Tribute to a dear friend - Antonio Salac Santos, 55
Antonio Salac Santos, 55 He was a lecturer, creative consultant, actor, baritone, stylist, decorator, landscape artist, essayist, poet, culinary artist, editor and sage—the late Antonio Salac Santos couldn’t be pigeonholed. To many, he was the perennial Peter Pan, playful, adventurous and idiosyncratic despite the thinning, salt-and-pepper hair at 55 years old. Friends described him as “brilliant” and “genius.” Like a genie, he could do anything on the spot at your command. Although Santos never completed his degree in AB Broadcast Communication, he was invited to lecture because of his experience in media. He played Emilio Aguinaldo in Johnny Manahan’s epic TV series “Kasaysayan ng Lahi”; worked in the advertising sections of Business Day and Philippine Daily Express; edited Man, one of the early magazines in the ’90s catering to male readership; and joined big ad firms such as Hemisphere-Leo Burnett and J. Romero & Associates. Since 1999, Santos has done pictorial direction fo...