Gilda, immortal beloved
At 81 attendees at one point, the Halloween Zoom tribute to Gilda Cordero Fernando, billed the “Lola Mad Hatters Party,” was a smashing success, not counting those who watched the
At 81 attendees at one point, the Halloween Zoom tribute to Gilda Cordero Fernando, billed the “Lola Mad Hatters Party,” was a smashing success, not counting those who watched the
(June 2010) In June 2005, a fortnight after the birthdays of my mom and Gilda Cordero Fernando (they are the same age, both born in 1930, my mom on June
I first met Gilda Cordero Fernando (GCF) four decades ago, in a freshman English class. We were assigned “People in the War,” a short story that was not “short.” It
Gilda Cordero Fernando was to do a send-off ritual in her home in Quezon City for Maningning and other departed loved ones. How could I refuse? My daughter Maningning had
As we were quarantined in our homes by the pandemic, Belgium-based writer Nash Tysmans aired the cultural community’s frustration over not being able to assemble to openly mourn Gilda Cordero
Pushing into the 60s, with me trailing behind at 59, we had to be special. Not content with “Les Girls,” Letty Constantino, senior “sister,” would not settle for anything less
Now come the individual expressions of love of artists and writers to Gilda Cordero Fernando in their text and FB messages. Chit Roces-Santos, Inquirer Lifestyle columnist: “It’s so sad that
In the recent months whenever I visit Gilda Cordero Fernando, I am reminded of that Zen proverb: “The quieter you become, the more you can hear.” Unlike, say, five or
The launch of “Kain Na: An Illustrated Guide to Philippine Food” (RPD Publications, 2019) at the Shangri-La at the Fort was a gathering of culinary personalities. Everywhere one turned,
At the First Draft group of writers reunion with Gilda Cordero Fernando, I felt that her facial recognition of some persons, even those close to her, was going. Her oft-asked query was a wide-eyed, “Sino ka (Who are you)?”
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