Nestor Leynes

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'''Nestor Leynes''' was born on February 26, 1922 in Santa Cruz, [[Manila]]. His parents were Ricardo Leynes, a doctor, and Enriqueta Garcia, a registered nurse. He was a Filipino realist painter and regarded as one of the leaders of the "''Magic Realis''t" movement of the Philippines.<ref>Lito B. Zulueta (February 18, 2002). "Nestor G. Leynes, vanguard realist, holds retrospective". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on March 20, 2012. [[wikipedia:Nestor_Leynes|Retrieved July 16, 2011.]]</ref>

== Biography ==
Leynes' parents owned several paintings, including some of the iconic pieces of the Filipino master painter [[Fabián Cueto de la Rosa]], who is also a distant relative of the family. Due to the environment that he was exposed, Leynes already expressed the desire to be an artist from a very young age. Though, his parents discouraged this ambition, fearing a life of hardship for him.<ref>Jennifer Leynes. "Biography of Nestor Leynes". The Art and Work of Nestor G. Leynes.[https://www.angelfire.com/al4/nesley/biography.html] Retrieved 16 February 2023.</ref>

Nevertheless, Leynes was already taking art lessons in grade school and highschool. He graduated from the Arellano High School and entered the College of Fine Arts of the University of the Philippines. His studies were cut short in his fourth year by the Japanese invasion of the Philippines in World War II. Two days after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, he married Amalia Alcantara, a childhood neighbor and sweetheart.

Being already married, Leynes never returned to school after the war and thus never graduated. He found work as an illustrator for Ramon Roces Publications. He created illustrations for magazines like Liwayway and Philippine comics.<ref>Gerry Alanguilan. "Fascinating Coincidence". [http://komikerodotcom.blogspot.com/ Komikero Dot Com.] [http://gerry.alanguilan.com/archives/2473 Archived from the original] Retrieved 16 February 2023</ref><ref>Jesus Esguerra & Nestor Leynes (December 27, 2008). [http://unanglabas.blogspot.com/2008/12/binatang-x.html "Binatang X". ''Philippine Komiks'' (15).] Retrieved 16 February 2023</ref> He was hired as a staff artist for the Philippine Advertising Counsel. Later on, he became the executive vice president for the art department of the J. Romero and Associates Advertising Agency. Leynes resumed painting full-time after retiring in 1980 at the age of fifty eight. He died in March 2016 at the age of 94.

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