Pepe Alas
José Mario “Pepe” Alas (born 18 July 1979) is a Filipino writer, historian, and translator, known for his rediscovery of the long-lost foundation date of Laguna Province, Philippines.
Alas is an advocate of the Spanish language in the Philippines[1][2] and is one of the few remaining Filipinos who still write in that language.[3][4] He has co-written and published the biography of Abelardo "Captain Remo" Remoquillo, a World War II hero from San Pedro, Laguna where he had served as a history consultant from 2015 to 2017.[5]
It was in 2012 when he was commissioned to write an unfinished coffee table book about Laguna Province's history when he accidentally came across proof of Laguna's long-lost foundation date.[6][7]
Personal life
Alas was born in Lucena City, Quezon but grew up in Parañaque and Las Piñas, Metro Manila. He graduated from Adamson University with a degree in Mass Communication in 2003. A former atheist, he married his long-time civil partner Jennifer Perey on 13 September 2013.[8] They have five children. Alas is a nephew of PBA coach Louie Alas and a cousin to basketball player Kevin Alas.[9]
Works
Books
- Captain Remo: The Young Hero (Anatomy of Abelardo "Captain Remo" Remoquillo, the pride of San Pedro Tunasán, La Laguna) (2017)
- Language in Literature (Philippine Literature 7) (textbook article) (2012)
- San Marcelino Literary Folio: Sipi, Ipis, Pisi, Isip (vol. 9, no. 1, June 2004)
- San Marcelino Literary Folio: Sipi, Ipis, Pisi, Isip (vol. 8, no. 1, June 2003)
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes[10] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | El Idioma Español en Filipinas | Himself | Documentary |
| 2016 | Yaman | Himself | Documentary entry for Cinemalaya |
| 2016 | Barcelona: A Love Untold | Dubbing supervisor: Spanish |
References
- ↑ Tena Corredera, Antonio. "'Divagaciones babélicas'". www.lavanguardia.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 August 2019.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ Rico, Roberto. "Bitácoras Filipinas en español". www.revista.carayanpress.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 August 2019.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ http://revista.carayanpress.com/nostalgia.html
- ↑ https://www.sociedadhispanofilipina.org/publicaciones/nosotros-filipinos-somos-hispanos
- ↑ "Kabayanihan ng mga beterano ng San Pedro at Capt. Remo binigyang pugay". cityofsanpedrolaguna.gov.ph (in Filipino). Retrieved 12 August 2019.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ Cinco, Maricar. "Young historian finds Laguna birth date". www.pressreader.com. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 12 August 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "28 July 1571". www.academia.edu. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ↑ Cinco, Maricar. "Marrying in ancient, sacred Catholic rites". www.pressreader.com. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ↑ Alas, Pepe. "Kevin Alas (/a.las/) is king of NCAA, not Kevin Alás (/aˈlas/)". filipinoscribbles.wordpress.com. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ↑ "Internet Movie Database". www.imdb.com. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
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