Manuel "Manolet" Ledesma Araneta Jr. (8 December 1926 4 July 2003) was a Filipino basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.[1] Araneta Jr. was the father of Liza Araneta-Marcos, wife of Philippine president Bongbong Marcos

Araneta Jr. was born on 8 December 1926, in Jaro, Iloilo City, Philippines, but grew up in Bago City , Negros Occidental[2][3]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Manuel Araneta". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  2. "Olympedia – Manuel Araneta". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  3. https://www.philstar.com/sports/2003/07/10/213145/farewell-mr-twinkletoes


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