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Another influential work Lacaba wrote during this period, under the nom de plume Ruben Cuevas, was the poem "Prometheus
Unbound," which was published by Focus, a magazine allied with the Marcos regime. The editors did not immediately realize that the work was an acrostic poem, whose first letters
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Jose Maria Flores Lacaba Jr. Usual byline: Jose F. Lacaba. The late Jose Sr. was nicknamed Pepe, so Jr. was nicknamed Pepito, the little Pepe. In college, Pepito's nickname got shortened to Pito, then Pit, but the last gave rise to jokes about armpits, so Pit was respelled
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Lacaba is recognized as one of the leading figures in
Philippine literature today. He is well known in various fields, including creative writing, journalism, editing and
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He continued writing poems, and in 1999, was decorated as one of 100 "Bayani ng Sining". Lacaba's poetry has been compiled in collections which include
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The 10th edition of the
Cinemanila International Film Festival conferred the 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award to screenplay writer Jose "Pete" Lacaba Jr.
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was screened as the closing film of Dekada
Cinemanila. According to Anima Aguiluz, the daughter of Direk Tikoy and festival programmer of Cinemanila,
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Lacaba received the Aruna
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Screenplay (Pinakamahusay na Dulang Pampelikula) for Sister Stella L. (1984) shared with Jose Almojuela Mike De Leon, 1985
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in producing films that expose ordinary people's lives that experienced poverty and injustice. His screenplay credits include
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through which he managed to trick the publishers of a pro-Marcos magazine to publish a secretly anti-Marcos message.
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spelled out the popular protest slogan "Marcos Hitler
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Screenplay (Pinakamahusay na Dulang Pampelikula) for Jaguar (1979) shared with Ricardo Lee, 1980
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Screenplay (Pinakamahusay na Dulang Pampelikula) for Bayan ko: Kapit sa patalim (1985), 1986
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In honor of Lacaba for being the 2008 Lifetime Achievement Awardee, the classic film
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Cinemanila International Film Festival conferred the 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award
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781:"The Marcos-era Resistance Poem that Smuggled a Hidden Message into State Media"
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and Fe Flores from Pateros, Rizal. He is the brother of writer and activist
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He is also well known for his role in the fight against President
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Best Story Adaptation for Bayan ko: Kapit sa patalim (1985), 1986
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screenwriter, editor, poet, journalist, activist and translator.
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and his US-backed military dictatorship during the Philippines'
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Ang Mga Kagilagilalas na Pakikipagsapalaran ni Juan de la Cruz
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Lacaba has been especially recognized for his coverage of the
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in 1982, and the controversial poem "Prometheus Unbound," an
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Lacaba is currently the executive editor of Summit Media's
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531:(1996) shared with Amable Aguiluz and Amado Lacuesta, 1997
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memorial as a martyr who fought the Marcos dictatorship.
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868:"Pete Lacaba honored with lifetime achievement award"
645:"Remembering Eman Lacaba in these Red-tagging times"
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470:(2003) (translator: dialogue) (as Jose Lacaba)
779:Melendez, Paolo Enrico (September 11, 2018).
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676:"The torture of my father and other stories"
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449:(1997) (screenplay)... aka Rizal in Dapitan
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816:"Poetry as a weapon for peaceful dissent"
674:Lacaba, Kris Lanot (September 21, 2015).
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281:He worked with well-known directors like
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599:Cinemanila International Film Festival
735:"Prometheus burns still: Pete Lacaba"
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548:Festival Prize, Best Screenplay for
496:(2003) (as Pete Lacaba) .... Himself
847:"The writer in the political arena"
760:Umali, Justin (February 24, 2020).
348:could be found in Toronto, Canada.
912:Ateneo de Manila University alumni
297:Cannes International Film Festival
207:in 1945 to Jose Monreal Lacaba of
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643:Rodrigo, Pia (January 31, 2021).
125:Screen writer, editor, journalist
260:Days of Disquiet, Nights of Rage
241:Days of Disquiet, Nights of Rage
92:Commonwealth of the Philippines
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942:Writers from Misamis Oriental
733:Jorge, Rome (April 6, 2008).
709:"Tales from the underground"
917:20th-century Filipino poets
385:(1984; additional dialogue)
324:Sa Daigdig ng Kontradiksyon
111:Ateneo de Manila University
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937:People from Cagayan de Oro
543:Metro Manila Film Festival
301:Bayan Ko: Kapit sa Patalim
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922:20th-century male writers
102:Pepito, Brader, Boo Rader
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295:, which competed at the
185:Jose Maria Flores Lacaba
67:Jose Maria Flores Lacaba
796:Cite magazine requires
579:FAP Awards, Philippines
517:Awards and achievements
522:Star Awards for Movies
373:(1980; as Jose Lacaba)
221:Bantayog ng mga Bayani
149:Crisanto Malaya Lacaba
328:Sa Panahon ng Ligalig
157:Jose Montreal Lacaba
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509:(2003, Viva Records)
507:Tagubilin at Habilin
256:anti-Marcos movement
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252:First Quarter Storm
557:Gawad Urian Awards
512:Prometheus Unbound
460:Miscellaneous crew
404:This Is My Country
303:competed in 1984.
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501:Discography
326:(1991) and
305:Orapronobis
283:Lino Brocka
217:Eman Lacaba
189:Pete Lacaba
168:Eman Lacaba
48:Pete Lacaba
29:family name
25:middle name
896:Categories
630:References
475:Soundtrack
397:Experience
199:Early life
73:1945-11-25
529:Segurista
439:Segurista
330:(1991).
311:co-wrote
309:Ricky Lee
170:(brother)
164:Relatives
159:Fe Flores
154:Parent(s)
684:Archived
653:Archived
453:Tatsulok
346:Bayan Ko
342:Bayan Ko
322:(1979),
203:Born in
193:Filipino
146:Children
19:In this
690:May 24,
659:May 24,
383:Boatman
191:, is a
619:Trivia
552:(1997)
494:Imelda
467:Imelda
426:Eskapo
407:(1985)
399:(1984)
393:(1984)
379:(1981)
367:(1979)
364:Jaguar
313:Jaguar
292:Jaguar
175:Awards
138:Spouse
37:Lacaba
33:Flores
23:, the
625:Pete.
352:Works
254:, an
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