enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1918. It's been recorded that Bogart was a model sailor, and spent most of his career ferrying troops between the U.S. and Europe. In 1919, Bogart transferred from the Leviathan to the USS Santa Olivia. He missed the ship when it sailed for Europe, and he turned himself in to the Navy port authority. Due to his prompt action, Bogart was not listed as a deserter and was recorded as being AWOL for which he was punished with three days of solitary confinement, and allowed nothing but bread and water to eat.Despite the infraction, he was honorably discharged on June 18th, 1919 with the rank of seaman second class with a 3.0 performance rating in proficiency and 4.0 in sobriety and obedience.When Bogart returned home, he found that his values had grown independently of his family. Although he was still articulate, polite, and hard-working, he he detested pretension and snobbery. He rebelled and worked as a shipper, then bond salesman, and eventually joined the Naval Reserve. Through a childhood friend, he worked his way into show business, and eventually his roles veered towards tough-guy heroes and gangsters, which became a guidepost for the rest of his career. He would go on to star in classics such as "The Maltese Falcon" and "Casablanca," and win an Academy Award for Best Actor in “The African Queen.” He was also able to draw upon his naval experience when he played unstable Captain Queeg in one of his final films, “The Caine Mutiny.”6. Morgan Freeman"I joined the Air Force. I took to it immediately when I arrived there. I did three years, eight months, and ten days in all, but it took me a year and a half to get disabused of my romantic notions about it."Sometimes being in the military helps determine what you want to be in life -- even if it means not being in the military. Talented young Morgan Freeman was so in love with the idea of flying that he joined the U.S. Air Force in 1955 instead of accepting a scholarship for drama from Jackson State University. Eventually, he got the chance to train as a fighter pilot, but as soon as he sat in the cockpit of what he thought would be his dream job, he felt like he was "sitting in the nose of a bomb," as he told AARP magazine. "I had this very clear epiphany... You are not in love with this; you are in love with the idea of this." Freeman didn’t hesitate to act on his gut instinct, and left the Air Force in 1959.It would be a long, hard road to stardom for Freeman, as he acted for over twenty years on stage before gaining fame on television in the soap opera "Another World" and the long-running children's program "The Electric Company." Freeman went on to act in prominent supporting roles, and later as a star in such movies as "The Shawshank Redemption," "Seven," and "Unforgiven."5. Chuck Norris"Before the President of the United States can declare war, Congress must have permission from Chuck Norris."The world-champion martial artist is a movie and television star, and has spawned a whole industry around "Chuck Norris facts" (for example: "Chuck Norris doesn't breathe, he holds the air hostage"). Yet it might not have come about had he not decided to join the Air Force after high school. Aiming for a career in law enforcement, he joined the USAF security police, and while stationed in Korea, he realized one night on duty that he couldn't arrest a rowdy drunk without pulling his weapon. As a result, he started studying some of the local Korean martial arts, including Tang Soo Do and Tae Kwan Do, and became the first Westerner to be awarded an eighth-degree Black Belt in Tae Kwan Do. He held the world middleweight karate champion title for six years, and was named Black Belt magazine's "Fighter of the Year" in 1969. He founded 32 martial arts schools, and was actor and fellow veteran Steve McQueen's karate teacher.McQueen encouraged Norris to go into acting, and after gaining attention as Bruce Lee's opponent in "Way of the Dragon," he starred in such films as "Good Guys Wear Black," "Delta Force" and "Missing in Action." He also starred in the long-running TV series "Walker, Texas Ranger." Norris has used his success to give back to the military community, serving as a spokesman on behalf of the Veterans Administration and hospitalized veterans. On March 28, 2007, Commandant Gen. James T. Conway made Norris an honorary United States Marine.4. Mr. T"When you find a really tough guy, he's not a predator. He doesn't have to prove himself. Guys who have to pretend to be tough, they ain't. I'm tough."Before he nearly pounded Rocky Balboa into submission in Rocky III, and went on to fame as B.A. Baracus on the hit TV show A-Team, Mr. T was a member of the biggest team of them all -- the U.S. Army. Originally known as Laurence Tureaud, Mr. T served in the Army's Military Police Corps in the mid-70s. In November 1975 he was awarded a letter of recommendation by his drill sergeant, and in a cycle of six thousand troops he was elected "Top Trainee of the Cycle" and promoted to Squad Leader. In July 1976 his platoon sergeant punished him by giving him the detail of chopping down trees during training camp at Fort McCoy in Wisconsin, but the sergeant did not specify how many trees that were to be cut down -- so Tureaud single-handedly chopped down over 70 trees in the span of three and a half hours before being relieved of the detail.After his discharge from the Army, Tureaud tried out for the NFL's Green Bay Packers but failed to make the team because of a knee injury. However, his Army police training served him well in his next job, as a bouncer at Chicago nightclubs, where he began cultivating his ultra-tough "Mr. T" persona (the famous gold chains he wears were a result of picking up discarded jewelry from the nightclub every night). Perhaps the first "celebrity bodyguard," and certainly one of the most famous, Mr. T eventually found fame in the movies and TV, and currently lives in L.A.3. Johnny Cash"That was the big thing when I was growing up, singing on the radio. The extent of my dream was to sing on the radio station in Memphis. Even when I got out of the Air Force in 1954, I came right back to Memphis and started knocking on doors at the radio station."The legendary country performer is known as the "Man in Black," but he was also a man in Air Force blues. Fresh out of high school in 1950, Cash joined the Air Force as the Korean War began, and spent most of his four-year enlistment in Germany. Perhaps not surprisingly for a man with music in his veins, Cash was handy when it came to the rhythms of Morse code, and served as an intercept operator with the USAF Security Service.It could be argued that if weren't for the military, we might never have known who Johnny Cash was -- coming from a poor background, he was only able to scrounge enough money together to buy a guitar once he started receiving military pay. He purchased his first guitar at the Base Exchange while stationed in Germany, and the rest is history, as they say. He also formed his first band while in the Air Force (the Landsberg Barbarians) and upon his discharge he used his GI Bill benefits to attend a radio-announcing course at a broadcasting school in Memphis.Although Cash's reputation as an outspoken, hard-living rebel has overshadowed his time in service, he never forgot about where he came from, and years later, he met a young Army captain named Kris Kristofferson, who he helped become a country superstar in his own right.2. Clint Eastwood"I was drafted during the Korean War. None of us wanted to go... It was only a couple of years after World War II had ended. We said, 'Wait a second? Didn't we just get through with that?'"Long before Eastwood dared anyone to make his day as Dirty Harry, he served in the Army as a swimming instructor at Ft. Ord. As fate (and luck) would have it, his swimming skills would come in handy: one time when he was hitching a ride aboard a Navy torpedo bomber, the plane ran out of gas and was forced to ditch in the Pacific Ocean approximately 3 miles off Point Reyes Station CA. Eastwood swam over a mile through the tide to shore, foreshadowing his own character's watery trials in "Escape from Alcatraz" through shark infested waters.After his discharge in 1953, Eastwood attended L.A. City College and studied drama under the GI Bill. From humble origins in the movie business (he started on a $75-a-week contract with Universal Studios), he eventually found international fame in "spaghetti" westerns, the Dirty Harry series, and as an Oscar-winning director.1. Elvis Presley"The Army teaches boys to think like men."It seems only fair that the man known as "the King of Rock 'n' Roll" should be the king of this list. Drafted by the U.S. Army just as he was experiencing a rise to stardom seldom seen before or since in popular music, Presley didn't shirk from his duty and found himself trading in his leather jacket for combat fatigues. He entered the Army as a regular GI at Ft. Chaffee on March 24, 1958. As his famously tousled hair was shaved down to regulation length, he cracked, "Hair today, gone tomorrow." His induction was a major event, with hundreds of overlookers and media there to witness it.Elvis was stationed at Ft. Hood for Basic Training and was assigned to the Second Armored Division's 'Hell On Wheels' unit. Later he was assigned to the Third Armored 'Spearhead' Division, and stationed in Friedberg, Germany -- it was here that he met Priscilla Beaulieu, who would eventually become his wife. During his time in Texas and Germany, Elvis kept a low profile, although he was already wealthy enough to bring his father and grandmother to live with him off-base.By the time he finished his Army stint, Elvis had been promoted to sergeant, and he was honorably discharged from active duty on March 5, 1960 at Fort Dix, receiving a mustering-out check of $109.54. Just prior to his exit, Elvis reflected on his experiences in an interview for Armed Forces Radio and Television: "I was in a funny position. Actually, that's the only way it could be. People were expecting me to mess up, to goof up in one way or another. They thought I couldn't take it and so forth, and I was determined to go to any limits to prove otherwise, not only to the people who were wondering, but to myself.