Eduardo De Los Santos Castrillo (born October 31, 1942) is an award-winning Filipino

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 sculptor. He was born in Santa Ana, Manila

Santa Ana, Manila

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, the youngest of five children of Santiago Silva Castrillo, a jeweler, and Magdalena De Los Santos, a leading actress in Zarzuela

Zarzuela

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s and Holy Week

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 pageant

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s in Makati, Philippines

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. Castrillo was a Republic Cultural Heritage awardee. He is also a jewelry artist and designer.

Awards

• Honorable Mention, 18th AAP Annual Sculpture Division, 1967
• Major Award (1 of 4) for Death Touch of Joy, 1st National Sculpture Exhibition, 1968
• 13th Artist Award of the Cultural Center of the Philippines, 1970
• Republic Cultural Heritage Award, 1971
• Araw ng Maynila Centennial Award, 1971
• Ten Outstanding Young Men Award, 1971
• Outstanding Makati Resident Award, 1971
• Outstanding Sta. Ana Resident Award, 1974
• Outstanding Son of Binan Award, Maduro Club, 1980
• Outstanding Son of Laguna Award, Laguna Lion's Club, 1981
• Adopted Son of Cebu, Charter Day of Cebu, 1996
• Green and Gold Artist Award, Far Eastern University, 1998
• Most Outstanding Citizen Award of Quezon City, Quezon City Foundation Day 2003

Shows

• One-Man Show, Northern Motors Showroom, Makati, 1966
• One-Man Show, Hilton Art Center, Manila, 1969
• One-Man Show, Luz Gallery, Makati, 1969
• One-Man Show, Solidaridad, 1971
• One-Man Show, Gelerie Bleue, 1971
• One-Man Show, Agra Gallery, Washington DC USA, 1973
• One-Man Show, Plaza Hotel, New York USA, 1973
• One-Man Show, Via de Parigi, Palm Beach USA, 1973
• One-Man Show, Gallery 99, Rome Italy, 1973
• One-Man Show, Impressions Gallery, 1974
• One-Man Show, Sanctuary Gallery, 1974

Major works

• La Pieta 1971, Loyola Memorial Park, Paranaque
• Fate of the Oppressed 1971
• Spirit of Pinaglabanan 1974, San Juan, Metro Manila
• The Redemption 1974, Loyola Memorial Park, Marikina
• Pagbubungkas 1975, Philippine Heart Center of Asia
• Rajah Sulayman 1976, Malate
• Mag-Ilusyon 1976, Legazpi City, Albay
• The Redemption 1977, Metrobank Plaza, Makati
• Cry of Tondo 1978, Isla Puting Bato Tondo
• The Heritage of Cebu 1995, Cebu City, Cebu

See also

• Philippine Center, New York City
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