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Amongo was born in Santa Cruz, Manila, Philippines.
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After studying with cartoonist Nestor Redondo, he had a fruitful career illustrating komiks in his native country. In 1971, District of Columbia Comics editor-in-chief Carmine Infantino and editor Joe Orlando traveled to the Philippines on a recruiting trip for artists. Amongo, Alfredo Alcala, Ernie Chan, Alex Niño, Nestor Redondo, and Gerry Talaoc were some of the Filipino artists who went on to work for District of Columbia, particularly in the 1970s and 1980s.
From 1983 to 1994, he worked as an illustrator in the Middle East.
Amongo died on August 10, 2005, at age 68, in Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines.
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