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{{Short description|Filipino comic book artist}}
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{{Use Philippine English|date=February 2023}}
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[[File:KajoBaldisimo.jpg|thumb|upright|Kajo Baldisimo signing during the event on 2023 Manila International Book Fair at [[SMX Convention Center]] Manila, Philippines.]]
'''Kajo Baldisimo''' is a [[Filipino People|Filipino]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Palumar |first=Khyne  |date=June 10, 2021 |title=Six things to know before binge-watching 'Trese', according to Budjette Tan, Kajo Baldisimo and Liza Soberano |url=https://www.nme.com/en_asia/features/tv-interviews/trese-netflix-philippine-anime-comic-liza-soberano-2965482 |access-date=August 18, 2021 |website=NME |language=en}}</ref> [[comic book artist]]<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=January 18, 2021 |title=Did You Know? 'Trese' Creators Made the Comics While Working Full-Time Day Jobs |url=https://www.candymag.com/all-access/trese-creators-budjette-tan-kajo-baldisimo-a00306-20210618-lfrm |magazine=Candy Magazine |language=en}}</ref> best known for illustrating the horror/crime [[komiks]] series ''[[Trese]]'', co-creating it with writer [[Budjette Tan]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Garces-Bascal |first=Myra |date=November 6, 2013 |title=[Illustrator's Sketchpad] Meet Kajo Baldisimo, Co-Creator of Trese, Slayer of Demons|url=https://gatheringbooks.org/2013/11/06/illustrators-sketchpad-meet-kajo-baldisimo-co-creator-of-trese-slayer-of-demons/ |work=Gathering Books |access-date=March 9, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://adobomagazine.com/magazine/everything-awesome-denmark-budjette-tan|title=Everything is awesome in Denmark for Budjette Tan|last=Inocencio|first=Jason|date=August 5, 2016|newspaper=Adobo Magazine|access-date=February 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217080414/http://adobomagazine.com/magazine/everything-awesome-denmark-budjette-tan|archive-date=February 17, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Rodriguez |first1=Mia |last2=Rodriguez |date=September 3, 2019 |title=Pinoy Graphic Novel Trese Is Back With an Intense Seventh Volume |url=https://www.spot.ph/newsfeatures/the-latest-news-features/78994/trese-7-shadow-witness-a4362-20190903 |access-date=August 18, 2021 |website=spot.ph |language=en}}</ref> He is also the [[penciller]] of the forty-first issue of the ''[[Star Wars: Legacy]]'' comic series, Legacy 41: Rogue's End.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/16-140/Star-Wars-Legacy-41----Rogues-End |title=Star Wars: Legacy #41 -- Rogue's End|publisher=Dark Horse Comics |website=Dark Horse |access-date=March 9, 2020}}</ref> His work ''Trese'' has won the [[Philippine National Book Award]] for Best Graphic Literature of the Year in 2009, 2011, 2012.<ref>{{cite news |last1=MacDonald |first1=Heidi |title=Filipino mythology comes to the US with acclaimed graphic novel Trese |url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/filipino-mythology-comes-to-the-us-with-acclaimed-graphic-novel-trese/ |newspaper=The Beat|date=June 19, 2020 |accessdate=July 12, 2020}}</ref> It has been adapted into an animated series by [[Netflix]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/en_asia/news/tv/netflix-releases-new-trese-teaser-ahead-of-june-premiere-2944536|title=Netflix releases new 'Trese' teaser ahead of June premiere|website=NME|date=May 20, 2021|access-date=June 13, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/news/77669/trese-premieres-on-netflix-tops-twitter-philippines-trends-list/story|title='Trese' premieres on Netflix, tops Twitter Philippines trends list|website=GMA News|last=Acar|first=Aedrianne|date=June 11, 2021|access-date=June 13, 2021}}</ref>

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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|3519398|Kajo Baldisimo}}

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