'Markang Angel'

San Miguel Beer and Ginebra San Miguel are two drinks familiar with Filipinos.

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Both bottles are easily identifiable and have been ingrained in Filipino art for a long time. One artist known to appropriate these images in his art is Demet dela Cruz.

Demetrio Dela Cruz is a multidisciplinary contemporary artist. Fondly called Demet, he earned his bachelor of fine arts major in advertising degree from Far Eastern University, Manila. He worked as an illustrator, graphic designer, and photographer for an advertising firm and design studio prior to becoming a full-time exhibiting artist. Dela Cruz won a Special Award at the Metrobank Painting Competition. He was also a Top Five Winner at the Philip Morris Philippine Arts Awards in 2006, won the Grand Prize Winner at the Art Association of the Philippines Art Competition in 2007, and was the Grand Prize Winner of the Lions Club on-the-spot Mural Painting Competition in 2008. He was the Third Prize Winner at the GSIS Annual Art Competition in 2019 and was shortlisted (regional) at this year's Philippine Art Awards. He has also had group shows in Tokyo and New York and has participated in art fairs such as the Indonesian Art Fair and the Korean Biennale.