Estrella alfon autobiography
Estrella D. Alfon (May 27, – December 27, ) was a Filipina author who wrote in English....
Estrella D. Alfon was a well-known prolific Filipina author who wrote in English.
Estrella Alfon
Filipina author
Estrella Alfon | |
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Born | (1917-05-27)May 27, 1917 Cebu, Philippine Islands |
Died | December 27, 1983(1983-12-27) (aged 66) |
Estrella D.
Alfon (May 27, 1917 – December 27, 1983) was a Filipina author who wrote in English. She held an AA degree from the University of the Philippines and was a member of the UP Writers Club.
Personal life
Estrella Alfon was born in Cebu City in 1917.
Her parents were shopkeepers.[1] She attended college, studying medicine.
Estrella Alfon was a pioneering Filipina writer born in who wrote primarily in English.After being mistakenly diagnosed with tuberculosis and sent to a sanitarium, she resigned from her pre-medical education, leaving with an Associate of Arts degree.
Alfon had several children: Alan Rivera, Esmeralda "Mimi" Rivera, Brian Alfon, Estrella "Twinkie" Alfon, and Rita "Daday" Alfon (deceased).
She had ten grandchildren.[citation needed] Her youngest daughter was a stewardess for Saudi Arabian Airlines, and was part of the Flight 163 crew on Augus