José Zabala-Santos

Male, Deceased Person

1911 – 1985

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Who was José Zabala-Santos?

José Zabala-Santos, nicknamed as "Mang Pepe" by hometown neighbors and as "Zabala" by colleagues in the cartooning profession, is a successful cartoonist in the Philippines and is one of the pioneers of Philippine comics. He became one of the most popular cartoonists in the Philippines during the 1950s because of his cartoon characters such Popoy, Sianong Sano, and Lukas Malakas. Zabala is one of the "respected names" of artists in the Philippine cartoon and comics industry.

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Born
Jul 20, 1911
Philippines
Died
Sep 7, 1985

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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