Larry Alcala
Si Lauro Zarate Alcala (Agosto 18, 1926 - Hunyo 24, 2002), midbid sa bansag na Larry Alcala,  sarong Bikolanong kartonista asin ilustrador na bantog na gayo kan saiyang mga karikaturang editoryal tituladong Slice of Life na nagluwas nin halawig na mga taon sa Weekend Magazine. Ngunyan na 2018, gagawadan siya kan pinakahalangkaw na pagmidmid bilang Pambanwang Artista para sa Biswal na Arte huli sa saiyang nagin ambag.  

Sa gabos-gabos na, sa 56 na taon kan saiyang karerang propesyonal, siya nakapaluwas asin nakamukna nin sobra sa 500 na karton karakter, 20 komik strip, 6 na pelikula, 2 mural asin 15,000 na pahinang napalaman sa mga peryodiko asin magasin.

Kaamayan kan buhay asin edukasyon

Namundag si Alcala kan Agosto 18, 1926 sa Daraga, Albay sa mag-agom na Ernesto Alcala asin Elpidia Zarate. An napangagom niya iyo si Guadalupe Valdes asin sinda nagkaigwang tolong aki.

Si Alcala nagtapos sa Unibersidad kan Filipinas na an kinuang kurso Fine Arts kan taon 1950 asin nagtaong kagianan nanggad sa saiyang pag'adal ta tina'wan siyang scholarship ni Ramon Roces, an tagapaglagda kan peryodikong Manila Times. Dangan kan 1975, nagawaran siya kan Australian Cultural Award na may kalakip pang travel study grant.

Karera

Poon 1951 hanggan 1981, siya nagtukdo sa U.P, asin kan magretiro kan 1981 pinatukaw siya bilang kag'ataman kan Departamento nin Komunikasyon Biswal kan nasabing unibersidad.

Nagpoon siyang magin dibuhista sa edad pa sanang 17 orawang siya nag'aadal ta sige an guhit niya nin mga komiks para sa Liwayway mala ta an pinakaenot niyang karikatura sa komiks, an Islaw Palitaw na pinaluwas kan 1946-1948 sa Liwayway, ginibong pelikula. An dakulang nakaimpluensya sa arte niya iyo an Amerikanong karikaturistang si Al Capp.

Sumada kan saiyang napalagdang mga obra

International Cartoons, Athens, Greece (1980)
Salon of Cartoons, Montreal, Canada (1980)
Laugh and Live, Life Today (1981-2002)
Slice of Life, Weekend (1980-1986), Sunday Tribune (1986-1987), Sunday Times (1987-1995), Philstar (1995-2002)
Bing Bang Bung, Pilipino Funny Komiks (1978-1989)
Asiong Aksaya, Daily Express, Tagalog Klasiks (1976-1984)
Mod-Caps, Mod Magazine (1974-2002)
Snickerteens, TSS Magazine (1973-1984)
Smolbateribols, Darna Komiks (1972-1984)
Siopawman, Daily Express (1972-1983, 2002)
Kalambogesyons, Pinoy Komiks (1966-1972)
Congressman Kalog, Aliwan Komiks (1966-1972)
Barrio Pogspak, Holiday Komiks (1966-1972)
Project 13, Pioneer Komiks (1966-1972)
Loverboy, Redondo Komiks (1964-1969)
Cartoon Feature, Asia Magazine (1963)
Mang Ambo, Weekly Graphic (1963-1965), Weekly Nation (1965-1972) Manila Standard (1993-1998)
This Business of Living, Weekly Graphic (1951-1965), Weekly Nation (1965-1972)
Best Cartoons from Abroad, New York, USA (1955-1956)
Tipin, Hiwaga Komiks (1951-1965)
Kalabog en Bosyo, Pilipino Komiks (1949-1983), Manila times (1984-1995)
Islaw Palitaw (1946-1948)
A Cover for Asiaweek Magazine, February 10, 1984
A Cartoon Mural for the Philippine Village Hotel 
A Mural for the Philippine Commission on Audit
Contributions for Duty Free 
Contributions for Jollibee restaurant
Caricatures and Cartoons, Private collections
Cover designs, brochures and catalogs, University of the Philippines
San Miguel Corporation Calendar, 1983
SPIC Cartoonists Exhibit on Wheels, 1967 Society of Philippine Illustrators and Cartoonists (SPIC)
Asiong Aksaya TV show, Energy Conservation Movement of the Philippines, 1977

Mga ambag sa edukasyon kan Filipinas

Introduced the first college degree course on Commercial Design in the Philippines, 1953
Introduced the first 8 mm film production of animated cartoons in Visual Communications course, 1972
Chairman Department of Visual Communications, University of the Philippines, 1978-1981
Professor, College of Fine Arts, University of the Philippines, 1976-1979
Associate Professor, College of Fine Arts, University of the Philippines, 1971-1976
Assistant Professor, College of Fine Arts, University of the Philippines, 1962-1970
Instructor, College of Fine Arts, University of the Philippines, 1951-1962

Mga eksibit na karton

1999 Larry Alcala & Friends: Cartoons and Caricatures Show, The Westin Philippine Plaza, CCP Complex, Roxas Boulevard, 
1998 Larry Alcala, Life and Times of a Cartoonist, Museo Pambata Foundation, Inc.
1998 Cartoon Festival, Seoul, Korea
1995 Asian Cartoonist Exhibition and Symposium, Japan 
1995 Slices of Larry’s Art, SM Megamall Art Center & Liongoren Art Gallery
1993 Cartoons, Solo exhibit, San Jose & San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
1991 Cartoons, Group exhibit, Japan
1990 ASEAN Cartoonist Exhibit, Tokyo, Japan
1989 Cartoon Exhibit, China
1988 Slices of Life Part 2, Art Association of Bacolod Gallery
1987 Slices of Life Here and Abroad, Hyatt Regency Manila
1987 Cartoons, Group exhibit, Hiroshima, Japan
1986 Cartoons, Solo exhibit, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
1985 Cartoons, Group exhibit, Chicago, San Francisco & Los Angeles, U.S.A.
1984 1st Asian Cartoonist Conference, Hiroshima, Japan 
1984 Larry Alcala’s First One-Man Exhibition, Heritage Art Center
1982 SKP Exhibit in Australia

Kahamanan sa lantad nin peryodismo

Art Director, Weekly Nation, 1965-1972
Editorial Cartoonist and Illustrator, Weekly Graphic, 1961-1964
TV Art Consultant, Citizens Award for Television (CCMM) 1971-1972
TV Animated Cartoon Commercial for Darigold Milk, 1969
Art Consultant, U.P. Public Affairs TV, Channel 13, 1963-1964
Design artist, Mobil Philippines, 1961-1962
Supervising Animator, Universal Animated Productions, 1959-1960
Movie Consultant, Kalabog and Bosyo,1986
Movie Consultant, Asiong Aksaya, GP Productions, 1977
Movie Consultant, Kalabog and Bosyo, Sampaguita Pictures, 1957
Movie Consultant, Tipin, Sampaguita Pictures, 1956
Scriptwriter, Dos por Dos, Channel 2, 1974
Advertising Artist, Pan Pacific Advertising, 1948-1949

Mga inapilan na kasararoan

Adviser, Samahang Kartunista ng Pilipinas (SKP), 1989-2002
President, Samahang Kartunista ng Pilipinas (SKP), 1979- 1989
President, Art Directors Club of the Philippines, 1963-1964
Vice President, Society of Philippine Illustrators and Cartoonists (SPIC) 1962-1963

Mga gawad, pasib asin pagmidbid 

U.P. College of Fine Arts
The Board of Directors of the U.P. Alumni Association, 
The Office of the Mayor of the City of Manila, Philippines
The Philippine Board on Books for Young People ( PBBY )
The Archdiocese of Manila Catholic Press Awards
The Citizens' Council for Mass Media 1970 CAM Awards 
The Komiks Operation Brotherhood, Inc. (Komopeb)  (Life Achievement Award)
Samahan ng mga Manunulat, Artist, at Patnugot at mga Manggagawa sa Komiks
SPIC-NPC Annual Art Awards
The Society of Philippine Illustrators and Cartoonists
The Society of Philippine Illustrators and Cartoonists (3rd SPIC Annual Art Awards)
The Galleria Bernice L
The U.P. College of Fine Arts Alumni Foundation, Inc.
The University of the Philippines Alumni Association
The Philippine Council of Industrial Editors
The United Artists and Core Corporation, the Philippine Tuberculosis Society, Inc. 
Operation Smile 
The Bureau of Land Transportation 
The Safety Organization of the Philippines, Inc. 
The Veterans Memorial Medical Center Diabetes Association 
The University of St. La Salle, Bacolod City 
The Positive Artists Group  (Pamana award) 
The U.P. College of Fine Arts 
The University of the Philippines (Service Award, 25 years of service)
Caltex and D.O.S.T 
Philips -Boy Scouts of the Philippines, Parol Festïval 1986 
The National Manpower and Youth Council Office of Vocational Preparation 
The Department of Laboratories Veterans Memorial Medical Center 
NAFC, DECS, DENR, DA 
The Gawad CCP Para sa Telebisyon sa Taong 1988
St. Patrick Commercial Appreciation Award 
The National Environmental Protection Council Awards 
The City of Bacolod 
Caltex-DECS-DOST Science Art Contest

Toltolan 

Mga kartonista sa komiks
Mga Filipinong kartonista
Mga Bikolano
Mga Filipinong ilustrador
Mga taga-Albay
Mga nagtapos sa Unibersidad nin Santo Tomas