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Carlo J. Caparas | |
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| Born | Carlo Magno Jose Caparas March 12, 1943 |
| Died | May 24, 2024 (aged 81) |
| Occupation(s) | Comic strip creator and writer Film director Film producer Screenwriter |
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Donna Villa (died 2017) |
| Children | 2 |
Carlo Magno Jose Caparas (March 12, 1943 – May 24, 2024) was a Filipino comic strip creator and writer-turned film director and producer. He is best known for creating such Filipino superheroes and comic book characters as Panday, Bakekang, Totoy Bato, Joaquin Bordado, Kamagong, Kamandag, Elias Paniki, Tasya Fantasya, and Gagambino among others. He was also known as the writer-director of numerous sensationalist "massacre" films such as The Myrna Diones Story, The Maggie dela Riva Story and Lipa "Arandia" Massacre.