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Calling all RIO ALMA fanatics!

Anvil Author for August RIO ALMA replies to similar questions we asked his friends and fans about him. Find out interesting tidbits about the National Artist for Literature you won't ever find anywhere else.

1. A unique pen name you want to have.
"Ola Amar"

2. Whose blood relative do you wish to be?
Sa Tatay ko.

3. If Rio Almawere a food item or dish, what would he be? Why?
Penoy. Parang Pinoy, bugok pero hindi mabaho.

4. The best line you’ve ever written or said that you think others shamelessly use to impress/ get back at other people.
"Ok ka."

5. What color don’t you see yourself wearing? Why not?
Sori, lahat ng kulay isinusuot ko.

6. What’s a good title for a movie/TV series/book about your life?
Ang Kabagot-Bagot na Buhay ng Isang Makatang Pinoy

7. Do you have a “secret language” you know by heart?
Noon, alam ko ang wika ng mga kamay at daliri sa sabong pero nakalimutan ko na.

8. What gift would you want to receive on your next birthday?
Mas gusto kong magbigay ng regalo pag bertdey ko

9. What line/ verse/ poem (yours or others’) do you think best describes you?
Walang tatama sa akin.

10. What vacation spot would you go to if you need to just run away from your hectic schedule?
San Miguel, Bulacan

11. What’s your favorite literary work (yours and/or somebody else’s)?
Florante at Laura, Noli at Fili, at lahat ng tulang banyaga na isinalin ko

12. When did you last look into a mirror?
Isang minuto bago ko sagutin ang mga tanong na ito

13. Which movie/TV star do you think you resemble the most?
Kung minsan, si James Dean. Kung minsan, si Charles Chaplin. Kung minsan, si Dolphy.