
I made this portrait using the photo of my great-grandmother Remedios Lopez Cuenco as reference. Remedios was the mother of my grandfather (Mariano Jesus Cuenco, who was the father of my mother Concepcion Cuenco Manguerra.
Remedios was a force and noted in Philippine history as the first woman publisher. She had inspired me to write my third novel, The Newspaper Widow. Information here:
https://cbrainard.blogspot.com/2017/12/from-cebu-to-ubec-inspiration-for.html
Read also:
Portrait of Filomena Alesna Cuenco by Cecilia Brainard
Remembrance of Things Awry, the Families of Old Cebu
How My Great Grandmother Remedios Lopez Cuenco Died
Excerpt from Archbishop Jose Maria Cuenco’s Autobiography
Four Generations of Filipina Women — from Juana Lopez to Cecilia Manguerra Brainard
Roots — Pictures of my Mother and More
More re Juana Lopez and Family
Tags: Cuenco, Cebu, Philippines, politics, society, Juana Lopez, Remedios Lopez, Mariano Jesus Cuenco
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