He asked abot my background. “Sir ... Joaquin’s Portrait of the Artist as Filipino into Tagalog. It was Rolando Tinio. I don’t think he recognized me at all, walking slightly ahead.

Today, July 7, is the 17th death anniversary of National Artist for Theater and Literature Rolando Tinio. Born on March 5, 1937, in Tondo, Manila, Tinio was a known director, actor, playwright ...