''Ukala (Ang Walang Suko)'', meaning "Ukala (The Unrelenting)" .e. the one who doesn't give upwas a

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title in

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. The main character in the

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story is Ukala. Ukala was created in the 1950s by distinguished Filipino illustrator Alfredo Alcala. Ukala, the character, was a Native American Indian or "

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".Rojas, Oscar
ALFREDO ALCALA: ARTIST WITH A MECHANICAL PEN VINTAGE NEWSPAPER ARTICLE CIRCA 1958 Creator of the Amerindian type named "Ukala," Alcala lavishes detail on his comic strips.
/ref> The story, written and illustrated by Alcala for Filipino readers, was about the adventures of Native American Indians set at a timeline when the first

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arrived in the Northwestern region of the

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. Ukala was adapted into film as ''Ukala (Ang Walang Takot)'', meaning "Ukala (The Fearless)" in the

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. It appeared on the pages of the Philippine comic book named ''Pilipino Komiks''. It had been made into movie by Sampaguita Pictures, directed by Artemio B. Tecson in 1954. Leading performers were Cesar Ramirez in the title role and Alicia Vergel as Margarita.

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Sample comic book cover for Ukala (Ang Walang Suko)
1950s, Alcala Legacy Milestone of the Master Philippine comic strips 1950 comics debuts Comics characters introduced in 1950 Fictional Native American people in comics Male characters in comics Comics set in the 17th century Philippine comics adapted into films Filipino comics characters {{Comic-strip-stub

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