Answer the following question: What key details about larry alcala can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: lauro zarate alcala -lrb- august 18 , 1926 -- june 24 , 2002 -rrb- , also known as larry alcala , was a well-known editorial cartoonist and illustrator in the philippines . he was born on august 18 , 1926 to ernesto alcala and elpidia zarate in daraga , albay . through a scholarship from manila times granted by the publisher ramon roces , he obtained a degree of bachelor of fine arts in painting at the university of the philippines -lrb- up -rrb- in 1950 . he became a professor at the same university from 1951 to 1981 . he also received the australian cultural award accompanied by a travel study grant in 1975 . he started his cartooning career in 1946 while still attending school . after world war ii , he created his very first comic strip , '' islaw palitaw '' , which was printed on the pages of the filipino weekly magazine , '' liwayway '' -lrb- '' dawn '' -rrb- -rrb- . in 1947 , he created the comic strip '' kalabog en bosyo '' , using taglish as the medium of communication of his characters . he pioneered animated cartoons for television commercials of products such as darigold milk in 1957 and caltex in 1965 . his campaign for the advancement of illustration and commercial art in the philippines resulted to the establishment of the visual communication department at the up college of fine arts . in 1997 , the philippine board on books for young people -lrb- pbby -rrb- granted him the title '' dean of filipino cartoonists '' , an achievement award for his lifetime dedication to the art of capturing humor in the character and everyday life in the philippines . in 1991 , he promoted the formation of a group of young children 's book illustrators called '' ang ilustrador ng kabataan '' -lrb- ang ink -rrb- . all in all , he made over 500 cartoon characters , twenty comic strips , six movies , two murals , and 15,000 published pages in his 56 years of professional cartooning career . he believed in the far-reaching role of cartoons in education and value formation . he died on june 24 , 2002 when he was 75 .
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- birth name is lauro zarate alcala- area is cartoonist , publisher- death date is 24 june 2002- alias is larry alcala- awards is '' see below ''- birth date is august 18 , 1926- nationality is filipino- death place is bacolod city , philippines- birth place is daraga , albay , philippines