Benedicto r cabrera biography
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Benedicto r cabrera biography
Benedicto Cabrera
Filipino painter (born 1942)
In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Reyes and the surname or paternal family name is Cabrera.
Benedicto Reyes Cabrera (born April 10, 1942), better known as "BenCab",[1] is a Filipinopainter who was conferred a National Artist of the Philippines for Visual Arts (Painting) in 2006.[2] He has been noted as "arguably the best-selling painter of his generation of Filipino artists."[3]
Early life and education
BenCab was born to Democrito Cabrera and Isabel Reyes in Malabon, Philippines on April 10, 1942.
He was the youngest of nine children.[2] BenCab's first exposure and discovery of the arts happened through his elder brother, Salvador, who was already an established artist during Bencab's childhood.[3]
He went on to study at the University of the Philippines Diliman.
He received his bachelor's degree in Fine Arts in 1963.[2&#